Environment & Ecology UPPSC 2003 GS-I
Question

Which were the main objectives of National Forest Policy? Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1. To ensure ecological balance
2. To promote social forestry
3. To bring one-third of the total area of the country under the forest cover
4. To encourage mass community participation in forest management

Code:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option D: 2 and 3

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “2 and 3”.

The correct answer is: (4) 2 and 3

Similar Questions:

Consider the following statements and select the correct answer from the code given below:

Assertion (A): Devaluation of a currency may promote export.
Reason (R): Price of the country’s products in the international market may fall due to devaluation.

Code:
  1. Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
  2. Both A and Rare correct but R is not the correct explanation of A
  3. A is correct but R is wrong
  4. A is wrong but R is correct
With reference to the detailed report of Tiger Census 2018 released by the Government of India in July 2020, which of the following Statement(s) is/are correct?

1. India has 75% of the total global tiger population.
2. Nearly 35% of India's tigers live outside the tiger reserve.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
  1. 1 Only
  2. 2 Only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
The country which has the finest system of protected lands in the world is-
  1. China
  2. Costa Rica
  3. India
  4. Switzerland
According to UNICEF Report the rate of child death is maximum in:
  1. Bihar
  2. Rajasthan
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Orissa
The arsenic contamination of drinking water is highest in:
  1. Chennai
  2. Kanpur
  3. Kolkata
  4. Mumbai
The event, during the national movement, that sowed seeds of discord and country's eventual partition, was:
  1. Birth of Muslim League, 1906
  2. Partition of Bengal, 1905
  3. Gandhiji's support to the khilafat movement
  4. Separate electorate and reservation of seats for the Muslims in legislative assemblies
With reference to Eutrophication, which of the following statement(s) is/are correct ?

1) It decreases dissolved oxygen of water.
2) It is a phenomenon of nutrient enrichment of a water body.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.
  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. Neither 1 nor 2
In which of the following ecosystems the species diversity is relatively higher?
  1. Deep Sea
  2. Tropical rain forest
  3. Coral reefs
  4. Desert
In which of the following years was passed the Environment Protection Act?
  1. 1982
  2. 1986
  3. 1990
  4. 1994
Which of the following countries was the largest emitter of CO2 in 2015?
  1. China
  2. U.S.A.
  3. India
  4. France
Given below are two statements, one is labelled as Assertion (A) and the other as Reason (R).

Assertion (A): Sustainable development is important for well being of human society.

Reason (R): Sustainable development is a kind of development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below:
Codes:
  1. Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A)
  2. Both (A) and (R) are true but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A)
  3. (A) is true, but (R) is false
  4. (A) is false, but (R) is true
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I - List-II

A. Bhilai - 1. Chhatisgarh
B. Bokaro - 2. Jharkhand
C. Durgapur - 3. Orissa
D. Rourkela - 4. West Bengal

Code:
A B C D
  1. 1 2 3 4
  2. 1 2 4 3
  3. 1 3 2 4
  4. 2 3 1 4