Consider the following statements with reference to India state of forest report-2019:
Dependence of fuelwood on forests is highest in the State of Maharashtra.
For fodder, small timber and bamboo, dependence is highest in Odisha.
40% of the forest cover of the country is highly to extremely fire prone.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
OPTIONS
(A) 3 Only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1 only
NOTES
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
Dependence of fuelwood on forests is highest in the State of Maharashtra, whereas, for fodder, small timber and bamboo, dependence is highest in Madhya Pradesh. It has been assessed that the annual removal of the small timber by the people living in forest fringe villages is nearly 7% of the average annual yield of forests in the country
Fire prone forest areas of different severity classes have been mapped. The analysis reveals that 40% of the forest cover of the country is highly to extremely fire prone.
Dependence of fuelwood on forests is highest in the State of Maharashtra.
For fodder, small timber and bamboo, dependence is highest in Odisha.
40% of the forest cover of the country is highly to extremely fire prone.
Which of the given above statements is/are correct?
OPTIONS
(A) 3 Only
(B) 1 and 2 only
(C) 1 and 3 only
(D) 1 only
NOTES
Ans: (c)
Explanation:
Dependence of fuelwood on forests is highest in the State of Maharashtra, whereas, for fodder, small timber and bamboo, dependence is highest in Madhya Pradesh. It has been assessed that the annual removal of the small timber by the people living in forest fringe villages is nearly 7% of the average annual yield of forests in the country
Fire prone forest areas of different severity classes have been mapped. The analysis reveals that 40% of the forest cover of the country is highly to extremely fire prone.
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