Question

Consider the following statements.
(a) By the end of 20${}^{th}$century forest cover of India was reduced to 19.4%.
(b) National Forest Policy was implemented in 1988.
(c) Annual production of dry grass or hay in India is about 250 million tonnes.
(d) About 10% of the world's population lives in arid and semiarid regions.
Of these statements

• A. a and b are true
• B. a, c, d, are not true
• C. a, b, c are true
• D. c is not true
• E. c and d are true

Answer 1

Answer: (C)

• The total forest cover in India is 708,273 sq km, which is 21.54 per cent of the total area of the country. By the end of the 20${}^{th}$century forest cover of India was reduced to 19.4%.
• India is one of the few countries which has a forest policy since 1894. The policy was revised in 1952 and was implemented in 1988. The main plank of the revised forest policy of 1988 is protection, conservation, and development of forests.
  
• Annual production of dry grass or hay in India is about 250 million tonnes. Dry grass or hay is used as animal fodder.
  
• So, the correct answer is 'a,b,c are true'.