01 NOVEMBER 2022

DAILY QUIZ
COMPILATION

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Questions
CURRENT AFFAIRS 2. Bank for International
QUIZ Settlements (BIS) serves as a bank
for central banks.
1)Consider the following statements 3. The Secretariatof Basel
regarding ‘Solar Facility’, recently Committee on Banking
seen in news. Supervision (BCBS)is located at the
1. Solar Facility was approved by Bank for International Settlements
International Solar Alliance (ISA). (BIS).
2. It aims to stimulate high potential Which of the above statements
solar technologies, by attracting is/are correct?
private capital to flow into a) 1, 2
underserved markets in Africa. b) 1, 3
3. Solar Payment Guarantee Fund c) 2, 3
and Solar Insurance Fund are part of d) 1, 2, 3
Solar Facility.
Which of the above statements 4)Consider the following
is/are correct? statements regarding Yellow Rust
a) 1, 2 Disease.
b) 1, 3 1. It is a fungal disease which turns
c) 2, 3 the crop’s leaves into a yellowish
d) 1, 2, 3 colour.
2. It is a disease of cool weather in
2)Consider the following statements the northern hills and north-
regarding Chhath Puja. western plains zone.
1. This festival is mainly celebrated 3. It does not affect the process of
in Southern India. photosynthesis in plants.
2. It is dedicated to worshipping Which of the above statements
Lord Sun. is/are correct?
3. It is celebrated few days after a) 1, 2
Deepavali Festival. b) 1, 3
Which of the above statements c) 2, 3
is/are correct? d) 1, 2, 3
a) 1, 2
b) 3 only 5)The regions borderingGilgit-
c) 2, 3 Baltistan are:
d) 1, 2, 3 1. Xinjiang Autonomous Region
2. Afghanistan
3)Consider the following 3. Union Territory ofJammu and
statements. Kashmir.
1. The Bank for International 4. Union Territory of Ladakh
Settlements (BIS) is an international the correct answer code:
financial institution owned by a) 1, 2, 3
central banks that fosters b) 1, 2, 4
international monetary and c) 1, 3, 4
financial cooperation. d) 1, 2, 3, 4

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RTM- REVISION
THROUGH MCQS
1)Consider the following
statements regarding Monetary
policy.
1.Responsibility of conducting
monetary policy is vested with the
Reserve Bank of India (RBI) through
an Act of parliament.
2.The inflation target is set by the
Reserve Bank in consultation with
Government of India, once in every
five years.
3.RBI primarily factors in retail
inflation while making its bi-
monthly monetary policy.
Which of the above statements
is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3
2)Which of the following
statements is/are correct regarding
the Monetary Policy Committee
(MPC)?
1.It decides the RBI’s benchmark
interest rates.
2. It is a 12-member body including
the Governor of RBI and is
reconstituted every year.
3. It functions under the
chairmanship of the Union Finance
Minister.
Select the correct answer using the
code given below :
(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 2 only
(c) 3 only
(d) 2 and 3 only
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3)Consider the following statements
regarding GDP deflator.
1.GDP deflator is a measure of the
level of prices of all new,
domestically produced, final goods
and services in an economy in a
year.
2. Unlike the CPI, the GDP deflator is
based on a fixed basket of goods
and services.
3. When GDP deflator is negative, it
necessarily means that there is
inflation in the economy.
Which of the above statements
is/are correct?
(a) 1 and 3 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 only
(d) 1 and 2 only
4)consider the following facts:
1. It is an ancient Hindu Vedic
festival
2. It is dedicated to the solar deity
Surya and Shashthi Devi.
3. It is also known as Pratihar and
Surya Shashthi.
The above given facts refers
towhich one of the following
festivals?
(a) Chapchar Kut festival
(b) Cheti Chand
(c) Gudi Padwa
(d) Chhath Puja
5)Consider the following statements
about Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel:
1. He was one of the main leaders of
Kheda Satyagraha (1918) and Bardoli
Satyagraha (1928).
2.He was appointed as the 49th
President of the Indian National
Congress.
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Questions
3.For his commitment to national
integration, he is known as the
“Iron Man of India”. (a) WEF
Which of the statements given (b) IMF
above is/are correct? (c) IEA
(a) 1 and 2 only (d) IRENA
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only 9)Global Climate Observing
(d) 1, 2 and 3 System (GCOS) conference was
hosted by
6)Consider the following (a) IUCN
statements: (b) UNEP
MARKETING
1. Article 44 of the Constitution lays (c) WMO
down that the state shall (d) None of the above
HIGHLIGHTS FOR
endeavour to secure a UCC for the
THE YEAR
citizens throughout the territory of 10)with reference to Gangetic
India. Dolphins, consider the following
2. In India, Nagaland is the only statements:
state where UCC has been 1. Dolphins have been included in
implemented. Schedule I of the Indian WildLife
Which of the statements given (Protection) Act 1972.
above is/are correct? 2. The International Union for
(a) 1 only Conservation of Nature has listed
(b) 2 only the Gangetic dolphin as an
(c) Both 1 and 2 endangered species in India.
(d) Neither 1 nor 2 3. The Ganges river dolphin is the
official animal of the Indian city of
7)Consider the following Guwahati.
statements about the Investor Which of the statements given
Education and Protection Fund above is/are correct?
Authority: (a) 1 and 2 only
1.It was established in 2016 under (b) 2 and 3 only
the Ministry of Corporate Affairs. (c) 1 and 3 only
2. It is maintained under the (d) 1, 2 and 3
Consolidated Fund of India.
Which of the statements given
above is/are correct?
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

8)World Energy Outlook 2022 is

released by which of the following?

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QUED QUIZ
c) Defence modernisation
1)Consider the following
d) Denotified tribes (DNTs)
statements.
1. The Constitution of India
4)Consider the following statements
prohibits the court from initiating
regarding International Energy
proceedings against a Governor or
Agency (IEA).
the President for any act done in
1. It was created to ensure the
exercise of their powers.
security of oil supplies following
2. The Constitution of India does
1973-1974 oil-crisis.
not fix any timeline for the
2. The IEA operates within the
Governor to decide the question
MARKETING
of assent to a Bill.
broader framework of the
Organization for Economic Co-
HIGHLIGHTS FOR
3. Governor’s action of
Operation and Development (OECD).
THE YEAR
withholding assent to a Bill
3. India is a member country of
cannot be struck down as
International Energy Agency.
unconstitutional by the courts.
Which of the above statements
Which of the above statements
is/are correct?
is/are correct?
a) 1, 2
a) 1 only
b) 1, 3
b) 1, 2
c) 2, 3
c) 2, 3
d) 1, 2, 3
d) 1, 2, 3
5)Consider the following statements
2)Which of the following are
regarding Nanotechnology.
considered asEx-situcrop residue
1. Nanotechnology is the
management (CRM)?
understanding and control of matter
1. Use of paddy straw for biomass
at the nanoscale, at dimensions
power projects
between approximately 1 and 1000
2. Use of paddy straw as feedstock
nanometers.
for 2G ethanol plants
2. Nanostructured materials can
3. Incorporation of paddy straw in
have different magnetic properties
the soil using heavy machinery
compared to other forms or sizes of
4. Use of paddy straw for co-firing
the same material.
in thermal power plants
3. Stained-glass windows are an
Select the correct answer code:
example of how nanotechnology
a) 1, 2, 3
was used in the pre-modern era.
b) 2, 3, 4
Which of the above statements
c) 1, 2, 4
is/are correct?
d) 1, 2, 3, 4
a) 1, 2
b) 2 only
3)Renke commission, sometimes
c) 2, 3
seen in news is related to
d) 1, 2, 3
a) Sub-categorisation of OBC
b) Agricultural marketing.

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STATIC QUIZ
1)Consider the following statements
regarding Community Forest
Resource rights.
1. The Community Forest Resource
rights are recognised under
Scheduled Tribes and Other
Traditional Forest Dwellers
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act.
2. It recognises community’s right to
use, manage and conserve forest
resources.
3. Simlipal National Park in Odisha is
the first national park to recognise
Community Forest Resource rights.
Which of the above statements
is/are correct?
a) 1, 2
b) 1, 3
c) 2, 3
d) 1, 2, 3
2)Consider the following statements
regarding Greater one-horned
rhinoceros.
1. Greater one-horned rhinoceros is
native to the Indian subcontinent.
2. Kaziranga National Park has the
highest density of Greater one-
horned rhinos in the world.
3. It is listed as Critically Endangered
on the IUCN Red List.
Which of the above statements
is/are incorrect?
a) 2 only
b) 1, 3
c) 2, 3
d) 1, 2
3)Consider the following statements.
1. Protected Forests are the most
restricted forests and are
constituted by the State
Government.
2. Village forests are protected and
managed by village
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QUESTION
communities which are assigned
by the state governments.
3. In reserved forests, local people
are prohibited, unless specifically
allowed by a Forest Officer in the
course of the settlement.
Which of the above statements
is/are correct?
a) 1, 2
b) 1, 3
c) 2, 3
d) 1, 2, 3
4)Which of the following are the
conservation efforts to protect
Snow Leopard?
1. Project Snow Leopard
2. HimalSanrakshak
3. Secure Himalaya
Select the correct answer code:
a) 1 only
b) 1, 2
c) 1, 3
d) 1, 2, 3
5)Consider the following
statements regarding Community
Reserve
1. Community Reserve is
established under Environment
Protection Act, 1986.
2. Any state government can
declare community-owned forest
area as “community reserve” if
locals are willing to participate in
conservation efforts for same.
3. Community reserve receives
same legal protection as National
Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries.
Which of the above statements
is/are correct?
a) 1, 2
b) 2, 3
c) 2 only
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CA QUIZ
SOLUTION
1)Solution: d)
To bolster investments in solar
power projects, the International
Solar Alliance (ISA), in its General
Assembly meeting, approved the
‘Solar Facility’, a payment
guarantee mechanism expected to
stimulate investments into solar
projects through two financial
components — a Solar Payment
Guarantee Fund and Solar
Insurance Fund.
The thrust of the facility is to
attract private capital to flow into
“underserved markets” in Africa.
The ISA would aim to crowdsource
investments from various donors
across the globe and proposed
projects in Africa would be able to
purchase payment guarantees or
partial insurance premium from
these funds.
“With the Solar Facility ISA is
looking to support projects by
reducing lenders’ apprehensions
and enabling finance to flow for
projects that otherwise may not
have received funding.
The assembly is the apex decision-
making body of the 110-member
ISA that works with governments
to improve energy access and
security worldwide and promote
solar power as a sustainable way to
transition to a carbon-neutral
future.
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Solution
2)Solution: c)
Chhath Puja is one of the most
major festivals of India. This festival
is celebrated in most parts of Bihar,
Uttar Pradesh and also in some
parts of Nepal. It is celebrated six
days after Deepavali, on the sixth
day of the lunar month of Kartika
(October–November) in the Hindu
calendar. This day is observed by
offering prayer to Lord Sun and
taking dips into the holy waters of
the Ganga.
3)Solution: d)
The Bank for International
Settlements (BIS) is an
international financial institution
owned by central banks that
"fosters international monetary and
financial cooperation and serves as
a bank for central banks".
The Basel Committee on Banking
Supervision (BCBS) is a committee
of banking supervisory authorities
that was established by the central
bank governors of the Group of Ten
countries in 1974. The committee
expanded its membership in 2009
and then again in 2014. In 2019, the
BCBS has 45 members from 28
Jurisdictions, consisting of Central
Banks and authorities with
responsibility of banking
regulation. The Committee's
Secretariat is located at the Bank
for International Settlements (BIS)
in Basel, Switzerland.
4)Solution: a)
Yellow rust or stripe rust is a fungal
disease which attacks the leaves of
wheat crop by forming yellow
stripes and affects their

photosynthesis that causes
shrivelling of grain size. It is a
disease of cool weather in the
northern hills and north-western
plains zone.
5)Solution: d)
RTM QUIZ
SOLUTION
1)Ans: (b)
Explanation:
● The Reserve Bank of India (RBI)
is vested with the responsibility of
conducting monetary policy. This
responsibility is explicitly
mandated under the Reserve
Bank of India Act, 1934.
● The primary objective of
monetary policy is to maintain
price stability while keeping in
mind the objective of growth.
● In May 2016, the Reserve Bank of
India (RBI) Act, 1934 was amended
to provide a statutory basis for the
implementation of the flexible
inflation targeting framework.
● The amended RBI Act also
provides for the inflation target to
be set by the Government of India,
in consultation with the Reserve
Bank, once in every five years.
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Solution
●RBI primarily factors in retail
inflation while making its bi-
monthly monetary policy.
Refer:
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2
022/10/31/how-rbi-fell-behind-the-
curve-in-containing-inflation/
2)Ans: (a)
Explanation:
● Statement 1: It decides the repo
rates, CRR, SLR etc. It replaced the
earlier system of policy rate veto by
the RBI governor.
● Statement 2: It consists of six
members (RBI Governor, Deputy
Gov RBI, One RBI officer and three
members nominated by the
government), and they hold office
for a period of four years.
● Statement 3: The Governor of the
RBI is the ex-officio Chairperson of
MPC.
Refer:
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2
022/10/31/how-rbi-fell-behind-the-
curve-in-containing-inflation/
3)Ans: (c)
Explanation:
● In economics, the GDP deflator is
a measure of the level of prices of all
new, domestically produced, final
goods and services in an economy
in a year.
● Like the consumer price index
(CPI), the GDP deflator is a measure
of price inflation/deflation with
respect to a specific base year.
● The GDP deflator is a more
comprehensive inflation measure
than the CPI index because it isn’t
based on a fixed basket of goods.

●When GDP deflator is negative,
nominal GDP is less than real DP. It
means that there is deflation in the
economy.
Refer:
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2
022/10/31/how-rbi-fell-behind-the-
curve-in-containing-inflation/
4)Ans: (d)
Explanation:
● Chhath Puja, an ancient Hindu
Vedic festival, is dedicated to the
solar deity Surya and Shashthi Devi.
● Thanking them for bestowing life
on earth, as part of the tradition,
women (and some men too) fast for
the well-being of their sons and the
happiness of their families.
● Chhath Puja is also known as
Pratihar, Dala Chhath, Chhathi and
Surya Shashthi.
● Primarily observed in the states of
Bihar, Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh
and even in
● Festival period: worshipping of
the Sun God spans four days.
Refer: facts for prelims:
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2
022/10/31/mission-2023-insights-
daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-
31-october-2022/
5)Ans: (d)
Explanation:Sardar Vallabh Bhai
Patel
● Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (31
October 1875 – 15 December 1950),
popularly known as Sardar Patel,
was the first Deputy Prime Minister
and Home minister of India.
● He was one of the main leaders of
Kheda Satyagraha (1918) and Bardoli
Satyagraha (1928).
● The women of Bardoli gave him
the title of “Sardar”.
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Solution
●He was appointed as the 49th
President of the Indian National
Congress, organising the party for
elections in 1934 and 1937 while
promoting the Quit India
Movement.
● For his commitment to national
integration, he is known as the “Iron
Man of India”.
● He is also remembered as the
“patron saint of India’s civil
servants” for having established
modern all-India services.
● The Statue of Unity, the world’s
tallest statue, was dedicated to him
on 31 October 2018 and is
approximately 182 metres (597 ft) in
height.
● He was a major driving force
behind the liberal industrial policy
resolution of 1948.
● He headed the following
committee of the Constituent
Assembly:
● Advisory Committee on
Fundamental Rights.
● Committee on Minorities and
Tribal and Excluded Areas.
● Provincial Constitution
● In 2014, the Government of India
decided to celebrate the birthday of
Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel as
“National Unity Day” to honour
Sardar Patel’s contribution to
integrated India.
Refer: facts for prelims:
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2
022/10/31/mission-2023-insights-
daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-
31-october-2022/

6)Ans: (a)
Explanation:
● Constitutional direction regarding
UCC:
○ Article 44 of the Constitution lays
down that the state shall endeavour
to secure a UCC for the citizens
throughout the territory of India.
● Goa is the only state where UCC
has been implemented
Refer: facts for prelims:
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2
022/10/31/mission-2023-insights-
daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-
31-october-2022/
7)Ans: (c)
Explanation:
● IEPFA was established in 2016
under the Ministry of Corporate
Affairs. It administers the Investor
Education protection fund and
makes a refund of shares/unclaimed
dividends/matured deposits to
investors.
● IEPF is funded by amounts such
as dividends, applications money,
matured deposits etc, which have
remained unpaid or unclaimed for a
period of 7 years. The fund is
maintained under the Consolidated
Fund of India (Article 266).
Refer: facts for prelims:
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2
022/10/31/mission-2023-insights-
daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-
31-october-2022/
8)Ans: (c)
Explanation:
● World Energy Outlook: It is
released by the International Energy
Agency annually. It presents
detailed projections of energy
demand, production, trade and
investment, fuel by fuel and region
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Solution
by region.
● International Energy Agency (IEA):
Established in 1974 as per the
framework of the OECD, IEA is an
autonomous intergovernmental
organisation, which aims to ensure
reliable, affordable and clean energy
for its member countries and
beyond.
Refer: facts for prelims:
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2
022/10/31/mission-2023-insights-
daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-
31-october-2022/
9)Ans: (d)
Explanation: Global Climate
Observing System (GCOS)
conference
● GCOS conference was hosted by
Exploitation of Meteorological
Satellites (EUMETSAT). The Global
Climate Observing System was
established in 1992 as an outcome of
the Second World Climate
Conference.
● Objectives: To ensure that the
observations and information
needed to address climate-related
issues are obtained and made
available to all potential users.
Refer: facts for prelims:
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2
022/10/31/mission-2023-insights-
daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-
31-october-2022/
10)Ans: (d)
Explanation:
● Protection Status: Dolphins have
been included in Schedule I of the
Indian WildLife (Protection) Act
1972, in Appendix I of the

Convention on International Trade
in Endangered Species (CITES), in
Appendix II of the Convention on
Migratory Species (CMS).
● IUCN Status: Endangered
● They are also one among the 22
species identified under the
centrally sponsored scheme,
“Development of Wildlife Habitat”.
● The Ganges river dolphin has been
recognized by the government of
India as its National Aquatic Animal
and is the official animal of the
Indian city of Guwahati.
Refer: facts for prelims:
https://www.insightsonindia.com/2
022/10/31/mission-2023-insights-
daily-current-affairs-pib-summary-
31-october-2022/
QUED QUIZ
SOLUTION
1)Solution: b)
Article 361 of the Constitution
prohibits the court from initiating
proceedings against a Governor or
the President for any act done in
exercise of their powers. They enjoy
complete immunity from court
proceedings.
It may be noted that the Governor
while declaring that he withholds
assent will have to disclose the
reason for such refusal. If the
grounds for refusal disclose mala
fide or extraneous considerations or
ultra vires, the Governor’s action of
refusal could be struck down as
unconstitutional. This point has
been settled by a Constitution
bench of the Supreme Court in
Rameshwar Prasad and Ors. vs
Union Of India and Anr.
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Solution
Since the Constitution does not fix
any timeline for the Governor to
decide the question of assent, he
can wait for any length of time
without doing anything. Not fixing
any time line does not and cannot
mean that the Governor can
indefinitely sit on the Bill that has
been passed by an Assembly.
2)Solution: c)
The Commission for Air Quality
Management in National Capital
Region and Adjoining Areas (CAQM)
had developed a framework and
action plan for the effective
prevention and control of stubble
burning. The framework/action plan
includes in-situ management, i.e.,
incorporation of paddy straw and
stubble in the soil using heavily
subsidised machinery (supported by
crop residue management (CRM)
Scheme of the Ministry of
Agriculture and Farmers Welfare).
Ex-situ CRM efforts include the use
of paddy straw for biomass power
projects and co-firing in thermal
power plants, and as feedstock for
2G ethanol plants, feed stock in CBG
plants, fuel in industrial boilers,
waste-to-energy (WTE) plants, and
in packaging materials, etc.
3)Solution: d)
Who are de-notified, nomadic and
semi-nomadic tribes?
These are communities who are the
most vulnerable and deprived.
Denotified tribes (DNTs) are
communities that were ‘notified’ as
being ‘born criminal’ during the
British regime under a series of laws
starting with the Criminal Tribes Act
of 1871. Nomadic and semi-nomadic

communities are defined as those
who move from one place to
another rather than living at one
place all the time.
A National Commission for De-
notified, Nomadic and Semi-
Nomadic Tribes (NCDNT) was
constituted in 2006 by the then
government. It was headed by
Balkrishna SidramRenke and
submitted its report in June 2008, in
which it said, “It is an irony that
these tribes somehow escaped the
attention of our Constitution
makers and thus got deprived of the
Constitutional support unlike
Scheduled Castes and Scheduled
Tribes.”
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Solution
5)Solution: c)
Nanotechnology is the
understanding and control of
matter at the nanoscale, at
dimensions between approximately
1 and 100 nanometers, where unique
phenomena enable novel
applications.
Some nanostructured materials are
stronger or have different magnetic
properties compared to other forms
or sizes of the same material.
Although modern nanoscience and
nanotechnology are relatively new,
nanoscale materials have been used
for centuries.

4)Solution: a)
IEA – International Energy Agency
·Created in 1974 to ensure the
security of oil supplies, the
International Energy Agency has
evolved over the years.
·The IEA was born with the 1973-
1974 oil crisis, when industrialised
countries found they were not
adequately equipped to deal with
the oil embargo imposed by major
producers that pushed prices to
historically high levels.
·A candidate country to the IEA
must be a member country of the
OECD.
·The IEA operates within the
broader framework of the
Organization for Economic Co-
Operation and Development
(OECD).
·IEA member nations are required to
store the equivalent of at least 90
days’ worth of oil, measured
according to their previous year’s
net oil imports.
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Solution
STATIC QUIZ
3)Solution: c)
SOLUTION Indian Forest Act of 1927 was
enacted to make forest laws more
1)Solution: d)
effective and to improve the
The Community Forest Resource
previous forest laws.
rights under Section 3(1)(i) of the
Types of Forests
Scheduled Tribes and Other
Reserved Forests:
Traditional Forest Dwellers
·Reserve forests are the most
(Recognition of Forest Rights) Act
restricted forests and are
(commonly referred to as the
constituted by the State
Forest Rights Act or the FRA)
Government on any forest land or
provide for recognition of the right
wasteland which is the property of
to “protect, regenerate or conserve
the Government.
or manage” the community forest
·In reserved forests, local people are
resource.
prohibited, unless specifically
These rights allow the community
allowed by a Forest Officer in the
to formulate rules for forest use by
course of the settlement.
itself and others and thereby
Protected Forests:
discharge its responsibilities under
·The State Government is
Section 5 of the FRA.
empowered to constitute any land
Why is the recognition of CFR
other than reserved forests as
rights important?
protected forests over which the
It is important as it recognises the
Government has proprietary rights
community’s right to use, manage
and the power to issue rules
and conserve forest resources, and
regarding the use of such forests.
to legally hold forest land that
·This power has been used to
these communities have used for
establish State control over trees,
cultivation and residence.
whose timber, fruit or other non-
It also underlines the integral role
wood products have revenue-
that forest dwellers play in
raising potential.
sustainability of forests and in
Village forests are protected and
conservation of biodiversity.
managed by village communities
Simlipal National Park in Odisha is
which are assigned by the state
the first national park to recognise
governments. The local
Community Forest Resource
communities may use it for timber
rights.
or other forest produce, pasture,
recreation, plantation and so on
2)Solution: c)
under prescribed conditions by
Greater one-horned rhinoceros, is a
state governments.
rhinoceros species native to the
Degree of protection
Indian subcontinent. It is listed as
Reserved forests > Protected forests
Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
> Village forests
Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in
Assam has the highest density of
Indian rhinos in the world.
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Solution
4)Solution: d)
Indian government launched
community volunteer programme
“HimalSanrakshak” to protect snow
leopards.
India has been conserving snow
leopard and its habitat through the
Project Snow Leopard (PSL).
Protection of snow leopard and
other endangered species and their
habitats is one of the key
components of SECURE Himalaya.

5)Solution: b)
Community Reserves:
• Conservation reserves and
community reserves in India are
terms denoting protected areas of
India which typically act as buffer
zones to or connectors and
migration corridors between
established national parks, wildlife
sanctuaries and reserved and
protected forests of India.
• Such areas are designated as
conservation areas if they are
uninhabited and completely owned
by the Government of India but
used for subsistence by
communities and community areas
if part of the lands are privately
owned.
• These protected area categories
were first introduced in the Wildlife
(Protection) Amendment Act of
2002 − the amendment to the
Wildlife Protection Act of 1972.
• It enables any state government to
declare community-owned forest
area as “community reserve” if
locals are willing to participate in
conservation efforts for same.
• Under it, community reserve
receives same legal protection as
National Parks and Wildlife
Sanctuaries.

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