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Asked 2 times in CSE over 8 years (2011–2019), peaking in 2011.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 2 PYQs
- Most asked in 2011
- Recurs across 2 years (2011–2019)
Across exams
CSE · 2How the concept evolved
Long-running — most appearances (1 of 2) predate 2016, and it still returns.
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Sample questions
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CSE2019
Consider the following statements
- As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos grown on forest areas
- As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce
- The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A 1 and 2 only
- B 2 and 3 only
- C 3 only
- D 1, 2 and 3 ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Environment & Ecology › Environmental Governance & Law
CSE2011
With reference to India, consider the following Central Acts
- Import and Export (Control) Act, 1947
- Mining and Mineral Development (Regulation) Act, 1957
- Customs Act, 1962
- Indian Forest Act, 1927
Which of the above Acts have relevance to/bearing on the biodiversity conservation in the country?
- A 1 and 3 only
- B 2, 3 and 4 only
- C 1, 2, 3 and 4 ✓
- D None of the above Acts
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Environment & Ecology › Environmental Governance & Law
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