FORESTRY
FOREST MANAGEMENT
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Forests cover about 15% of Earth’s lad surface
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Forests cover 31% of the land area on our planet.
Detailed explanation-2: -Once covering 14% of land on Earth, rainforests now make up only 6%. Since 1947, the total area of tropical rainforests has probably been reduced by more than half, to about 6.2 to 7.8 million square kilometers (3 million square miles).
Detailed explanation-3: -According to National Forest Policy of India, the ideal percentage of total geographical area under forest should be atleast 33% to maintain ecological stability.
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