Forest survey report

Question 1

Nodal ministry for the report

Answer 1

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate change.

Minister : Bhupendra Yadav

Question 2

In October, an amendment was proposed to the Forest

(Conservation) Act ___ to bring significant changes to forest governance in India

Answer 2

1980

Question 3

Report is published every __ years

Answer 3

2 years

Question 4

This is the __th edition of the report

Answer 4

17th

Question 5

What are the three categories of forests that are surveyed

Answer 5

1 ) Very Dense Forests

2) Moderatly dense forests
3) Open forests

( Scrubs are also surveyed but not categorized as forests )

Question 6

This edition of the report has for the first time assessed forest cover in ___ reserves and corridors and the __ Forest, which houses the Asiatic Lion

Answer 6

Tiger reserves and corridors, Gir Forest

Question 7

The forest cover has ( increased/decreased ) in tiger corridors and ( increased/decreased) in tiger reserves

Answer 7

Increased, Decreased

Question 8

Highest forest cover in Tiger reserve

Answer 8

Pakke Tiger Reserve in Arunachal Pradesh

Question 9

Which tiger reserves has shown an increase and which have shown a decrease

Answer 9

Increase : Buxa ( WB ) Anamalai ( TN ) Indravati (Chattisgrh)

Decrease : Kawal ( Telangana ) Bhadra ( Karnataka ) and Sunderbans ( WB )

Question 10

How much sq kms has been increased in the country

Answer 10

1540 sq kms

Question 11

Total forest cover

Answer 11

7,13,789 sq kms

Question 12

Forest cover is now __% of the total geographical area of the country

Answer 12

27.7%

Question 13

Tree covers are all patches of size less than __ hectres outside the covered forest area

Answer 13

1 hectres

Question 14

Tree cover increased by

Answer 14

721 sq kms

Question 15

States with highest increase

Answer 15

Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Orissa

Question 16

States with decrease

Answer 16

Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland

Question 17

State with highest forest cover

Answer 17

Madhya Pradesh

Question 18

In terms of % of total area, which state has highest forest cover

Answer 18

Mizoram

Question 19

% of forest cover prone to forest fires

Answer 19

35%

Question 20

By 2030, __% forests in India will experience climate change

Answer 20

45% to 64%

Question 21

Which forest area will be most affected

Answer 21

Ladakh

Question 22

Has carbon stocks increased or decreased

Answer 22

Increased

Question 23

Concerns of the report

Answer 23

1) Decline of 1582 sq kms in moderatley dense forests

2) Decline in northeast forest cover, which account for 24% of the total forest cover of the country

Question 24

What is CAMPA

Answer 24

Compensatry Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority
Launched : 2016

Question 25

India is one of the top __ forest rich countries in the world

Answer 25

Top 10

Question 26

Father of scientific forestry in India

Answer 26

Dietrich Brandis

Question 27

When was the National Forest Policy of India launched

Answer 27

1988

Question 28

National Forest Commission formation and chairman

Answer 28

2003 ; Bhupinder Nath Kirpal

Question 29

A famous movement for the protection of trees which began in 1970’s in Uttarakhand

Answer 29

Chipko Movement

Question 30

International Forest Day

Answer 30

21st March