Consider the following statements : 1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40%. 2. The National Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one-third of t

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Q: 41 (IAS/2005)
Consider the following statements :
1. The forest cover in India constitutes around 20% of its geographical area. Out of the total forest cover, dense forest constitutes around 40%.
2. The National Forestry Action Programme aims at bringing one-third of the area of India under tree/forest cover.
Which of the statements is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'total forest cover': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'national forestry action programme': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'forest cover': [2, 0, 0, 0], 'dense forest': [0, 0, 1, 0], 'geographical area': [1, 0, 0, 1], 'tree': [3, 0, 1, 1], 'area': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

The correct answer is option 2, meaning only the second statement is correct. Let`s dissect both statements for better understanding.

Statement 1 suggests that India`s total forest cover constitutes about 20% of its geographical area, with dense forest making up about 40% of the total forest cover. While it`s true that the forest cover is significant, the exact percentage can fluctuate based on various environmental and human factors. As per the latest Forest survey of India report, forest cover is close to 21.67% of the total geographical area. Therefore, this statement is inaccurate because the proportion of dense forest in the total forest cover is not around 40%.

Statement 2 is about the National Forestry Action Programme (NFAP). It correctly states that the NFAP aims to bring one third of India`s geographical area under tree or forest cover. This is an initiative to increase green cover and combat problems like deforestation and climate change. Therefore, this statement is correct.

So, only the second statement is correct, which commensurates with the provided answer.

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