UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 22
Consider the following statements :
- The definition of "Critical Wildlife Habitat" is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
- For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights.
- Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation: The Forest Rights Act, 2006 defines Critical Wildlife Habitat and permits Community/Habitat Rights. The Baiga community received recognised habitat rights in Madhya Pradesh; the cited Union ministry does not itself issue these community titles.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Statement/Item 1: Correct - Critical Wildlife Habitat is defined in the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006.
Statement/Item 2: Correct - Baigas received pioneering recognised habitat rights, including in Madhya Pradesh.
Statement/Item 3: Incorrect - Habitat rights are processed and recognised through statutory local/district Forest Rights Act machinery, not unilaterally declared by MoEFCC.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Correct - includes all and only the true statements/items.
B: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 3; omits correct statement/item 1.
C: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 3; omits correct statement/items 1, 2.
D: Incorrect - includes incorrect statement/item 3.