9. Which of the following is true about reserved forests? i. It covers half of the total forestland. ii. About-third of the total forest area is protected.
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There are four categories of protected areas in India, constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972. Tiger reserves consist of areas under national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. There are 51 tiger reserves in India. As of May 2012, the protected areas of India cover 156,700 square kilometres (60,500 sq mi), roughly 4.95% of the total surface area.
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Option a. One fourth.
The forest land covered in India is around one fourth.
As per the reports of the India State of
Forest Report 2015, the forest cover in
India is 79. 42 million hectares.
It is around 24.16 percent of the total geographical land.
It has increased by 3775 sq km. thus, it makes around one fourth of the forest cover.
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