Mining and Forest Resources — Prelims Questions

Which of the following statements regarding the Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006, is/are correct? 1. It recognizes individual and community forest rights of Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers. 2. It mandates the 'free, prior, and informed consent' of the Gram Sabha for diversion of forest land for non-forest purposes. 3. It allows for the commercial exploitation of minor forest produce by non-tribal entities with state government permission. Select the correct answer using the code given below:

The 'Samatha judgment' (1997) of the Supreme Court is primarily associated with which of the following issues?

Consider the following provisions related to mining and forest resources: 1. Regulation of mines and mineral development where Parliament declares it expedient in the public interest. 2. Forests. 3. Regulation of mines and mineral development subject to List I. Which of the above are correctly matched with their respective lists in the Seventh Schedule of the Indian Constitution?

The District Mineral Foundation (DMF) was established under which of the following legislations?

Which of the following is NOT a direct implication of the recent Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 2023, on forest land diversion?