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UPSC 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 given above is/are correct?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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India State of Forest Report-2003 put forest cover at about 20 % of the country’s geographic area, but ‘dense forest’ (>40 % canopy) made up well over 50 % of that cover—not 40 %. Hence statement 1 is incorrect. The National Forestry Action Programme, drawn from the 1988 National Forest Policy, explicitly sets a long-term goal of bringing one-third (≈33 %) of India under tree/forest cover, so statement 2 is correct. Therefore only statement 2 is right. ([timesofindia.indiatimes.com](https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/forest-survey-cover-up-but-density-down/articleshow/1178315.cms?utm_source=openai))
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