Forest Rights Act 2006 Questions and Answers

Answer: B

The right was granted by the Forest Rights Act, 2006.

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 recognises, among other rights, the right of ownership, access to collect, use and dispose of minor forest produce traditionally collected within or outside village boundaries.

The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 and the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 restrict use of forests and wildlife, and the Indian Forest Act, 1927 gave the state control over forests rather than granting such rights.

Answer: B

The Forest Rights Act has 6 Chapters and 14 Sections.

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is a short statute. Its six chapters cover preliminary matters and definitions, forest rights, recognition and vesting of rights, the authorities and procedure, offences and penalties, and miscellaneous provisions, in fourteen sections in all.

The other combinations do not match the Act's structure.

Answer: C

The Act is the Forest Rights Act, 2006.

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 recognises individual and community rights of forest dwellers, including the right of ownership, access to collect, use and dispose of minor forest produce such as tendu leaves, bamboo and honey, as well as rights over forest land they cultivate and community forest resources.

The Indian Forest Act, 1927 is a regulatory law that treats minor forest produce largely as government property. The Forest Conservation Act, 1980 controls diversion of forest land, and the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 protects wild animals and plants; neither confers these rights.

Answer: B

The Forest Rights Act was passed in 2006.

The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act was passed by Parliament in December 2006 to correct the historical injustice done to forest-dwelling communities whose rights were never recorded. It came into force on 31 December 2007 with its rules notified on 1 January 2008, which is why 2007 and 2008 are tempting.

2005 is the year the bill was introduced in Parliament, not the year it was passed.