According to India’s National Forest Policy of 1952, what percentage of the…
2023
According to India’s National Forest Policy of 1952, what percentage of the country’s total geographical area was desired to be under forests?
Answer: B. 33 — ConceptA forest policy can express a national land-use objective as a percentage of the country’s total geographical area. A fraction of one-third is…
- A.
25
- B.
33
- C.
39
- D.
More than one of the above
- E.
None of the above
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Correct answer: B
Concept
A forest policy can express a national land-use objective as a percentage of the country’s total geographical area. A fraction of one-third is approximately 33 percent.
Application
The National Forest Policy of 1952 set the desired national forest area at one-third of the country’s total land area.
Converting one-third to a percentage gives (1 ÷ 3) × 100 ≈ 33.33%, conventionally stated as 33%.
Contrast
25% represents one quarter of the geographical area.
39% represents thirty-nine parts out of one hundred.
“More than one of the above” would require multiple listed percentages to express the same national target.
“None of the above” would require the policy target to be absent from the listed percentages.
Cross-check
One-third of 100 is 33⅓, so the nearest whole-percent expression used for the policy objective is 33%.
Result
Therefore, the desired forest area was 33% of the total geographical area.