UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Unlocking agri-potential of FRA lands

Q1. Consider the following data on implementation of the Forest Rights Act, 2006 as of 31 May 2025: about 25.11 lakh titles had been distributed, roughly 95% of them individual titles and the rest community titles; 36.35% of all claims filed had been rejected and 14.63% were pending. Which of the following inferences can be validly drawn from the above data?

  1. Fewer than half of all claims filed had resulted in titles by that date.
  2. Most of the forest area recognised under the Act lies within individual titles rather than community titles.
  3. Community claims had been rejected at a higher rate than individual claims.
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 2 and 3 only
  • D. 1, 2 and 3

Q2. Consider the following statements: Which of the following is correct in respect of the above statements?

  1. A non-tribal family that began cultivating a forest plot in 1990 and depends on it for its livelihood can have its rights recognised under the Forest Rights Act, 2006 as Other Traditional Forest Dwellers, since its occupation began before 13 December 2005.
  2. To qualify as Other Traditional Forest Dwellers under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, claimants must have primarily resided in and depended on the forest for at least three generations before 13 December 2005.
  • A. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct and Statement-II explains Statement-I
  • B. Both Statement-I and Statement-II are correct, but Statement-II does not explain Statement-I
  • C. Statement-I is correct, but Statement-II is incorrect
  • D. Statement-I is incorrect, but Statement-II is correct

Q3. With reference to community rights under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, consider the following statements: Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. A title for community forest rights, like a title for individual forest land, is heritable but not alienable or transferable.
  2. Where the community forest resources claimed by two Gram Sabhas substantially overlap and the Gram Sabhas cannot resolve the conflict, the matter is referred to the Sub-Divisional Level Committee.
  • A. 1 only
  • B. 2 only
  • C. Both 1 and 2
  • D. Neither 1 nor 2

Q4. Consider the following facts: India's import dependence for edible oils declined from 63.2% in 2015-16 to 56.25% in 2023-24, and around 76% of the country's oilseed area is rain-fed. Which of the following inferences can be validly drawn from the above?

  1. Domestic production met less than half of India's edible oil demand in 2023-24.
  2. The quantity of edible oil India imported in 2023-24 was smaller than the quantity it imported in 2015-16.
  3. India's domestic oilseed output is likely to vary from year to year with monsoon variability.
  • A. 1 and 3 only
  • B. 1 only
  • C. 1 and 2 only
  • D. 2 and 3 only