UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — What does the latest ruling mean for Forest Rights Act?

Q1. Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, which one of the following is the authority that initiates the process of determining the nature and extent of forest rights?

  • A. Gram Sabha
  • B. Sub-Divisional Level Committee
  • C. District Level Committee
  • D. State Level Monitoring Committee

Q2. In the context of the April 2026 Allahabad High Court ruling on the Forest Rights Act, the term 'non-obstante clause' refers to:

  • A. A clause that gives the provisions of a statute overriding effect over anything inconsistent contained in any other law in force
  • B. A clause that bars judicial review of executive action taken under the statute
  • C. A clause that retrospectively validates rights extinguished by colonial-era forest laws
  • D. A clause that permits the Central Government to exempt specified areas from the operation of the statute

Q3. Under which provision of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is the Ministry of Tribal Affairs designated as the nodal agency for implementation of the Act?

  • A. Section 4
  • B. Section 6
  • C. Section 11
  • D. Section 12

Q4. With reference to rights recognised under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, consider the following: 1. Right to hold and live in forest land under individual or common occupation for habitation 2. Right of ownership, access to collect, use and dispose of minor forest produce 3. Right to extract and trade in minor minerals from forest land 4. Right to in situ rehabilitation including alternative land in case of illegal eviction or displacement Which of the above is/are correctly identified as forest rights under the Act?

  1. Right to hold and live in forest land under individual or common occupation for habitation
  2. Right of ownership, access to collect, use and dispose of minor forest produce
  3. Right to extract and trade in minor minerals from forest land
  4. Right to in situ rehabilitation including alternative land in case of illegal eviction or displacement
  • A. 1 and 2 only
  • B. 1, 2 and 4
  • C. 2, 3 and 4
  • D. 1, 3 and 4

Q5. Which one of the following is the nodal Ministry of the Government of India for the implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006?

  • A. Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • B. Ministry of Tribal Affairs
  • C. Ministry of Panchayati Raj
  • D. Ministry of Rural Development