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SSC CGL 2021 PYQ — Question 41

SSC CGL - 23 Aug 2021 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q41

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The Indian Forest Act 1927 was enacted after repealing which of the following Indian forest acts?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. Indian Forest Act, 1878

  • The Indian Forest Act, 1927 was enacted after repealing the Indian Forest Act, 1878.
  • The Indian Forest Act, 1927 was enacted to consolidate the law relating to forests, reserve areas, to regulate movement and transit of forest produce the duty leviable on timber and other forest produce; and to preserve and safeguard the forests in India.
  • The act also defined the procedure to be followed for declaring an area as Reserved Forest, Protected Forest or a Village Forest.