Question

National Forest Policy was enunciated in
A. 1972
B. 1978
C. 1982
D. 1988

Answer 1

National Forest Policy of India has recommended 33 per cent forest cover for the plains and 67 per cent for the hills.

Complete answer:
Forests play an important role in our lives. We depend on forests and its products for most of our needs. In addition to providing animal habitats and human livelihoods, forests also provide watershed protection, check soil erosion and reduce the effect of climate change. Therefore forest conservation and protection is necessary for our survival.
The National Forest Policy aims to ensure ecological stability and preservation of ecological equilibrium including atmospheric equilibrium that is critical for maintaining all forms of life, humans, animals and plants. It was launched in the year 1988.
In 1972, the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 was enacted to protect animal and plant species of our country.
Additional Information:
Some objectives of the National Forest Policy include:

Maintenance of environmental stability by preserving and restoring the ecological balance which was adversely affected by the serious depletion of the country's forests
Conservation of the country's natural resources by protecting the remaining natural forests
Checking soil erosion and denudation in water bodies like river, lake and catchment areas
Checking the extent of sand dunes in the Rajasthan desert areas and the coastal areas
Increasing the country's forest and tree cover substantially through afforestation and social forestry programmes
Meeting the needs of the rural and tribal communities for wood, food, fodder, and forest produce

So, the correct answer is option D, 1988.

Note: Reforestation is the process of restoring a forest that once existed but was removed at a certain point in time. Reforestation can occur in a deforested environment, naturally. We can speed it up, however, by planting more trees with due regard for the biodiversity that existed in that region earlier.