Sociology · Tribal Livelihoods and Forest Policy
Given below are two statements: one is labelled as Assertion A and the other is labelled as Reason R. Assertion A: The creation of reserved forests and restricted access to traditional forest produce directly resulted in the severe marginalization, poverty, and loss of livelihood for tribal communities. Reason R: Post-independence state forest policies effectively reversed colonial restrictions by restoring the traditional rights of tribes to access and use forest resources for their subsistence. In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
- 1Both A and R are correct and R is the correct explanation of A
- 2Both A and R are correct but R is NOT the correct explanation of A
- 3A is correct but R is not correct✓
- 4A is not correct but R is correct
Correct answer
A is correct but R is not correct
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