The Indian Forest Management Standard used for this certification forms part of which document?
- A.National Working Plan Code 2023
- B.Indian Forest Act
- C.National Forest Policy
- D.Forest Survey Manual
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Explanation
The correct answer is the National Working Plan Code 2023. Forest management under PRAMAAN is assessed against the Indian Forest Management Standard, and that standard is part of this Code, so certification is anchored in audited forest management rather than in a voluntary self-declaration by the producer. The audit is done independently by certification bodies accredited by the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies under the Quality Council of India, and the accreditation design is benchmarked against international certification frameworks so that buyers and regulators at home and abroad accept the certificate. Option B is wrong because the Indian Forest Act is the older law governing forests and forest produce. Option C is wrong because the national forest policy sets broad goals rather than audit standards. Option D is wrong because no survey manual supplies this standard.
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Practice Questions
Under which scheme were India's first PRAMAAN certificates issued in September 2026?
- A.National Agroforestry Policy
- B.Indian Forest and Wood Certification Scheme
- C.Green India Mission
- D.Compensatory Afforestation Scheme
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The Union Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change handed over the first certificates under this scheme in New Delhi, and the certificate itself carries the name PRAMAAN.
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- A.Odisha Bamboo Development Agency
- B.Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation
- C.Indian Institute of Forest Management, Bhopal
- D.Quality Council of India
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The correct answer is the Andhra Pradesh Forest Development Corporation, which was certified for its plantations spread over 33,000 hectares after a field and management audit.
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- A.The Prime Minister
- B.The Union Environment Minister
- C.The Union Agriculture Minister
- D.The Director General of Forests
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- A.Second
- B.Third
- C.Fourth
- D.Sixth
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