Which body received a PRAMAAN certificate for plantations covering 33,000 hectares?
- 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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Explanation
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. Option A is wrong because the Odisha Bamboo Development Agency is the agency a farmer was associated with; the second certificate went to that farmer, Govind Mohapatra, and not to the agency for an area of plantation. Option C is wrong because the Indian Institute of Forest Management at Bhopal is the operating agency of the scheme and organised the event, so it awards rather than receives. Option D is wrong because the Quality Council of India is the parent body of the National Accreditation Board for Certification Bodies, which accredits the certification bodies that carry out audits. Keep the roles separate: one recipient corporation, one recipient farmer, one operating institute and one accreditation chain.
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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.
Read the full explanation →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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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.
Read the full explanation →Who handed over India's first PRAMAAN certificates?
- A.The Prime Minister
- B.The Union Environment Minister
- C.The Union Agriculture Minister
- D.The Director General of Forests
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He described the certificate as a tool that helps Indian producers, exporters and forest-based enterprises meet the due-diligence and deforestation-free timber sourcing rules now applied by major overseas markets, and also called it a livelihood mission for tribal and rural communities, smallholder farmers, women's self-help groups and gatherers of non-timber…
Read the full explanation →Which of the following groupings did India NOT align itself with in its opening statement at COP31?
- A.G77 and China
- B.Like Minded Developing Countries (LMDC)
- C.BASIC
- D.OPEC
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In its opening statement India said it aligned itself with the statements made by the G77 and China grouping, by the Like Minded Developing Countries and by the BASIC group, and OPEC does not appear among them.
Read the full explanation →The COP31 Presidency's vision of a 'COP of Implementation', welcomed by India, is guided by which three principles?
- A.Dialogue, Consensus and Action
- B.Mitigation, Adaptation and Finance
- C.Equity, Ambition and Transparency
- D.Trust, Technology and Trade
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India welcomed the Presidency's framing of the session as a COP of Implementation and read the three words in order: dialogue builds trust among the parties, consensus ensures that the outcome is collectively owned, and action converts commitments into progress on the ground.
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