PYQ UPSC Prelims: What is a 'Community Reserve'?

Added: 2026-05-20

[00:00:00]Hello everyone. My name is Himanshu Thopia. Today we're going to talk about the community reserve question that has been asked in the examination.

[00:00:06]Consider the following statements. Once the central government notifies an area as a community reserve, you know, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, you know, all these things are there.

[00:00:16]Apart from that, community reserve is also there. So, community reserve The options are that chief wildlife warden of the state becomes the governing authority of such forest. If the central government notifies an area as community reserve, hunting is not allowed. People of such areas are allowed to collect non-timber forest produce. Something positive. Definitely can be yes. But people of such area are allowed traditional traditional agricultural practice. So, I think you're getting to know you're you know something something. Let's see.

[00:00:50]Statement one. Statement one was that chief wildlife warden of state becomes the governing authority of such forest. No. Chief wildlife warden is not authority. Authority is community reserve management committee. Okay. It is statutory authority responsible for managing and conserving the area, not the chief wildlife warden. Now, the chief wildlife warden oversees protected areas in the state. The committee handles the direct governance of a community reserve. So, if you want to know the difference between national parks, wildlife sanctuary, conservation reserve, and community reserve, this is in front of you. You can pause it and you can see. Let's find out other also.

[00:01:29]Statement Statement two is correct. Once an area is notified as a community reserve, it's hunting is strictly prohibited. Hunting is not allowed. Yes, hunting is not allowed. First one was wrong. Second one is correct. People of such areas are allowed to collect the non-timber forest produce. Yes, they can do that. You know, under the regulations set by the same committee management, this committee community reserve management committee. The statement three is also perfectly right. People of such areas are allowed in traditional agricultural practice. Example being zoom cultivation. Okay? That is not allowed.

[00:02:08]So, answer would be simple.

[00:02:10]Two and three. So, only two would be the right answer. Okay? So, that's shifting cultivation not allowed now. I hope you understood it. So, only two B is the right answer for.

[00:02:21]Okay?

[00:02:24]So, that's the explanation for this PYQ.

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