If we want to develop social forestry in our village, we would like to grow the following plants.

1. Bamboo 

2. Karaka 

3. Rose wood 

4. Nallamadi 

5. Tamarind 

6. Usiri 

7. Jafra etc.

Ours is Maredumilli village in East Godavari district. It is situated on a hill top. Rampachodavaram is very very near to us. These two are forest areas. These two stood independent in the British period also. Most of the area was under the control of tribals. No minerals were found in this area.

a) It is possible. In present society many people are cultivating fruits and vegetables. They are protecting their gardens by selling the fruits and vegetables. 

b) They definitely oppose and reject the suggestion. For ex: All their festivals are related to trees. Mamidi panduga, Gongura panduga, Mutyalamma panduga etc. They may cut a branch or some else but not the trees. They don’t cut their home.

Causes for decline of forests :

1. Agriculture 

2. Cattle rearing 

3. Mega projects 

4. Fires 

5. Logging 

6. Mangroves and shrimp farming 

7. Mining, oil and gas

We can say that ‘Podu’ is also one of the reasons. The tribals left their traditional food, and depended on crops. So the land in forests is changed as agriculture land.

Correct option is B) Soil moisture

Forest fire: 

1. Forest fire occurs naturally and sometimes with human interference. It requires more time to control forest fire. 

2. Heavy loses are incurred because of the rapid spread of fire. 

3. The people who live in forest region should be alert in order to escape the danger of forest fire.

1. In 1730 AD about 350 Bishnois led by Amrita Devi sacrificed their lives to protect sacred green Kejari trees by hugging them when a king wanted to cut those trees later this was led to the Chipko movement in history. 

2. Thereafter this practice has been carry forward by people like Sunder Lai Bahuguna.

Correct option is C) Honey

1. Forests keep the surroundings cool. 

2. We get different varieties of timber from forests. 

3. We get honey, tamarind, bamboo from the forests. 

4. Forests provide us the rains, fresh air and fresh water. 

5. We get medicinal plants from the forest. 

6. The forests help us in getting food, shelter and clothing.

Correct option is D) All the above

Correct option is B) Rains

Correct option is B) Soil moisture

Correct option is C) Tigers, Chimpanzees

Ours is Maredumilli in East Godavari district. Our village is itself in a forest. This is on Bhadra chalam road. We are in the lap of nature’s beauty. Bamboo, Peepal, Neem, Amla, Teak, Sal etc., are the main trees here. Coffee and rubber plantations are also here. We can see wild animals also rarely. Different birds, colourful flies make us happy. Visitors from different places come here to enjoy the nature. We collect and eat the tubers, fruits, honey. If they are excess, we will take them to our nearest town to sell them. With these earnings we take our grains and cereals from the town.

Correct option is C) Plantation in waste lands

Correct option is C) Kejari

A) If a plant affected by a disease, the whole forest area destroyed.

Correct option is D) Minerals

We use in our daily life the following which are made of wood. 

1. Windows 

2. Doors 

3. Tables 

4. Chairs 

5. Stands 

6. Bench 

7. Cot 

8. Cradle 

9. Sofa 

10. Almirah 

11. Counter 

12. Cup – Board etc.

Correct option is B) Equatorial forest

It would have been better if the tribal people left alone to lead their traditional lives in the forests. Our government also followed the British policy which was not fair.

1. Deforestation is cutting down forests for replacement of industries or for timber or for other economic needs, croplands etc. 

2. People destroy the forests for their own economic purposes. For example, earning by selling trees and thus excessive cutting down of trees or deforestation is taking place. 

3. Deforestation can be stopped by the following steps. 

a) The forest officials should make good efforts with voluntary organisations to save forests. 

b) People should be continuously educated about the adverse effects of deforestation.

Correct option is C) Social forestry

1. Forests are renewable natural resources, which play an important role in the maintenance of ecological balance. 

2. They are an important source of timber, fuelwood, cane, resins, lac, oils, fruits, nuts, fire honey etc. 

3. The forests also have wild strains of cultivable crops and medicinal plants. 

4. If affected by a disease, the whole forest area is not destroyed. 5. They provide habitat to wildlife. 

6. Forests help to control soil erosion. 

7. They help in causing rain. 8. They keep the surrounding cool.

The act confers on forest dwellers and other traditional users of forests, their traditional rights over the forest and also title to lands they use. If implemented properly, this act can be used to undo the wrongs done to the tribal people for generations.

Correct option is C) forest

1. The natural habitat of a forest is lost when forests are cut down. 

2. Several types of organisms disappear (either die out or leave the place)

1. Forests have been a home of people from ancient times. 

2. In various forest areas of Andhra Pradesh, we find people still living there and making it their home. 

3. They usually live in places in the forest where water is available. 

4. These people, aadivasis, never harm the forest in any way. 

5. They never cut green trees for fuelwood and for domestic purposes. They collect only dry wood. 

6. They also hunt only small animals like lizards and rabbits for their food. 

7. While collecting tubers that they eat, they leave a part of them in the soil for the plants to grow again. 

8. They earn money by selling forest products in the weekend markets (santha)

Correct option is D) Forest

1. By harboring greater variety of plants the forest provides greater opportunities for food and habitat for the herbivores. 

2. Larger number of herbivores means increased availability of food for a variety of carnivores. 

3 The wide variety of animals help the forests to regenerate and grow. 

4. Forests provide habitat to a wide variety of plants and animals.

Correct option is B) Kurnool District

“Good morning all of you. Forests are lifeline of the lives. The area of forest should be 33% of the area of any country. But in India it is 23% only. These figures show our critical condition. Adivasis are 8% of our total population. Approximately 60% of them live in forests. They lead their lives in the lap of nature. Their traditions, customs, religious rituals, groups, agriculture – in every issue, they are different from others. Their welfare is our welfare. Save trees, they save us. Thank you one and all”.

Correct option is A) Wild life

Here is your answer.

Ramayana and Mahabharata are the two great epics of our country. These two tell us about the ‘Aranya vasa’. This is the story of Ramayana. After the announcement of ‘Rama Pattabhishekam’, Kaika sent him to forests for 14 years. Rama went to the forest of ‘Dandakaranya’ with his brother Lakshmana and wife Sita. It is in Bastar district in central India. As the forest is known for this ‘Dandana’ (punishment), it got its name Dandakaranya. He lived there for a few years. When Ravana took away Sita with him, Rama went to Lanka to kill him. Later he killed Ravana in the war and returned to ‘Ayodhya’ after 14 years of exile.

Ours is East Godavari district. We have mangrove forest in our area.

At the end of ‘Dwapara yuga’ all the rishis and sages went to ‘Lord Brahma’. They requested ‘Brahma’ to suggest them a ‘sacred’ place to continue their further penance and to save themselves from the effect of ‘Kali’. Then Brahma took a sacred wheel and rolled it down on the earth and said wherever that wheel stopped, that would be the place. It stopped in ‘Naimisha’ which was in between Panchala and Kosala kingdoms. At present it is Sitapur, in Uttar Pradesh. It is on the banks of ‘Gomathi’ river. Now it is famous with its name ‘Naimisaranya’. This story is mentioned in Mahabharatha, Siva Purana etc.