pyq/2022/geography-optional-ii/5

Answer the following questions in about 150 words each: (10x5=50)

(a) Discuss the impact of Forest Rights Act, 2006 on the local forest communities in India.

(b) Can the Panchayat Raj institutions play a role in grassroots level planning in India? If yes, discuss how.

(c) Discuss the significance of new ports on the Western Coast of India on the external trade of the country.

(d) How would decline in Total Fertility Rate (TFR) below the replacement level, in many states of India affect the future population structure of the country?

(e) Kalapani dispute has opened a new front on the India-Nepal international border. Explain.