Question

Which statement accurately describes the role of forests in providing food for dwellers?

1. Forests primarily offer food through large-scale agriculture within forest areas.
2. Forests provide a wide range of food such as leafy vegetables, mushrooms, and berries for dwellers.
3. Food from forests is only available during specific, limited seasons.

• A. ii, iii
• B. i, iii
• C. ii only
• D. All

Answer 1

Answer:

C. ii only

• The major NWFP include gums, resins, beedi leaf, medicinal plants, rhizomes, tubers, bamboos and grasses.

• Forests provide wide range of food for the dwellers and the local tribes and contribute towards their food security.

• The food from forests includes leafy vegetables, mushroom, berries, fruits and rhizomes which are available in different seasons and are usual component of the tribal diet.

• Wild fruits rich in major nutrients also contribute towards nutritional security and health of forest dwellers.