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CTET 7 Feb 2026 Paper 1, Question 69

Topic: Environment and conservation

Q69

People who have been living in the forests for at least _____ have a right over the forest land and what is grown on it, according to the Right to Forest Act, 2007.

  1. (1) 20 years
  2. (2) 25 yearsCorrect answer
  3. (3) 30 years
  4. (4) 35 years

Solution.

CBSE answer: (2)

Answer: (2) 25 years

  1. The Class V EVS chapter on forests explains the forest rights law passed in 2006-2007.
  2. As given there, people who have lived in a forest for at least 25 years get a right over the forest land and what grows on it.
  3. The law recognises that forest dwellers have long protected and depended on the forest.