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In the 1970s, which body proposed replacing 4,600 hectares of Bastar sal forest with tropical pine?

AAsian Bank
BUnited Nations
CForest Dept
DWorld Bank
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. World Bank
1. The pine was to give pulp for paper. 2. The World Bank made the proposal. 3. Local protests stopped the project. _Source: syllabus India and the Contemporary World I, Chapter 4, Forest Society and Colonialism._
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