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Q50·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2022

Purpose of the Miyawaki method of afforestation

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Question

The "Miyawaki method" is well known for the:

Options

a

Promotion of commercial farming in arid and semi-arid areas

b

Development of gardens using genetically modified flora

c

Creation of mini forests in urban areas

Answer
d

Harvesting wind energy on coastal areas and on sea surfaces

Explanation

The Miyawaki method, pioneered by Japanese botanist Akira Miyawaki, is a highly effective afforestation technique designed to create dense, native, multi-layered mini forests in urban areas rapidly on small patches of degraded land.

The Miyawaki method solves urban concrete-jungle problems by squeezing hyper-dense, fast-growing micro-forests into tiny city plots.

Answer: (c).

Question details

Year

2022

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q50

Subject

Environment

Sub-topic

Biodiversity & Conservation

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Current-affairs-linked

Source hint

Urban Afforestation / Miyawaki Native Micro-Forest Framework

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