Which of the following are included under Common Property Resources (CPR)?
(A) Pasture lands
(B) Residential unit of a villager
(C) Community forests
(D) Village ponds
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → (A), (C) and (D) only
A common property resource (CPR) is a natural resource of the whole community. Every member may use it, but nobody owns it.
(A) Pasture lands — Correct. All the villagers graze their animals on common pastures.
(B) Residential unit of a villager — Incorrect. A house belongs to one family. It is private property, not a resource shared by the community.
(C) Community forests — Correct. The community collects fuel, fodder and other forest products from them.
(D) Village ponds — Correct. Ponds are village water bodies, used by the whole village.
NCERT (2026-27): “Common Property Resources … CPRs can be defined as community’s natural resource, where every member has the right of access and usage with specified obligations, without anybody having property rights over them. Community forests, pasture lands, village water bodies and other public spaces where a group larger than a household or family unit exercises rights of use and carries responsibility of management are examples of CPRs.” |