Which among the following statements are correct about common property resources?
A. Common property represents common property for the group.
B. The underlying norm here is that members of group have both rights and duties.
C. Privatization, agricultural intensification, and population growth have improved size and quality of common-property resources.
D. Along forest belt of South India, sacred groves have been traditionally managed by village communities.
Choose correct answer from options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → A, B and D only
A. Common property represents common property for the group. Correct.
B. The underlying norm here is that members of group have both rights and duties. Correct. These rights and duties concern the use and maintenance of the resource.
C. Privatization, agricultural intensification, and population growth have improved size and quality of common-property resources. Incorrect. These factors, along with ecosystem degradation, have caused common property to dwindle in size, quality and availability to the poor.
D. Along forest belt of South India, sacred groves have been traditionally managed by village communities. Correct.
NCERT (2025-26): “Common Property Resources … Common property represents common property for the group. The underlying norm here is that members of the group have both rights and duties with respect to the nature, levels of use, and the maintenance of a given resource. Through mutual understanding and centuries of practice, many village communities in India, for example, have defined members’ rights and responsibilities. A combination of factors, including privatisation, agricultural intensification, population growth and ecosystem degradation have caused common property to dwindle in size, quality, and availability to the poor in much of the world. The institutional arrangement for the actual management of the sacred groves on state-owned forest land appropriately fits the description of a common property regime. Along the forest belt of South India, sacred groves have been traditionally managed by village communities.” |