Correct Answer: (a) Prohibits all activities unless permitted
Note: The State of Jharkhand lies (ISFR, 2021) between Latitude 22° 00' N to 24° 37' N and Longitude 83° 15' E to 87° 01' East. In Jharkhand, there is a prohibition of all activities unless permitted in reserve forests. According to ISFR-2021 the State has a geographical area of 79,716 sq.km which constitutes 2.42% of the country's total geographical area. The total recorded forest area (RFA) of the state is 25,118 sq.km which is nearly 31.51% of the geographical area of the state.