Previous Year Question
Who among the following classified the forest types of India for the first time in 1936?
A.
Sir H. G. Champion
B.
Jadav Payeng
C.
Dietrich Brandis
D.
E. P. Stebbing
Correct Answer: A
Detailed Solution
According to the official records of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education (ICFRE), the first comprehensive classification of Indian forests was given by Sir H. G. Champion in 1936.
Champion's work was published as “A Preliminary Survey of the Forest Types of India and Burma.” Later, H. G. Champion and S. K. Seth revised this classification and published “A Revised Survey of the Forest Types of India” in 1968. The revised Champion–Seth classification became an important basis for the study and management of forest types in India.