In National Parks

(a) no human activity is allowed
(b) limited human activities are permitted
(c) a large number of human activities is allowed
(d) people are an integral component

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In National Parks

(a) no human activity is allowed
(b) limited human activities are permitted
(c) a large number of human activities is allowed
(d) people are an integral component

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> [!TLDR]
> National Parks are the strictest category of legally protected area in India, where activities such as grazing, cultivation, forestry operations and private land ownership are prohibited, unlike wildlife sanctuaries (which permit some regulated activities) or biosphere reserves (which explicitly integrate local human communities).
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> **Reasoning**
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> Under India's Wildlife (Protection) Act, protected areas exist as a hierarchy of increasing strictness:
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> - **Wildlife Sanctuaries** — certain human activities such as regulated grazing, collection of forest produce, and even some habitat manipulation for the benefit of wildlife may be permitted, as long as they do not adversely affect the animal populations.
> - **National Parks** — a stricter category; boundaries are fixed by statute, and essentially **no human activity is permitted** (no grazing, no forestry, no private land ownership, no cultivation) within the park, since the sole objective is to protect and preserve the natural flora, fauna, landscape and ecosystem in an undisturbed state. …

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