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1. The most important human activity, leading to the extinction of wildlife is:
- Pollution of wildlife
- Hunting for valuable wildlife products
- Introduction of alien species
- Alteration and destruction of natural habitat
Answer
Answer: (4) Alteration and destruction of natural habitat
2. Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted for the protection of:
- Plants and animals species
- Plants only
- Animals only
- Humans only
Answer
Answer: (1) Plants and animals species
3. Schreger lines are used for the identification of
- rhino horn
- ivory
- antlers
- pangolin scales
Answer and Explanation
Answer: (2) ivory
Explanation: Schreger lines are the cross-sectional artifacts on the ivory of the elephants.
4. India became a signatory to Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES) in the year
- 1960
- 1970
- 1976
- 1986
Answer and Explanation
Answer: (3) 1976
Explanation: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora is an international agreement between governments whose aim is to prevent species from becoming endangered or extinct because of international trade.
5. Who of the following is appointed as the Chairperson of the National Board for Wild Life?
- Secretary to the Govt. of India, In charge of Ministry or Department of the Central Government dealing with Forest and WildLife
- The Prime Minister of India
- Environment Minister, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India
- The President of India
Answer and Explanation
Answer: (1) The Prime Minister of India
6. Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 was amended in which year?
- 1999
- 2000
- 2002
- 2012
Answer and Explanation
Answer: (3) 2002
Explanation: Four amendments were made until 2023
-> Wildlife Protection Amendment Act 2002: related to punishment
-> Wildlife Protection Amendment Act 2006: related to saving tigers and other endangered species.
-> Wildlife Protection Amendment Act 2013: punishment for hunting and hunting rights of Scheduled Tribes in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
-> Wildlife Protection Amendment Act 2021: (Passed by Rajya Sabha on December 8, 2022) seeks to increase the species protected under the law including domesticated endangered species such as elephants. and respective penalties including:
● General violation: up to Rs 25,000 (1972) which changed to up to Rs 1,00,000 (2021 amendment)
● Specially protected animals: at least Rs 10,000 (1972) which changed to at least Rs 25,000.
7. Illegal way of trafficking animals is known as
- Kidnapping
- Poaching
- Harbouring
- Smuggling
Answer and Explanation
Answer: (2) Poaching
Explanation: Why some animals are poached for:
-> Tiger: skin and bones (bones used for making tiger bone wine)
-> Elephant: ivory
-> Rhino: horn
-> Some sections of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (WLPA):
-> Section 9: No person shall hunt any wild animal specified in Schedules I, II, III, and IV except as provided under section 11 and section 12
-> Section 57: person liable if in possession, custody, or control of any captive animal, animal article, meat.
-> Section 51: Punishable with imprisonment for a term, not less than 3 years and fine less than 8 thousand rupees.
8. Poaching of tigers is done for their
- Teeth and hair
- Skin and bones
- Bone and hair
- Skin and hair
Answer and Explanation
Answer: (2) Skin and bones
Explanation: Tiger bone wine is an alcoholic beverage originally produced in China using the bones of tigers.
Some sections of the Indian Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (WLPA):
-> Section 9: No person shall hunt any wild animal specified in Schedules I, II, III, and IV except as provided under section 11 and section 12
-> Section 57: person liable if in possession, custody, or control of any captive animal, animal article, meat.
-> Section 51: Punishable with imprisonment for a term, not less than 3 years and fine less than 8 thousand rupees.
9. The plant protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act is
- Saussurea costus
- Papaver somniferum
- Shorea robusta
- Tectona grandis
Answer and Explanation
Answer: (1) Saussurea costus
Explanation: Plants that are included in Wildlife Protection Act:
-> Beddome’s cycad
-> Blue vanda (blue orchid)
-> Kuth (Saussurea costus)
-> Lady slipper or slipper orchid
-> Pitcher plant (Nepenthes)
-> Red vanda, a species of orchid (Renanthera imschootiana)
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