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Biodiversity Governance MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements: 1. The Convention on Wetlands defines wise use as maintaining ecological character through ecosystem approaches within sustainable development. 2. Wise use can be seen as conservation and sustainable use of wetlands and the services they provide for people and nature. 3. Contracting Parties commit to wise use through national plans, policies and legislation, management actions and public education. 4. Wise use under the Convention means converting wetlands primarily for commercial land development. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Statement 4 is incorrect: wise use is framed as maintaining ecological character and conserving and sustainably using wetlands, not converting them for commercial development.
Q2Consider the following statements: 1. The Central Government develops national strategies, plans and programmes for biodiversity in consultation with State Governments and Union territories. 2. Such national strategies may include identification and monitoring of areas rich in biological resources and promotion of in situ and ex situ conservation. 3. State Governments develop biodiversity strategies and programmes in conformity with the national strategies, plans and programmes. 4. State Governments must integrate biodiversity conservation into every sectoral and cross-sectoral policy without any practicability qualification. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct: sections 36 and 36B create national and state planning duties and include identification/monitoring and in situ/ex situ conservation. Statement 4 is incorrect because the integration duty is qualified by 'as far as practicable' and 'wherever it deems appropriate'.
Q3Consider the following statements about the Cartagena Protocol on Biosafety: 1. It governs movements of living modified organisms resulting from modern biotechnology from one country to another. 2. It is a supplementary agreement to the Convention on Biological Diversity. 3. Its core subject is fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising from utilization of genetic resources. 4. It establishes a Biosafety Clearing-House to facilitate information exchange on living modified organisms. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct: the Cartagena Protocol deals with transboundary movement of LMOs, is a CBD supplementary agreement, and establishes the Biosafety Clearing-House. Statement 3 is incorrect because benefit sharing from genetic-resource utilization is the Nagoya/CBD access-and-benefit-sharing domain, not the biosafety protocol's core subject.
Q4Consider the following statements: 1. The Convention on Wetlands includes mangroves and other coastal areas in its broad definition of wetlands. 2. The Convention on Wetlands includes underground aquifers within its broad definition of wetlands. 3. The Convention on Wetlands excludes coral reefs from its definition of wetlands. 4. Contracting Parties under the Convention commit to work towards the wise use of all their wetlands. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect because the Convention's broad definition includes coral reefs, along with mangroves, coastal areas and underground aquifers.
Q5Consider the following statements about sustainable use in biodiversity governance: 1. The CBD defines sustainable use as use that does not lead to long-term decline of biological diversity. 2. Sustainable use keeps biological diversity's potential to meet the needs of present and future generations. 3. Under the CBD approach, conservation and sustainable use are mutually exclusive ideas. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The CBD definition stresses avoiding long-term decline and maintaining potential for present and future needs. Statement 3 is incorrect because the CBD treats conservation and sustainable use as linked objectives, not mutually exclusive ideas.
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6Consider the following statements about State Biodiversity Boards under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002: 1. A State Biodiversity Board is established by the State Government for that State. 2. No State Biodiversity Board is constituted for a Union territory; the National Biodiversity Authority exercises those powers and functions for a Union territory. 3. State Biodiversity Boards regulate activities under section 3 by granting or rejecting approvals. 4. State Biodiversity Boards can regulate section 7 activities by granting or rejecting approvals. Which of the statements given above are correct?
7Consider the following statements: 1. Biodiversity Management Committees are formed only at the national level. 2. Biodiversity Management Committees prepare, maintain and validate People's Biodiversity Registers in consultation with local people. 3. Biodiversity Management Committees may advise on matters referred by the State Biodiversity Board or Authority for granting approval. Which of the statements given above are correct?
8Consider the following statements about Biodiversity Management Committees and decision-making: 1. The National Biodiversity Authority must consult Biodiversity Management Committees while taking decisions relating to use of biological resources within the committee's jurisdiction. 2. State Biodiversity Boards must also consult Biodiversity Management Committees for such decisions. 3. Biodiversity Management Committees are barred from levying any collection fee for commercial access to biological resources. Which of the statements given above are correct?
9Consider the following statements about UNESCO biosphere reserves: 1. Biosphere reserves integrate conservation, economic development and logistic support as three main functions. 2. Logistic support includes research, monitoring, education and training. 3. Biosphere reserves are designed to exclude local communities from planning and management. Which of the statements given above are correct?
10Consider the following statements: 1. The State Biodiversity Board advises the State Government on conservation of biodiversity and sustainable use of its components. 2. For certain access to biological resources, prior intimation is given to the State Biodiversity Board. 3. The State Biodiversity Board may restrict or reject an activity that is detrimental to conservation and sustainable use objectives. Which of the statements given above are correct?
11Consider the following statements: 1. The Biological Diversity Act provides for conservation of biological resources and their diversity. 2. The Biological Diversity Act applies only to wild animals inside national parks. 3. The Biological Diversity Act provides for fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of the use of biological resources and knowledge. Which of the statements given above are correct?
12Consider the following statements: 1. A State Biodiversity Board is established by the State Government by notification in the Official Gazette. 2. In a Union territory, the National Biodiversity Authority exercises the powers and performs the functions of a State Biodiversity Board. 3. The State Biodiversity Board regulates section 7 activities by granting or rejecting approvals. 4. The head office of a State Biodiversity Board is specified by the Central Government. Which of the statements given above are correct?
13Consider the following statements: 1. The Convention on Biological Diversity has three main objectives: conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components, and fair and equitable sharing of benefits from genetic resources. 2. The Biological Diversity Act, 2002 extends to the whole of India. 3. Under the Biological Diversity Act, biodiversity includes diversity within species, between species and of ecosystems. 4. The Biological Diversity Act was enacted to give effect to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Which of the statements given above are correct?
14Consider the following statements: 1. The Biological Diversity Act provides for conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components, and fair and equitable sharing of benefits from biological resources and knowledge. 2. Under the Act, biological diversity includes diversity within species, between species, and of ecosystems. 3. Fair and equitable benefit sharing under the Act is determined by the National Biodiversity Authority under Section 21. 4. Sustainable use under the Act means using biological diversity at a rate that leads to long-term decline. Which of the statements given above are correct?
15Consider the following statements about benefit sharing under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002: 1. The National Biodiversity Authority must ensure fair and equitable sharing of benefits while determining benefit sharing for approvals granted under the Act. 2. Joint ownership of intellectual property rights is one possible mode of giving effect to benefit sharing. 3. Transfer of technology is one possible mode of giving effect to benefit sharing. 4. Benefit sharing under the Act can only take the form of monetary compensation and cannot include non-monetary benefits. Which of the statements given above are correct?