Conservation Areas of India MCQ

Question 1

Consider the following statements:
1. The Central Government may declare a sanctuary where an area under State Government control is transferred to it and the conditions of section 18 are fulfilled.
2. The Central Government has no power under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 to declare a National Park.
3. For a sanctuary or National Park declared by the Central Government, references to the State Government in the relevant provisions are construed as references to the Central Government.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: Section 38 allows the Central Government to declare such transferred areas as sanctuaries when section 18 conditions are met. Statement 2 is incorrect: the same section also allows declaration of a National Park when section 35 conditions are fulfilled. Statement 3 is correct: the Act says references to the State Government are construed as references to the Central Government in such cases.

Question 2

Consider the following statements about tiger reserve administration:
1. The National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body under the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
2. The NTCA was constituted under enabling provisions of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972.
3. The NTCA is a private trust outside the Government of India framework.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1 and 2 are correct: NTCA describes itself as a statutory body under MoEFCC constituted under the Wild Life (Protection) Act. Statement 3 is incorrect because this directly contradicts the statutory body description.

Question 3

Consider the following statements:
1. Biosphere reserves pursue conservation, sustainable economic development and logistic support as three main functions.
2. Buffer zones in biosphere reserves surround or adjoin core areas and allow activities compatible with conservation.
3. The buffer zone is the outer area where communities live and work for sustainable development.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is correct: UNESCO lists conservation, sustainable economic development and logistic support as the three functions. Statement 2 is correct: buffer zones surround or adjoin core areas and allow conservation-compatible activities. Statement 3 is incorrect: the outer area where communities live and work is the transition area, not the buffer zone.

Question 4

Consider the following statements:
1. The Central Government may declare an area as a sanctuary or national park if it is satisfied that conditions specified in the Act are fulfilled.
2. The Central Government has no statutory power at all in relation to declaration of sanctuaries or national parks.
3. The Act separately provides for declaration and management of conservation reserves.
4. The Act separately provides for declaration and management of community reserves.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is true under section 38. Statement 2 is false. Statements 3 and 4 are true because the Act contains separate sections for conservation reserves and community reserves.

Question 5

Consider the following statements:
1. Buffer or peripheral areas of a tiger reserve have a lesser degree of habitat protection than core or critical tiger habitats.
2. The purpose of buffer areas includes promoting co-existence between wildlife and human activity with due recognition of local people's rights.
3. Core or critical tiger habitats are mainly meant for intensive human activity inside tiger reserves.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1 and 2 are correct. Statement 3 is incorrect: the core or critical tiger habitat is to be kept inviolate for tiger conservation, not for intensive human activity.

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