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upsc-p1-environment-species-conservation MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1With reference to the legal framework for wildlife conservation in India, consider the following statements: 1. The 42nd Constitutional Amendment moved forests and protection of wild animals and birds to the Concurrent List. 2. Under the rationalised schedules following the Wild Life (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022, Schedule III covers specified plants. 3. An IUCN risk category by itself operates as an Indian legal category under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The 42nd Amendment placed both subjects in the Concurrent List, and Schedule III covers specified plants after the 2022 rationalisation. Statement 3 is incorrect because IUCN status is a risk signal, not an Indian legal category by itself.
Q2Consider the following statements regarding judicial intervention in species conservation: 1. Courts themselves ordinarily design biological recovery plans without relying on technical institutions. 2. Courts may require expert committees for matters such as route modification, undergrounding feasibility, priority areas and translocation protocols. Which one of the following is correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement 1 is incorrect and Statement 2 is correct. Courts can enforce duties and require expert review, but technical recovery design normally depends on expert bodies and field agencies rather than judges directly designing biological plans.
Q3Consider the following statements: 1. The terms flagship species and umbrella species are synonymous because both refer only to the legal protection level of a species. 2. A tiger or an elephant may function as both a flagship species and an umbrella species in different contexts. Which one of the following is correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statement 1 is incorrect because a flagship species attracts public support, while an umbrella species has large habitat needs whose protection benefits other species; neither term merely denotes legal protection. Statement 2 is correct because tiger and elephant can serve both roles depending on context.
Q4With reference to the Species Recovery Programme under the Integrated Development of Wildlife Habitats, consider the following statements: 1. Its recovery component receives 100% central assistance for recurring as well as non-recurring items. 2. Inclusion of a species in the programme by itself proves that its population is increasing. 3. Its listed species or groups include mammals, birds, reptiles and marine species. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The recovery component has 100% central assistance for both kinds of expenditure, and its coverage spans several taxonomic and habitat groups. Statement 2 is incorrect: programme listing is a governance commitment, not evidence of population recovery.
Q5Arrange the following developments in chronological order, from earliest to latest: (a) The statutory strengthening of tiger conservation through the 2006 amendment (b) Launch of Project Tiger (c) India marked 50 years of Project Tiger (d) Constitution of the Tiger Task Force after the Sariska crisis Select the correct answer using the code given below.
Option C is correct. Project Tiger began in 1973; the Tiger Task Force was constituted in 2005 after the Sariska crisis; statutory strengthening followed through the 2006 amendment; and India marked 50 years of Project Tiger in 2023.
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6Arrange the following stages in the correct sequence for notification of a tiger reserve under the process described for Section 38V: (a) The State notifies the tiger reserve. (b) The State submits a proposal for examination. (c) Detailed proposals follow in-principle approval. (d) The National Tiger Conservation Authority recommends notification to the State. Select the correct answer using the code given below.
7With reference to elephant conservation in India, consider the following statements: 1. Elephant reserves are legally identical to national parks and wildlife sanctuaries. 2. Welfare of captive elephants is among the objectives of Project Elephant. 3. An elephant corridor may pass through farms, plantations, railway lines or settlements. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.
8With reference to methods used in species conservation, consider the following statements: 1. Individual stripe patterns enable identification of tigers in camera-trap images. 2. An estimate obtained after a change in method can always be compared directly with an older estimate as an equal biological rise or fall. 3. A high Management Effectiveness Evaluation score proves that every species in a reserve has recovered. Which of the statements given above are correct? Select the correct answer using the code given below.