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Western Ghats Eco-Sensitive Areas MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Practice questions
Q1Consider the following statements regarding the proposed Western Ghats Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA): 1. The Centre plans to first notify the ESAs in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa, where disputes are largely settled. 2. Karnataka has the largest proposed ESA extent among the six states involved. 3. The final ESA notification will be issued under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980. Which of the statements given above are correct?
Statements 1 and 2 are correct. The Centre is set to notify ESAs first in Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa where disputes are largely settled, while Kerala and Karnataka hold out. Karnataka has the largest proposed extent at 20,668 sq km (36.3%). Statement 3 is incorrect: the final notification falls under the Environment Protection Act, 1986, not the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.
Q2With reference to the demarcation of Ecologically Sensitive Areas (ESA) in the Western Ghats, consider the following statements:\n1. The proposed ESA demarcation is based on the 2013 recommendations of a high-level working group led by former ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan.\n2. The Madhav Gadgil committee had recommended that only about 60,000 square km of the Western Ghats be declared as ESA.\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?
Statement 1 is correct: the proposed demarcation of over 56,000 sq km is based on the 2013 recommendations of the high-level working group led by former ISRO chairman K Kasturirangan. Statement 2 is incorrect: the Madhav Gadgil committee recommended that the entire Western Ghats, a total of 129,037 sq km, be declared as ESA with varying restrictions; it was the Kasturirangan panel that later suggested about 60,000 sq km.
Q3Match List I (State) with List II (Proposed extent of ESA in the Western Ghats) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:\nList I (State)\nA. Karnataka\nB. Maharashtra\nC. Tamil Nadu\nD. Gujarat\nList II (ESA area)\n1. 20,668 sq km\n2. 17,340 sq km\n3. 6,914 sq km\n4. about 449-470 sq km
The correct matching is A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4. As per the report, Karnataka has the largest extent of ESA at 20,668 sq km (36.3 per cent), Maharashtra has the second largest at 17,340 sq km, Tamil Nadu has 6,914 sq km, and Gujarat is likely to demarcate about 449-470 sq km across 64 villages.
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