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upsc-p1-environment-species-conservation MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider 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.
Q2With 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.
Statements 2 and 3 are correct. Project Elephant covers captive-elephant welfare, and corridors are functional movement routes that can cross varied land uses. Statement 1 is incorrect because elephant reserves are landscape management units, not categories identical to national parks or sanctuaries.
Q3Arrange 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.
Q4Arrange 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.
Option B gives the correct sequence: the State proposal is examined, in-principle approval is followed by detailed proposals, the National Tiger Conservation Authority recommends notification, and the State then notifies the reserve under Section 38V.
Q5Consider 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.
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6With 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.
7With 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.
8With 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.
9Match List I with List II and select the correct answer using the code given below. List I (Provision) (a) Article 48A (b) Article 51A(g) (c) Entry 17A of List III (d) Entry 17B of List III List II (Subject) 1. Forests 2. State directive to safeguard forests and wildlife 3. Protection of wild animals and birds 4. Citizen duty to protect the natural environment and show compassion for living creatures