Wildlife Protection — MCQ Practice

Which of the following statements regarding the Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2022, is/are correct? 1. It reduced the number of schedules under the Act from six to four. 2. It explicitly incorporated the provisions of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) into domestic law. 3. It empowered the Central Government to regulate invasive alien species. 4. It removed the provision for declaring any wild animal as 'vermin'.

Consider the following pairs: 1. National Park: Inviolate area, no human activity allowed. 2. Wildlife Sanctuary: Boundaries fixed by State Legislature resolution. 3. Conservation Reserve: Buffer zone or corridor, community involvement. 4. Community Reserve: Declared on private or community land. Which of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

With reference to CITES, consider the following statements: 1. Appendix I lists species that are threatened with extinction and commercial international trade is generally prohibited. 2. Appendix II lists species for which trade must be controlled to avoid utilization incompatible with their survival, requiring an export permit. 3. Appendix III lists species protected in at least one country, which has requested CITES assistance, requiring a certificate of origin. Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following bodies is/are statutory under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? 1. National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) 2. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) 3. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) Select the correct answer using the code given below:

Consider the following statements regarding Project Elephant: 1. It was launched in 1973, similar to Project Tiger. 2. It aims to protect elephants, their habitat, and corridors. 3. It provides financial and technical support to major elephant-bearing states. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?