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UPSC IAS 2018 PRELIMS PRACTICE QUESTIONS : DAY 25/60 SAMVEG IAS

Q.1) Consider the following statements about elephant conservation.

  1. Under Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 Elephant is a Schedule I animal.
  2. Asian elephants are listed as “endangered” in the IUCN Red List of threatened species.
  3. Project Elephant is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.

Which of the above statements is/are incorrect?

  1. 2 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. All the above
  4. None

Q.2) Consider the following statements about Animal Welfare Board of India.

  1. The Animal Welfare Board of India is a statutory advisory body.
  2. The Animal Welfare Board of India set up in 1962, in accordance with Wildlife (Protection) Act 1972.
  3. Shrimati Rukminl Devi Arundale pioneered the setting up of the Board, with its Headquarters at Chennai.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1 and 2 only
  2. 1 and 3 only
  3. 2 and 3 only
  4. All the above

Q.3) Consider the following statements about Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking.

  1. It works to end the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products.
  2. It is an intergovernmental treaty under the aegis of UNEP.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. None

Q.4) Consider the following statements.

  1. The Global Tiger Forum (GTF) is an intergovernmental and international body to save the tiger species in the wild.
  2. Global Tiger Alliance is an alliance of governments, international agencies, civil society, and the private sector united to save wild tigers from extinction.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 only
  3. Both 1 and 2
  4. None

Q.5) Consider the statements regarding ‘Hope spots’?

  1. These are the regions of low biodiversity where species have been destroyed because of a natural calamity and can be restored by human intervention.
  2. A hope spot is an area of an ocean that needs special protection because of its wildlife and significant underwater habitats.
  3. India does not have any hope spots.

Which of the above statements are NOT correct?

  1. 1 and 2
  2. 2 only
  3. 1 and 3
  4. All of the above