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  • 2023 · Question 79 · Environmental Laws

    Consider the following statements : 1. In India, the Biodiversity Management Committees are key to the realization of the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol. 2. The Biodiversity Management Committees have important functions in determining access and benefit sharing, including the power to levy collection fees on the access of biological resources within its jurisdiction. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

  • 2022 · Question 89 · Environmental Laws

    With reference to Indian laws about wildlife protection, consider the following statements : 1. Wild animals are the sole property of the government. 2. When a wild animal is declared protected, such animal is entitled for equal protection whether it is found in protected areas or outside. 3. Apprehension of a protected wild animal becoming a danger to human life is sufficient ground for its capture or killing. Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

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    Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

  • 2020 · Question 81 · Environmental Laws

    If a particular plant species is placed under Schedule VI of The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, what is the implication ?

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    Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

  • 2019 · Question 40 · Environmental Laws

    Consider the following statements : 1. Under Ramsar Convention, it is mandatory on the part of the Government of India to protect and conserve all the wetlands in the territory of India. 2. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 were framed by the Government of India based on the recommendations of Ramsar Convention. 3. The Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2010 also encompass the drainage area or catchment regions of the wetlands as determined by the authority. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

  • 2019 · Question 55 · Environmental Laws

    Consider the following statements : 1. As per recent amendment to the Indian Forest Act, 1927, forest dwellers have the right to fell the bamboos grown on forest areas. 2. As per the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, bamboo is a minor forest produce. 3. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 allows ownership of minor forest produce to forest dwellers. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

  • 2019 · Question 58 · Environmental Laws

    Consider the following statements : The Environment Protection Act, 1986 empowers the Government of India to 1. state the requirement of public participation in the process of environmental protection, and the procedure and manner in which it is sought 2. lay down the standards for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)

  • 2019 · Question 68 · Environmental Laws

    Consider the following statements : 1. As per law, the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority exists at both National and State levels. 2. People’s participation is mandatory in the compensatory afforestation programmes carried out under the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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    Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary), General Studies Paper I (opens in a new tab)