Forest and Wildlife (Part-III)

Total Questions: 51

1. According to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, which of the following animals cannot be hunted by any person except under some provisions provided by law? [I.A.S. (Pre) 2017]

1. Gharial

2. Indian wild ass

3. Wild buffalo

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3

Solution:According to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 Gharial, Indian Wild Ass and Wild Buffalo all the three animals cannot be hunted by any person except under some provisions provided by law.

2. Which of the following Acts provides for protection to wild animals in India? [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Wildlife Protection Act - 1972
(b) Forests Protection Act- 1982
(c) Environment Protection Act - 1996
(d) West Bengal Wild Animal Protection Act - 1959

Correct Answer: (a) Wildlife Protection Act - 1972

Solution:The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 is for the protection of wild animals in India.

3. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2023]

Once the Central Government notifies an area as a 'Community Reserve'.

1. the Chief Wildlife Warden of the State becomes the governing authority of such forest

2. hunting is not allowed in such area

3. people in such areas are allowed to collect non- timber forest produce

4. people of such areas are allowed traditional agricultural practices

How many of the above statements are correct?

(a) Only one
(b) Only two
(c) Only three
(d) All of these

Correct Answer: (c) Only three

Solution:A community reserve is usually formed by the local village council and the forest department signing a memorandum of understanding (MoU). India's North East has seen a mush- rooming of 'community reserves' in the last 11 years.

Community reserves fall under protected areas, along with ma- rine protected areas, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries and conservation reserves, according to the Wild Life (Protection) Act (WLPA), 1972. The provisions of the WLPA apply to an area once it has been declared a community reserve.

Section 33 of the WLPA passes the authority of the sanctuary to the chief wildlife warden. Hence statement 1 is correct. After a forest has been made into a community reserve, people cannot hunt there, nor can they use it for agricultural practices, leave alone jhum cultivation.

(Indicating statement two as true and four as false) After a forest has been made into a community reserve, people are allowed to collect non-timber forest produce.(statement 3 is true)

4. When was the Forest (Conservation) Act enacted? [U.P Lower Sub. (Pre) 2013]

(a) 1978
(b) 1979
(c) 1980
(d) 1980

Solution:The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 was enacted on 27 December,1980.

5. The Government of India enacted the Forest Conservation Act in the year: [U.P.P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) 1976
(b) 1980
(c) 1983
(d) 1988

Correct Answer: (b) 1980

Solution:The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 was enacted on 27 December,1980.

6. Consider the following statements: [I.A.S. (Pre) 2019]

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?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (b) 2 only

Solution:The Environment Protection Act, 1986 does not empower the Government of India to state the requirement of Public Participation in the process of environmental protection and the procedure and manner in which it is sought.

Hence statement 1 is incorrect. This Act lays down the standard for emission or discharge of environmental pollutants from various sources. Hence statement 2 is correct. Therefore option (b) will be the correct answer.

7. Forest Research Institute is located at? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2006, 2007]

(a) New Delhi
(b) Shimla
(c) Dehradun
(d) Bhopal

Correct Answer: (c) Dehradun

Solution:Forest Research Institute is located at Dehradun.

8. Forest Research Institute is located at- [U.P.P.C.S. (Spl) (Mains) 2008]

(a) Hyderabad
(b) Nainital
(c) Solan
(d) Dehradun

Correct Answer: (d) Dehradun

Solution:The Forest Research Institute is an institute of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education and is a premier institution in the field of forest research in India.

It is located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand and is one of the oldest institutions of its kind. In 1991, it was declared a deemed university by the University Grants Commission.

9. In which year the Forest Research Institute was established in India? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2021]

(a) 1896
(b) 1906
(c) 1910
(d) 1950

Correct Answer: (b) 1906

Solution:"Forest Research Institute (FRI), Dehradun" has its roots in the erstwhile Imperial Forest Research Institute established in 1906 to organize and lead forestry research in the country.

Its history is synonymous with the evolution and development of scientific forestry not only in India but in the entire Indian subcontinent. The institute also administered training to forest officers and forest ranger in the country.

10. Where is Forest Research Institute located? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2010]

(a) Nagpur
(b) Mysore
(c) Dehradun
(d) Ernakulam