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Topics: Protected Areas & Wildlife (3)Environmental Governance & Legislation (1)Water & Wetland Conservation (1)
UPSC 2004 · Q12 · Environment & Ecology › Protected Areas & Wildlife · Save

Consider the following statements:

  1. Toothless mammals such as pangolins are not found in India.
  2. Gibbon is the only ape found in India.

Which of these statements given above is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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Answer: (b) 2 only
UPSC 2004 · Q46 · Environment & Ecology › Water & Wetland Conservation · Save

Tarun Bharat Sangh, an organization based in a village near Alwar (Rajasthan) has become famous because of

(a) Cultivation of genetically modified cotton
(b) Rehabilitation of women victims of AIDS
(c) Livelihood projects for destitute rural women
(d) Rain-water harvesting
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Answer: (d) Rain-water harvesting
UPSC 2004 · Q65 · Environment & Ecology › Protected Areas & Wildlife · Save

Match List I (National Park/Sanctuary) with List II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. Chhattisgarh
  2. Haryana
  3. Himachal Pradesh
  4. Karnataka

List I (A) Kanger Ghati National Park (B) Nagerhole National Park (C) Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary (D) Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary

List II

Codes: ABCD

(a) 3 2 1 4
(b) 1 4 3 2
(c) 3 4 1 2
(d) 1 2 3 4
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Answer: (b) 1 4 3 2
UPSC 2004 · Q107 · Environment & Ecology › Protected Areas & Wildlife · Save

Match List I (Biosphere Reserve) with List II (States) and select the correct answer using the codes given below:

  1. Sikkim
  2. Uttaranchal
  3. Arunachal Pradesh
  4. Orissa
  5. Meghalaya

List I (A) Simlipal (B) Dehong Deband (C) Nokrek (D) Kanchenjunga

List II

Codes:

(a) A 1 B 3 C 5 D 4
(b) A 4 B 5 C 2 D 1
(c) A 1 B 5 C 2 D 4
(d) A 4 B 3 C 5 D 1
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Answer: (d) A 4 B 3 C 5 D 1
UPSC 2004 · Q135 · Environment & Ecology › Environmental Governance & Legislation · Save

Amongst the following Indian States which one has the minimum total forest cover?

(a) Sikkim
(b) Goa
(c) Haryana
(d) Kerala
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Answer: (c) Haryana