Wildlife Protection Act,1972

Q21. Which section of the Wildlife Protection Act,1972 describes the penalty on persons found hunting animals included in Schedule 1 or Part 2 of Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act?
i) Section 11
ii) Section 60
iii) Section 51
iv) Section 45

Answer: iii) Section 51

Correct Answer is Section 51.

Q22. According to section 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act,1972, there is a provision of minimum punishment of how many years for those found involved in hunting wild animals?
i) 1 Years
ii) 2 Years
iii) 3 Years
iv) 4 Years

Answer: iii) 3 Years

Correct Answer is 3 Years.

Q23. Which section of Wildlife Protection Act 1972 allows the State Government to appoint Assistant Director of Wild Preservation, Director and other officers and employees?

i) Section 3
ii) Section 4
iii)Section 5
iv) Section 6

Answer: ii) Section 4

Correct Answer is Section 4.

Q24. In which article of the Constitution of India, the states have been instructed to protect and improve the environment and work for the protection of wildlife and forests?
i) 48
ii) 48A
iii) 51
iv) 50

Answer: ii) 48A

Correct Answer is 48A.

Q25. State Government can constitute a state board for wildlife under which section of Wildlife Protection Act,1972?

i) Section 5
ii) Section 6
iii) Section 7
iv) Section 8

Answer: ii) Section 6

Correct Answer is Section 6.

Q26. Which of the following is/are the duties of State Board for Wildlife?
i) Selection of area to be declared as a protected area
ii) Matter related to Amendment of any schedule of WPA,1972
iii) Harmonizing the need of tribals and other dwellers of the forest
iv) All the above

Answer: iv) All the above

Correct Answer is All the above.

Q27. Which section of the Wildlife Protection Act describes the duties of the State Board for Wild Life?

i) Section 5
ii) Section 6
iii) Section 7
iv) Section 8

Answer: iv) Section 8

Correct Answer is Section 8.

Q28. Which section deals with the prohibition of hunting of animals protected under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972?
i)Section 5
ii) Section 6
iii) Section 9
iv) Section 10

Answer: iii) Section 9

Correct Answer is Section 9.

Q29. In which section of Wildlife protection act, 1972, Chief wildlife warden has given right to give permission to hunt any wild animals for Educational, Scientific research or scientific management purposes?
i) Section 10
ii) Section 11
iii) Section 12
iv) Section 13

Answer: iii) Section 12

Correct Answer is Section 12.

Q30. In which section of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the Chief Wildlife Warden has got certain powers that under certain conditions he can give permission to kill an animal?

i) Section 10
ii) Section 11
iii) Section 12
iv) Section 13

Answer: ii) Section 11

Correct Answer is Section 11.

Q31. Which section of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 deals with the prohibition of plucking, uprooting, etc. of specified plants?
i) Section 20
ii) Section 17A
iii) Section 17
iv) Section 16

Answer: ii) Section 17A

Correct Answer is Section 17A.

Q32. According to which section of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the State Government has been empowered to declare any area as a sanctuary?
i)Section 20
ii) Section 22
iii) Section 17
iv) Section 18

Answer: iv) Section 18

Correct Answer is Section 18.

Q33. Consider the following pairs
a. Declaration of sanctuary 1.Section 18
b. Protection to sanctuaries 2. Section18A
c. Appointment of collector 3.section 18B

Correctly match pairs is/are…?
i) only a
ii) only b
iii) only c
iv) All the above

Answer: iv) All the above

Correct Answer is All the above.

Q34. When an area is declared a sanctuary, according to which section the collector inquire into and determines the rights of the residents in that area?
i) Section 18C
ii) Section 18B
iii) Section 19
iv) Section 20

Answer: iii) Section 19

Correct Answer is Section 19.

Q35. In which section of Wildlife protection act ,1972 It has been directed that the right to acquire land within the sanctuary declared by the State Government is prohibited?
i) Section 24
ii) Section 13
iii) Section 22
iv) Section 20

Answer: iv) Section 20

Correct Answer is Section 20.

Q36. If a state declares an area as a sanctuary, then within how many days after the proclamation by Collector, the claimants of that area can give a written application to the collector for compensation?
i) 30 days
ii) 60 days
iii) 90 days
iv) 120 days

Answer: iii) 90 days

Correct Answer are 90 days .

Q37. Consider the following pairs
a. Enquiry by Collector    1. Section 21
b. Proclamation by Collector 2.Section 22
c. Power of collector        3. Section 23
i) only a
ii) only b
iii) only c
iv) All the above

Answer: iv) All the above

Correct Answer is All the above.

Q38. According to section 25A of the Wildlife Protection Act 1972, within how many days/months/years the collector has to complete all the procedures from section 19 to section 25 after the state government declare an area as a sanctuary under section 18 ?
i) 1 Years
ii) 6Months
iii) 2 Years
iv) 18 Months

Answer: iii) 2 Years

Correct Answer are 2 Years.

Q39. According to which section of the Wildlife Protection Act,1972, the State Government has been given the right to appoint any officer other than the Collector to carry out the procedures under Sections 19 to 25?
i) Section 28
ii) Section 26
iii) Section 26A
iv) Section 30

Answer:

Answer: ii) Section 26

Correct Answer is Section 26.

Q40. Under the power of which section of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 , State Government has the power to declare a National Park?

i) Section 25
ii) Section 65
iii) Section 35
iv) Section 55

Answer: iii) Section 35

Correct Answer is Section 35.

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