Daily Static Quiz Prelims Practice 2027
The Wildlife (Protection) Amendment Act, 2002 added Conservation Reserves, on government land adjoining National Parks and Sanctuaries, and Community Reserves, on private or community land where communities volunteer to conserve wildlife. The 2006 amendment instead created the National Tiger Conservation Authority and the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau, while the 1982 and 1991 amendments dealt with other aspects of protection.
- Panna — Madhya Pradesh
- Achanakmar-Amarkantak — Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh
- Pachmarhi — Maharashtra
- Seshachalam — Andhra Pradesh
Pair 1 is correct — Panna Biosphere Reserve (notified 2011) lies in Madhya Pradesh and joined the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 2020. Pair 2 is correct — Achanakmar-Amarkantak (notified 2005) spans Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh. Pair 3 is incorrect — Pachmarhi (notified 1999) is in Madhya Pradesh, not Maharashtra, a typical State-swap trap. Pair 4 is correct — Seshachalam Hills (notified 2010) is in Andhra Pradesh.
Keibul Lamjao National Park floats on Loktak Lake in Manipur on thick mats of vegetation called phumdis, and is the last natural habitat of the Sangai (brow-antlered deer, Rucervus eldii eldii), the State animal of Manipur. The Hoolock gibbon is found in North-Eastern forests such as Hollongapar in Assam, the Pygmy hog in the grasslands of Manas, Assam, and the Red panda in the eastern Himalayas, such as Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh.
- Assertion (A): Chilika Lake, once placed in the Montreux Record, was removed from it in 2002 after restoration measures.
- Reason (R): The Montreux Record is a register of Ramsar sites where changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring or are likely to occur.
A is correct — Chilika (Odisha) was placed in the Montreux Record in 1993 and removed in 2002 after restoration, notably the opening of a new mouth to the sea, becoming the first Asian wetland to be removed. R is correct — the Montreux Record flags sites needing priority conservation attention as a result of technological developments, pollution or other human interference. However, R only defines the Record and says nothing about why Chilika was removed, which followed restoration, so R does not explain A.
- Enactment of the Wildlife (Protection) Act
- Launch of Project Tiger
- Designation of the Nilgiri as India’s first Biosphere Reserve
- Launch of Project Elephant
The correct sequence is the Wildlife (Protection) Act (1972) → Project Tiger (1973) → Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (1986) → Project Elephant (1992). Option (a) puts Project Tiger before the 1972 Act that provided the legal framework for protected areas, option (b) places Nilgiri before Project Tiger, and option (c) places Nilgiri after Project Elephant.
