Previous year UPSC prelims questions – Environment Legislations

1. Consider the following statements:

Statement-I: The Indian Flying Fox is placed under the “vermin” category in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

Statement II: The Indian Flying Fox feeds on the blood of other animals.

Which one of the following is correct in respect of the above statements? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2024 Prelims]

2. Consider the following statements:

1. In India, the Biodiversity Management Committees are key to the realisation 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? [UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2023 Prelims]

3. 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?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims]

4. Which one of the following has been constituted under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2022 Prelims]

5. Consider the following statements:

1. 36% of India’s districts are classified as ‘overexploited’ or ‘critical’ by the Central Ground Water Authority (CGWA).
2. CGWA was formed under the Environment (Protection) Act.
3. India has the largest area under groundwater irrigation in the world.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct.

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2020 Prelims]

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

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2020 Prelims]

7. 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?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims]

8. As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2019 Prelims]

9. Consider the following statements:

1. The definition of “Critical Wildlife Habitat” is incorporated in the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
2. For the first time in India, Baigas have been given Habitat Rights.
3. Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change officially decides and declares Habitat Rights for Primitive and Vulnerable Tribal Groups in any part of India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2018 Prelims]

10. In India, if a species of tortoise is declared protected under Schedule I of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, what does it imply?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2017 Prelims]

11. 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?

1. Gharial
2. Indian wild ass
3. Wild buffalo

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2017 Prelims]

12. The Genetic Engineering Appraisal Committee is constituted under the

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2015 Prelims]

13. With reference to Eco-Sensitive Zones’, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. Eco-Sensitive Zones are the areas that are declared under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
2. The purpose of the declaration of Eco-Sensitive Zones is to prohibit all kinds of human activities in those zones except agriculture.

Select the correct answer using the code given below.

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2014 Prelims]

14. Consider the following statements:

1. Animal Welfare Board of India is established under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
2. National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body.
3. National Ganga River Basin Authority is chaired by the Prime Minister.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2014 Prelims]

15. Under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, who shall be the authority to initiate the process for determining the nature and extent of individual or community forest rights or both?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2013 Prelims]

16. With reference to India, consider the following Central Acts:

1. Import and Export (Control) Act, 1947
2. Mining and Mineral Development (Regulation) Act, 1957
3. Customs Act, 1962
4. Indian Forest Act, 1927

Which of the above Acts have relevance to/bearing on the biodiversity conservation in the country?

[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2011 Prelims]