11. If you walk through countryside, you are likely to see some birds stalking alongside the cattle to seize the insects disturbed by their movement through grasses. Which of the following is/are such bird/birds?
1. Painted Stork

2. Common Myna
3. Black-necked Crane

 

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Answer & Solution

Answer:

2 only

12. 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.


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Answer & Solution

Answer:

Neither 1 nor 2

13. 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?





Answer & Solution

Answer:

2 and 3 only

14. Which of the following have coral reefs? 
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands
2. Gulf of Kachchh
3. Gulf of Mannar
4. Sunderbans

 

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Answer:

1, 2 and 3 only

15. In India, the problem of soil erosion is associated with which of the following? 
1. Terrace cultivation

2. Deforestation
3. Tropical climate

 

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Answer:

2 only