UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Citizens interests and conservation

Question 1

Following the 2025 NGT order, the CMDA's Office Order No. 07/2025 froze new building approvals in how many revenue villages around the Pallikaranai Ramsar site?

Accepted Answer

15

Answer

11

Answer

13

Answer

18

Question 2

Which authority did the National Green Tribunal direct (2025) to carry out the scientific delineation of the Pallikaranai wetland boundary and prepare its Integrated Management Plan?

Accepted Answer

Tamil Nadu State Wetland Authority

Answer

Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority

Answer

Central Pollution Control Board

Answer

Tamil Nadu Forest Department

Question 3

The National Green Tribunal, which passed the 2025 order restraining construction around the Pallikaranai Marshland, was established under which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

National Green Tribunal Act, 2010

Answer

Environment (Protection) Act, 1986

Answer

Wetlands (Conservation and Management) Rules, 2017

Answer

Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Citizens interests and conservation

Q1. Following the 2025 NGT order, the CMDA's Office Order No. 07/2025 froze new building approvals in how many revenue villages around the Pallikaranai Ramsar site?

Q2. Which authority did the National Green Tribunal direct (2025) to carry out the scientific delineation of the Pallikaranai wetland boundary and prepare its Integrated Management Plan?

Q3. The National Green Tribunal, which passed the 2025 order restraining construction around the Pallikaranai Marshland, was established under which one of the following?