UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Secretive jungle cats need habitats outside protected areas: study

Question 1

In India, the conservation of the jungle cat and the regulation of its protection are operationalised at the Union level chiefly by which one of the following?

Accepted Answer

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change

Answer

Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare

Answer

Ministry of Tribal Affairs

Answer

Ministry of Earth Sciences

Question 2

Under which Schedule of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 is the jungle cat (Felis chaus) currently listed?

Accepted Answer

Schedule II

Answer

Schedule I

Answer

Schedule III

Answer

Schedule IV

Question 3

In the context of conserving species like the jungle cat beyond reserves, the term 'Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs)' most precisely refers to:

Accepted Answer

Geographically defined areas, other than Protected Areas, that are governed and managed so as to achieve sustained, positive long-term outcomes for in-situ biodiversity conservation

Answer

Buffer zones notified immediately around the boundary of every national park and wildlife sanctuary

Answer

Privately owned forest plantations registered solely for carbon-credit trading

Answer

Critical tiger habitats demarcated within the core of tiger reserves

UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Secretive jungle cats need habitats outside protected areas: study

Q1. In India, the conservation of the jungle cat and the regulation of its protection are operationalised at the Union level chiefly by which one of the following?

Q2. Under which Schedule of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 is the jungle cat (Felis chaus) currently listed?

Q3. In the context of conserving species like the jungle cat beyond reserves, the term 'Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (OECMs)' most precisely refers to: