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1. Without permission of Chief Wildlife Warden, no person can:
a. View wildlife
b. Acquire, keep, transfer, destroy or damage Government property
c. Visit sanctuary
d. Report wildlife crime
2. Section 39 primarily ensures:
a. Commercial use of wildlife
b. State control and ownership over illegally obtained wildlife and related articles
c. Private ownership of trophies
d. Tourism regulation
3. Property under Section 39 includes:
a. Only animals
b. Animals, animal articles, trophies, and equipment used in offence
c. Only forest land
d. Only plants
4. Section 40 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Zoo recognition
b. Declarations regarding possession of captive animals and trophies
c. Tiger reserve constitution
d. Hunting permits
5. Under Section 40(1), declaration is required for:
a. Only live domestic animals
b. Captive animals in Schedule I or Part II of Schedule II and related articles
c. Only plants
d. Only forest land
6. Declaration under Section 40(1) must be made within:
a. 7 days
b. 15 days
c. 30 days
d. 90 days
7. Declaration is to be made to:
a. District Judge
b. Chief Wildlife Warden or authorised officer
c. Gram Sabha
d. Police Commissioner
8. After commencement of the Act, acquisition of Schedule I or Part II animals is:
a. Freely allowed
b. Prohibited except with permission of Chief Wildlife Warden
c. Allowed only in markets
d. Not regulated
9. Which of the following requires permission under Section 40(2)?
a. Sale or transfer of Schedule I animals or derived trophies
b. Buying vegetables
c. Fishing in ponds
d. Agricultural trade
10. Section 40(2A) allows acquisition of such animals only by:
a. Purchase from market
b. Inheritance (with conditions)
c. Auction only
d. Hunting license
11. Declaration of inherited animal under Section 40(2B) must be made within:
a. 30 days
b. 60 days
c. 90 days
d. 1 year
12. The provisions of Sections 41 and 42 apply to:
a. Tourist permits
b. Inherited animals after declaration
c. Hunting licenses
d. Forest acquisition
13. Section 40(2A) exception does NOT apply to:
a. Deer
b. Elephant
c. Tiger
d. Rhinoceros
14. Section 40(3) exempts:
a. Private dealers
b. Recognised zoos and public museums
c. Hunters
d. Timber merchants
15. State Government under Section 40(4) may require declaration of:
a. Any wild animal or trophy except specified exclusions
b. Only domestic cattle
c. Only birds
d. Only crops
16. Main objective of Section 40 is:
a. Promote trade in wildlife
b. Control possession and ensure declaration of endangered wildlife and trophies
c. Regulate mining
d. Land acquisition
17. Section 40A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Zoo licensing
b. Immunity in certain cases relating to declaration of wildlife possession
c. Tiger reserve alteration
d. Hunting permissions
18. Under Section 40A(1), the Central Government may require declaration by:
a. Only State Governments
b. Any person in possession of specified captive animals or trophies
c. Only zoos
d. Only forest officers
19. Section 40A applies in cases where declaration was not made under:
a. Section 39 only
b. Section 40(1) or 40(4)
c. Section 38
d. Section 35 only
20. The power under Section 40A is exercised by:
a. State Government notification
b. Central Government notification
c. Supreme Court order
d. National Board for Wildlife
21. Section 40A provides for declaration of:
a. Only domestic animals
b. Captive animals, animal articles, trophies or uncured trophies of Schedule I or Part II animals
c. Only plants
d. Only vehicles
22. Section 40A(2) provides that violations before amendment of 2002:
a. Shall be prosecuted further
b. Shall not be proceeded with and pending proceedings abate
c. Shall be increased in punishment
d. Shall be transferred to civil court
23. Proceedings abated under Section 40A relate to:
a. Forest contracts
b. Violation of Section 40 before 2002 amendment
c. Land acquisition
d. Tourism regulation
24. Items declared under Section 40A(1) are:
a. Freely transferable
b. To be dealt with as per prescribed manner and conditions
c. Automatically destroyed
d. Converted into private property
25. Main purpose of Section 40A is:
a. Promote wildlife trade
b. Provide immunity/relaxation in declaration requirements with regulatory control
c. Increase hunting rights
d. Reduce forest area
26. Section 40A ensures:
a. Retrospective punishment
b. Relief from past violations with regulatory declaration mechanism
c. Privatization of wildlife
d. Removal of penalties permanently
27. Section 41 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Zoo recognition
b. Inquiry and preparation of inventories
c. Hunting permissions
d. Tiger reserve declaration
28. Under Section 41(1), action is taken after receipt of declaration under:
a. Section 38
b. Section 39
c. Section 40
d. Section 35
29. The Chief Wildlife Warden or authorised officer may under Section 41:
a. Issue hunting permits
b. Enter premises of person referred under Section 40
c. Acquire land directly
d. Grant zoo licences
30. Under Section 41, inventories are prepared of:
a. Only plants
b. Animal articles, trophies, uncured trophies, skins and captive animals
c. Only vehicles
d. Only forest land
31. Identification marks under Section 41 are affixed on:
a. Only trees
b. Animals and related wildlife articles and trophies
c. Roads
d. Buildings
32. Identification marks are affixed in:
a. Any arbitrary manner
b. Such manner as may be prescribed
c. Court direction only
d. Police discretion
33. Section 41(2) prohibits:
a. Hunting animals
b. Obliteration or counterfeiting of identification marks
c. Forest entry
d. Zoo establishment
34. Purpose of Section 41 is:
a. Commercial trade regulation
b. Verification and documentation of wildlife possession
c. Land acquisition
d. Tourism promotion
35. Inventory under Section 41 is prepared after:
a. Arrest of offender
b. Declaration under Section 40
c. Sanctuary notification
d. Court order only
36. Identification marks under Section 41 help in:
a. Tax collection
b. Tracking and authenticating wildlife articles and animals
c. Road construction
d. Fishing regulation
37. Section 9 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 primarily deals with:
a. Declaration of sanctuary
b. Prohibition of hunting
c. Grant of zoo licence
d. Tiger conservation plan
38. Under Section 9, hunting is prohibited for:
a. Only Schedule I animals
b. Only Schedule II animals
c. Schedule I, II, III and IV animals
d. Only endangered species
39. Section 11 permits hunting of wild animals if:
a. Animal is healthy
b. Animal becomes dangerous to human life or diseased beyond recovery
c. Animal is in zoo
d. Animal is in captivity
40. Who is competent to permit hunting under Section 11(1)?
a. Central Government
b. District Magistrate
c. Chief Wild Life Warden
d. Forest Ranger
41. Under Section 11, killing in self-defence is:
a. Always an offence
b. Not an offence if done in good faith
c. Punishable with fine
d. Permitted only in sanctuaries
42. Under Section 12, permit for special purposes can be granted for:
a. Hunting for sport
b. Education and scientific research
c. Commercial trade
d. Private collection only
43. Section 12 includes which of the following as “scientific management”:
a. Killing animals for population control
b. Translocation and non-lethal population management
c. Hunting for research
d. Export of wildlife
44. Section 17A prohibits:
a. Cultivation of plants
b. Picking or uprooting specified plants
c. Fishing in rivers
d. Zoo management
45. Under Section 17B, permit for specified plants can be granted for:
a. Industrial use
b. Scientific research and education
c. Private sale
d. Hunting
46. Section 17C relates to:
a. Wildlife tourism
b. Cultivation of specified plants without licence
c. Zoo recognition
d. Tiger reserve creation
47. Section 17D prohibits:
a. Wildlife photography
b. Business as dealer in specified plants without licence
c. Forest management
d. Hunting permits
48. Section 17E requires declaration of:
a. Wildlife sanctuary boundaries
b. Stock of specified plants
c. Zoo animals
d. Hunting permits
49. Section 17F provides that licensee cannot:
a. Keep lawfully acquired plants
b. Possess undeclared or illegally acquired specified plants
c. Sell licensed plants
d. Transport plants with permission
50. Section 17G prohibits purchase of specified plants except from:
a. Farmers
b. Licensed dealer
c. Forest officer
d. Any person
51. Under Section 18, sanctuary is declared by:
a. Central Government notification
b. State Government notification
c. Supreme Court order
d. District Collector
52. Section 19 relates to:
a. Hunting rules
b. Collector determining rights in sanctuary area
c. Zoo management
d. Tiger reserve planning
53. Section 20 provides:
a. Acquisition of forest land
b. Bar on accrual of new rights in sanctuary area after notification
c. Hunting permission
d. Wildlife trade regulation
54. Under Section 21, Collector must:
a. Arrest offenders
b. Issue proclamation inviting claims of rights
c. Grant zoo licences
d. Approve hunting permits
55. Section 23 empowers Collector to:
a. Grant compensation only
b. Enter land and exercise civil court powers
c. Declare sanctuary
d. Approve tiger reserve
56. Section 24 allows Collector to:
a. Reject or admit claims and acquire land
b. Issue zoo permits
c. Allow hunting
d. Cancel licences only
57. Under Section 26A, declaration of sanctuary requires:
a. Police approval
b. Final disposal of claims and notification
c. Court order only
d. Gram Sabha vote only
58. Section 27 restricts entry into sanctuary except:
a. Any person
b. Authorised persons under permit or rights
c. Tourists without permission
d. Hunters
59. Section 29 prohibits:
a. Entry into sanctuary
b. Destruction or exploitation of wildlife without permit
c. Zoo operations
d. Fishing
60. Under Section 31, entry with weapon in sanctuary is:
a. Always allowed
b. Allowed with written permission
c. Completely prohibited without exception
d. Allowed for police only
61. Section 33 gives control of sanctuaries to:
a. District Magistrate
b. Chief Wild Life Warden
c. Police Commissioner
d. Forest Tribunal
62. Section 34 requires registration of arms near sanctuary within:
a. 1 month
b. 3 months
c. 6 months
d. 1 year
63. Section 35 deals with:
a. National Parks
b. Wildlife crime bureau
c. Zoo authority
d. Hunting permits
64. Section 36A provides for:
a. Tiger reserve creation
b. Conservation reserve declaration
c. Zoo licensing
d. Hunting rules
65. Section 36C deals with:
a. Community reserve
b. National park
c. Wildlife trade
d. Arms control
66. Section 38A establishes:
a. Zoo Authority
b. Central Zoo Authority
c. Tiger Reserve Board
d. Wildlife Tribunal
67. Section 38H provides:
a. Zoo recognition mandatory
b. Hunting in zoos
c. Arms licensing
d. Wildlife trade
68. Section 38I restricts:
a. Zoo construction
b. Acquisition of animals by zoo without permission
c. Tourism
d. Forest rights
69. Section 38L establishes:
a. Wildlife Crime Bureau
b. National Tiger Conservation Authority
c. Zoo Committee
d. Forest Board
70. Section 38O empowers Tiger Conservation Authority to:
a. Issue driving licences
b. Approve tiger conservation plan and regulate ecological matters
c. Grant hunting permits
d. Issue arms licences
71. Section 38W restricts:
a. Creation of sanctuaries
b. Alteration or de-notification of tiger reserves without approval
c. Zoo management
d. Fishing rights
72. Section 38Y establishes:
a. Wildlife Court
b. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
c. Forest Tribunal
d. Tiger Protection Force
73. Section 39 declares:
a. Plants as private property
b. Wild animals and related items as Government property
c. Forest land as private property
d. Zoos as private property
74. Section 40 deals with:
a. Arms declaration
b. Declaration of possession of captive animals and trophies
c. Hunting permits
d. Sanctuary declaration
75. Section 41 empowers:
a. Police investigation
b. Inquiry and inventory preparation of declared wildlife possessions
c. Zoo licensing
d. Arms control
76. Section 42 provides for:
a. Certificate of ownership of wild animals
b. Hunting licence
c. Arms licence
d. Zoo establishment
77. Section 43 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Hunting permits
b. Regulation of transfer of animal, animal articles, trophies
c. Declaration of sanctuary
d. Zoo recognition
78. Under Section 43(1), a person holding certificate of ownership cannot:
a. Keep captive animal
b. Transfer animal/trophy for commercial consideration
c. Declare ownership
d. Transport wildlife for personal use
79. Section 43 prohibits transfer of captive animal by:
a. Gift only
b. Sale or other commercial consideration
c. Inheritance only
d. Government order
80. Section 43(2) requires reporting of transfer/transport within:
a. 7 days
b. 15 days
c. 30 days
d. 60 days
81. Report under Section 43(2) is to be made to:
a. Magistrate
b. Police officer
c. Chief Wildlife Warden or authorised officer
d. District Collector only
82. Section 43 applies when transfer is made:
a. Within same village only
b. Within or outside the State
c. Only within sanctuary
d. Only outside India
83. Section 43(3) provides exemption for:
a. Elephant tusk trade
b. Tail feather of peacock and articles made from it
c. Tiger skin trade
d. Deer horn trade
84. Under Section 43, transfer between recognised zoos is:
a. Prohibited
b. Allowed subject to Section 38-I
c. Allowed without restriction
d. Allowed only with court permission
85. Section 43 regulates animals in respect of:
a. Illegal hunting only
b. Certificate of ownership holders
c. Sanctuary animals only
d. Forest officers only
86. Purpose of Section 43 is primarily to:
a. Promote wildlife trade
b. Restrict commercial exploitation of owned wildlife items
c. Allow free trade of animals
d. Regulate tourism
87. Section 44 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Sanctuary declaration
b. Dealings in trophy and animal articles without licence
c. Hunting prohibition
d. Zoo recognition
88. Under Section 44(1), business without licence includes:
a. Only hunting
b. Manufacturing or dealing in animal articles
c. Forest conservation
d. Wildlife census
89. Section 44 includes which of the following as regulated activity?
a. Taxidermist business
b. Farming
c. Fishing
d. Agriculture
90. Under Section 44, dealing in captive animals requires:
a. Police permission
b. Licence
c. Court order
d. Panchayat approval
91. Section 44 prohibits without licence:
a. Wildlife photography
b. Cooking or serving meat in eating-house
c. Forest travel
d. Tourism
92. “Eating-house” under Section 44 includes:
a. Only restaurants
b. Hotel, restaurant or any place serving eatables on payment
c. Only street food stalls
d. Only government canteens
93. Section 44 also regulates dealing in:
a. Timber
b. Snake venom
c. Minerals
d. Water
94. The proviso to Section 44 allows continuation of existing business for:
a. 7 days
b. 15 days
c. 30 days
d. 90 days
95. Under Section 44, peacock feather dealers are:
a. Completely prohibited
b. Exempted from licence requirement
c. Required to hunt peacocks
d. Required to export only
96. Purpose of Section 44 is to:
a. Promote wildlife trade
b. Regulate commercial dealings in wildlife articles and meat
c. Encourage hunting
d. Establish sanctuaries
97. Under Section 44(2), declaration of stock must be made within:
a. 7 days
b. 15 days
c. 30 days
d. 60 days
98. Declaration under Section 44(2) is required from:
a. Only hunters
b. Manufacturers and dealers in animal articles and captive animals
c. Only forest officers
d. Only tourists
99. Under Section 44(2), declaration includes stocks as on:
a. Date of inspection
b. Date of declaration commencement
c. Date of licence grant
d. Date of arrest
100. Under Section 44(2), identification mark is placed by:
a. Police officer
b. Magistrate
c. Chief Wildlife Warden or authorised officer
d. Forest guard only
101. Section 44(3) requires application for licence to be made to:
a. Collector
b. Magistrate
c. Chief Wildlife Warden or authorised officer
d. Central Government
102. Under Section 44(4)(a), licence application is made in:
a. Oral form
b. Prescribed form with prescribed fee
c. Court petition
d. Police report
103. Under Section 44(4)(b), licence is granted considering:
a. Political influence only
b. Applicant’s antecedents and impact on wildlife status
c. Land ownership
d. Religion of applicant
104. Under Section 44(4)(b), authority may conduct:
a. Election
b. Inquiry into applicant suitability
c. Criminal trial
d. Land survey only
105. Section 44(5) provides that licence shall specify:
a. Only fee amount
b. Premises and conditions of business
c. Hunting area
d. Forest boundaries
106. Main purpose of Section 44(2)-(5) is:
a. Wildlife protection through licensing and stock declaration
b. Hunting promotion
c. Forest land acquisition
d. Tourism development
107. Section 45 empowers suspension or cancellation of licence by:
a. Magistrate
b. Police officer
c. Chief Wildlife Warden or authorised officer
d. Central Government only
108. Under Section 45, suspension or cancellation of licence must be:
a. Oral order
b. Without reason
c. Reasoned in writing
d. Approved by court
109. Before suspension or cancellation under Section 45, licensee must be given:
a. No hearing
b. Reasonable opportunity of being heard
c. Only written notice without hearing
d. Police custody
110. Section 45 is subject to:
a. Court orders only
b. State Government general or special order
c. Police instructions
d. Collector directions
111. Section 46 deals with:
a. Hunting permits
b. Appeals relating to licences under Section 44 and 45
c. Sanctuary declaration
d. Zoo regulation
112. Under Section 46(1)(a), appeal against order of authorised officer lies to:
a. Magistrate
b. Chief Wildlife Warden
c. State Government
d. Central Government
113. Under Section 46(1)(b), appeal against Chief Wildlife Warden lies to:
a. District Court
b. State Government
c. High Court
d. Central Government
114. Section 46 provides:
a. Only single appeal
b. Second appeal to State Government against Chief Wildlife Warden order
c. No appeal
d. Appeal to Supreme Court
115. Time limit for filing appeal under Section 46 is:
a. 15 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days
116. Delay in appeal under Section 46 may be condoned if:
a. No reason required
b. Sufficient cause is shown
c. Police permits
d. Collector approves
117. Section 46(3) provides that appellate order is:
a. Always challengeable
b. Final subject to provisions of section
c. Advisory only
d. Void
118. Main safeguard under Section 45 is:
a. Jury trial
b. Hearing before suspension/cancellation
c. Automatic licence renewal
d. No reasons required
119. Section 47 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 relates to:
a. Appeal procedure
b. Maintenance of records by licensee
c. Declaration of sanctuary
d. Hunting permits
120. Under Section 47, a licensee is required to:
a. Maintain and submit returns of dealings
b. Only maintain oral records
c. Keep no records
d. Submit returns only to court
121. Records under Section 47 are submitted to:
a. Police station only
b. Director or authorised officer and Chief Wildlife Warden or authorised officer
c. Magistrate only
d. Central Government only
122. Under Section 47, records must be:
a. Kept secret
b. Available for inspection on demand by authorised officers
c. Submitted once in lifetime
d. Destroyed after licence expiry
123. Section 47 applies to:
a. Only hunters
b. Licensees under Chapter dealing with wildlife trade/business
c. Forest guards only
d. Zoo visitors
124. Main objective of Section 47 is:
a. Promote wildlife trade
b. Ensure regulatory control and monitoring of licensed activities
c. Encourage hunting
d. Remove licensing system
125. Failure to comply with Section 47 may lead to:
a. No consequence
b. Regulatory action including licence suspension/cancellation
c. Automatic promotion
d. Exemption from law
126. Section 47 strengthens:
a. Unregulated trade
b. Transparency and accountability of wildlife licensees
c. Private hunting rights
d. Tourism expansion
127. Section 48 of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Maintenance of records
b. Purchase and possession restrictions by licensees
c. Sanctuary declaration
d. Zoo recognition
128. Under Section 48(a)(i), a licensee cannot keep in possession:
a. Lawfully acquired animals only
b. Animals/articles requiring declaration under Section 44(2) but not declared
c. Only zoo animals
d. Forest produce only
129. Under Section 48(a)(ii), possession is prohibited if:
a. Acquired from licensed dealer
b. Not lawfully acquired under the Act
c. Acquired by inheritance only
d. Certified by court
130. Section 48(b) prohibits licensee from:
a. Only hunting
b. Capturing wild animals and dealing in Schedule I & II captive animals except as per rules
c. Farming animals
d. Fishing
131. Under Section 48, licensee cannot:
a. Transport animals with permission
b. Sell, offer for sale or serve meat derived from Schedule I/II animals
c. Keep records
d. Apply for licence
132. Section 48 restricts taxidermy of:
a. All animals including domestic animals
b. Scheduled wildlife animals and related articles except as permitted
c. Only plants
d. Only birds
133. First proviso to Section 48 requires permission for inter-State transfer from:
a. Magistrate
b. Director or authorised officer
c. Police officer
d. Panchayat
134. Under Section 48, inter-State transfer permission is granted only if:
a. Animal is valuable
b. Director is satisfied that animal/article is lawfully acquired
c. Applicant is resident
d. Court orders it
135. Main purpose of Section 48 is:
a. Promote wildlife trade
b. Prevent illegal possession and inter-State movement of wildlife products
c. Encourage hunting tourism
d. Establish zoos
136. Section 48 applies to:
a. Only forest officers
b. Licensees under wildlife trade provisions
c. General public only
d. Tourists
137. Section 48A of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Zoo recognition
b. Restriction on transportation of wild life
c. Declaration of sanctuary
d. Hunting permits
138. Under Section 48A, a person shall accept wild animal for transportation only after:
a. Police verification
b. Due care to ensure permission from competent authority
c. Court order
d. Panchayat approval
139. Section 48A requires permission for transportation from:
a. Magistrate
b. Chief Wildlife Warden or authorised officer
c. District Collector only
d. Forest Tribunal
140. Section 48A applies to:
a. Only domestic animals
b. Wild animals (other than vermin), animal articles and specified plants
c. Only zoo animals
d. Only birds
141. Under Section 49, purchase of captive animals is prohibited unless:
a. Bought from any person
b. Bought from dealer or authorised person under the Act
c. Bought from forest guards
d. Bought from tourists
142. Section 49 prohibits purchase of:
a. Only plants
b. Captive animals, wild animals (other than vermin), animal articles and trophies except authorised sources
c. Domestic cattle
d. Agricultural produce
143. Under Section 49, “vermin” animals are:
a. Always protected
b. Excluded from restriction
c. Protected like tigers
d. Subject to zoo rules only
144. Proviso to Section 49 provides exemption for:
a. Private hunters
b. Recognised zoos and public museums
c. Illegal traders
d. Forest contractors
145. Main objective of Section 48A is:
a. Promote wildlife transport
b. Ensure lawful permission for transportation of wildlife and related items
c. Allow free trade
d. Regulate tourism
146. Section 49 primarily regulates:
a. Wildlife education
b. Purchase/receipt/acquisition of wildlife products from authorised sources only
c. Hunting zones
d. Forest land acquisition
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