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Which is the first marine sanctuary in India?

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  1. Sundarbans

  2. Chilka Lake

  3. Gulf of Kutch

  4. Lakshadweep

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Marine National Park in the Gulf of Kutch is situated on the southern shore of the Gulf of Kachchh in the Devbhumi Dwarka District of Gujarat state, India. In 1980, an area of 270 sq. km. from Okha to Jodiya was declared Marine Sanctuary. Later, in 1982, a core area of 110sq. km was declared Marine National Park under the provisions of the Wildlife (protection) Act, 1972 of India. There are 42 islands on the Jamnagar coast in the Marine National Park, most of them surrounded by reefs. The best known island is Pirotan.

What is the main attraction of Kaziranga wildlife Sanctuary?

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  1. Tiger

  2. Spotted deer

  3. Nilgai

  4. One horned Rhinoceros

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:
One-horned Rhinoceros,
Kaziranga National Park is the name to exemplify the most popular conservation efforts to save the endangered species like one-horned rhinoceros in India. Located in the Golaghat and Nagaon district of Assam, this most notable wildlife sanctuary is being declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in the year 1985.

In the North-East, the Gaj Yatra has been rolled out from which state by the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI)?

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  1. Meghalaya

  2. Arunachal Pradesh

  3. Manipur

  4. Tripura

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Correct Option: A
Explanation:

In the North-East, the Gaj Yatra has been rolled out by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) and the Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) from Tura, the principal town of Garo Hills of Meghalaya on May 28, 2018. It is the part of an 18-month-long national campaign to protect Indias national heritage animal elephants and its habitat. The event involves taking an elephant mascot across districts frequented by jumbo herds for generating awareness among the people. 


The aim of the campaign is to involve people from all walks of life in the conservation of elephants. The WTI is securing 101 elephant corridors through its Right to Passage project, in partnership with the Union governments Project Elephant, state forest departments and various NGOs. The aim is to rehabilitate people affected by conflict in corridor areas while ensuring uninterrupted movement of elephants between key habitats. Earlier, the campaign was launched by the Dr. Harsh Vardhan on the occasion of 2017 World Elephant Day (WED) in New Delhi.

Which is a great achievement of the Chipko Movement?

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  1. Save water for agriculture.

  2. Save wild species of the tehri region.

  3. Successfully resisted deforestation.

  4. None of these

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

  • Chipko movement was a forest conservation movement in India. It began in 1973. Alaknanda floods alarmed people of how deforestation has resulted in disturbance.
  • Thus people took up this movement and carried on a number of rallies to create awareness among people. They protested against commercial logging operations. And finally deforestation was prevented.

When was the Indian Forest Act passed?

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  1. In $1869$

  2. In $1855$

  3. In $1865$

  4. In $1860$

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Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Indian forest Act was passed by British. It was passed in the year 1865. According to this act the right of Indian communities on forests were limited and authority was transferred to British government.

The act of 1865 empowered the British government to declare any land covered with trees as a government forest and make rules to manage it.

The great Deccan Highway connects Varanasi to Cape Comorin but does not pass through ______________.

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  1. Nagpur

  2. Hyderabad

  3. Chennai

  4. Madurai

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Correct Option: C

The national highways No.1 and No. 2 connect the cities of ______________.

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  1. Amritsar-Calcutta

  2. Chennai-Calcutta

  3. Varanasi-Cape Comorin

  4. Delhi-Ahmedabad

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Correct Option: A

During the British rule, the roads were mostly built for the purpose of.

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  1. Defence

  2. Tourism

  3. Economic development

  4. Administration

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Correct Option: A

Transport of agriculture produce by farmers to the markets is mostly done through.

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  1. Roads

  2. Railways

  3. Airways

  4. Waterways

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Correct Option: A

Construction and maintenance of national highways is looked after by.

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  1. City corporation

  2. Public works department

  3. State government

  4. Central government

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Correct Option: D
Explanation:

Construction and maintenance of national highways is looked after by Central government. National Highways Authority of India was constituted by an Act. of Parliament, namely the National Highways Authority of India Act , 1988, to develop, maintain and manage the National Highways vested or entrusted to it by the Central Government. The Authority is mandated to develop, maintain and manage the national highways and any other highways vested in, or entrusted to, it by the Government.