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CONSERVATION MCQs for UPSC & UPPCS

Practice CONSERVATION questions for UPSC, UPPCS and State PCS examinations through focused General Studies MCQ practice.

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CONSERVATION MCQs for UPSC & UPPCS

Prepare CONSERVATION as part of Environment for UPSC Civil Services, UPPCS and other State PCS examinations. Topic-wise MCQ practice can help you revise important concepts and assess your preparation.

StudyAgora provides focused CONSERVATION questions so aspirants can practise a specific area of the General Studies syllabus instead of relying only on broad mixed quizzes.

There are currently 70 MCQs across 7 question sets for this topic.

Sample CONSERVATION Questions

A preview of CONSERVATION MCQs with answers and explanations.

Q1. Which one of the following best describes a National Park in India?
  • An area established primarily for commercial forestry
  • An area designated for protecting wildlife and its habitat with a high degree of legal protection
  • An area where hunting is permitted under regulated conditions
  • An area reserved exclusively for scientific research

Correct Answer: An area designated for protecting wildlife and its habitat with a high degree of legal protection

National Parks are declared to protect wildlife, habitats and ecological values. They generally provide a higher degree of protection than Wildlife Sanctuaries, with restrictions on human activities.

Q2. Which one of the following is a major difference between a National Park and a Wildlife Sanctuary?
  • National Parks can contain only forests, whereas Wildlife Sanctuaries can contain only grasslands
  • National Parks generally provide stricter protection and have fewer permitted human activities
  • Wildlife Sanctuaries cannot protect endangered species
  • National Parks are established only for migratory birds

Correct Answer: National Parks generally provide stricter protection and have fewer permitted human activities

Both categories protect wildlife and habitats, but National Parks generally have stricter restrictions on activities such as grazing, resource extraction and other human uses.

Q3. Which one of the following is India's first National Park?
  • Kaziranga National Park
  • Jim Corbett National Park
  • Kanha National Park
  • Gir National Park

Correct Answer: Jim Corbett National Park

Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park and is regarded as India's first National Park. It was later renamed after Jim Corbett.

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