Wildlife & Wildlife Conservation — Practice MCQs

With reference to the IUCN Red List and Green Status, consider the following statements:

1. The IUCN Red List was launched in 1964 and uses nine categories to indicate the extinction risk of species.
2. The IUCN Green Status was launched in 2021 and measures a species' recovery on a Green Score from 0 to 100 percent.
3. Any species placed under the Green Status category 'Largely Depleted' is automatically classified as Critically Endangered on the Red List.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about the Biological Diversity (Access and Benefit Sharing) Regulation, 2025:

1. For the first time it brings Digital Sequence Information derived from Indian biological resources within the benefit-sharing regime.
2. Companies with annual turnover above ₹1 crore from the use of biological resources must file annual reports under the regulation.
3. The regulation is implemented through a three-tier structure of the National Biodiversity Authority, State Biodiversity Boards and Biodiversity Management Committees at the panchayat or municipality level.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Match the following Indian conservation initiatives with the correct details:

Choose the correct match:

With reference to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 after the 2022 amendment, consider the following statements:

1. The Act now has four schedules, with Schedule IV mirroring the CITES list of internationally regulated species.
2. Schedule I species enjoy the highest level of protection.
3. Kerala became the first state to amend the Wildlife (Protection) Act at the state level to deal with human-wildlife conflict.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

With reference to the Synchronised All-India Elephant Estimation (SAIEE) 2021-25, consider the following statements:

1. It is the first elephant estimation in India to use DNA-based dung analysis instead of the older block-count method.
2. India is now home to about 60% of the global wild Asian Elephant population.
3. Karnataka has the highest state-level elephant population, followed by Assam, Tamil Nadu and Kerala.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about India's tiger reserves following the Supreme Court's 2025 directions:

1. Tiger safaris are no longer permitted inside the core or critical tiger habitat of any reserve.
2. Notification of Eco-Sensitive Zones around tiger reserves has been made mandatory.
3. India currently has 58 notified tiger reserves, with Madhav Tiger Reserve and Ratapani Wildlife Sanctuary being the most recent additions.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Match the following crocodile species with the conservation site in Odisha primarily associated with them:

Choose the correct match:

With reference to the first Pan-India River Dolphin estimation released in 2024, consider the following statements:

1. The total population was estimated at over six thousand dolphins, the overwhelming majority being Gangetic river dolphins.
2. Only three Indus river dolphins were recorded in the Indian portion of their range.
3. Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of river dolphins, followed by Bihar and West Bengal.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about Indian camel breeds:

1. The Kharai camel of Gujarat is the only camel breed known to swim in seawater to feed on mangrove vegetation.
2. The two-humped Bactrian camel is found in the cold desert region of Ladakh.
3. The Wild Bactrian Camel is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R):

Assertion (A): Big cats can roar but small cats cannot; small cats can purr but big cats cannot.

Reason (R): The hyoid bone in big cats is partially flexible and ligamentous, allowing the larynx to vibrate in deep roars, while in small cats the hyoid is fully ossified and rigid.