Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity MCQs


Q.  Consider the following fauna:
1: Common Crow
2: Fruit bats
3: Mice
4: Peacock
Which of the above have been specified as vermin under Wildlife Protection Act-1972?


a. 1, 2 & 3 Only
b. 1 & 2 Only
c. 1, 3 & 4 Only
d. 1, 2, 3 & 4


ANSWER: See Answer
 
Wildlife Protection Act-1972 has specified only three animals — common crow, fruit bats, mice and rats as vermin
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