UPPSC 2019 GS-I Environment & Ecology
Question

Arrange the following events in chronological order of their commencement and select correct answer from the codes given below:

I. Wild Life (Protection) Act
II. Biological Diversity Act
III. Project Tiger
IV. Project Elephant

Codes:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option B: I, III, IV, II

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “I, III, IV, II”.

Event Year
Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972
Project Tiger 1973
Project Elephant 1992
Biological Diversity Act 2002

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