Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. Expansion of agriculture, settlements, roads, mining and reservoirs has disturbed wildlife habitats.
  2. Grazing by domestic cattle can adversely affect wildlife and its habitat.
  3. Elite hunting in the past and commercial poaching in the present have contributed to wildlife decline.
  4. Forest fires have no significant bearing on wildlife habitat.

How many of the statements given above are correct?

  1. Only three
  2. Only one
  3. All four
  4. Only two
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