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Prelims 2020 · Environment · Question 61

If a particular plant species is placed under Schedule VI of The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, what is the implication?

  1. A license is required to cultivate that plant.
  2. Such a plant cannot be cultivated under any circumstances.
  3. It is a Genetically Modified crop plant.
  4. Such a plant is invasive and harmful to the ecosystem.

Answer

A license is required to cultivate that plant.

  • (a) A license is required to cultivate that plant. — Correct. Under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, plants listed in Schedule VI are specified plants, and cultivation requires permission/license from the competent authority.
  • (b) Such a plant cannot be cultivated under any circumstances. — Incorrect. The Act does not impose an absolute ban; it regulates cultivation through prior permission.
  • (c) It is a Genetically Modified crop plant. — Incorrect. Schedule VI has nothing to do with GM crops; it concerns protection of certain specified plant species.
  • (d) Such a plant is invasive and harmful to the ecosystem. — Incorrect. Schedule VI is not a list of invasive species; it is a list of protected plant species.

Therefore, the correct answer is (a).

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