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Railways PYQCBT 2 2017

RRB NTPC · Question 16

In April 2016, the National Green Tribunal suspended the environmental clearance given to the proposed hydropower project in Arunachal Pradesh to save the ______.

  1. Great Hornbills

  2. Gayals

  3. Medicinal Plants

  4. Black-necked Cranes

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Answer: (D) Black-necked Cranes

Explanation

In April 2016 the NGT suspended the clearance for the Nyamjang Chhu hydropower project in Tawang, Arunachal Pradesh, because the area is a wintering habitat of the vulnerable black-necked crane.