UPSC PYQPrelims 2020

Civil Services Examination · Question 81

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

  1. A licence 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.
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Answer: (A) A licence is required to cultivate that plant.

Explanation

Schedule VI (pre-2022 amendment) listed specified plants whose cultivation and trade required a licence.