Q. Consider the following statements:
1.As per the Wildlife Protection Act (WLPA), there are four Protected Areas (PAs) categories with varying governance structures.
2.Critical Wildlife Habitats (CWH) are areas within national parks and sanctuaries that have been established through scientific and objective criteria that needs to be kept inviolate for the purpose of wildlife conservation.
Select the correct answer from the code given below:

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B
Notes:

Explanation –

Statement 1 is incorrect. There five Protect Areas under the Wildlife Protection Act (WLPA) – National Parks (NP), Wildlife Sanctuaries (WLS), Conservation Reserves, Community Reserves, and Tiger Reserves (TR).

Statement 2 is correct. CWH are areas within national parks and sanctuaries that have been established through scientific and objective criteria that needs to be kept inviolate for the purpose of wildlife conservation.

Source: ORF