The elephant tusks recovered by the DRI near Guwahati were seized under which law?
- A.The Customs Act alone
- B.The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972
- C.The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
- D.The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Two tusks measuring 29 inches and 30 inches, with a combined weight of about 3.7 kg, were recovered from an abandoned bag near Sonapur Toll Gate and seized under that Act before being handed to the Assam State Forest Department. Elephant tusks are listed in Schedule I of the Act and also in Appendix I of CITES, so trade in articles made from them is prohibited. Option A is wrong because, although the DRI enforces the Customs Act in smuggling cases, the tusks themselves were seized under wildlife law. Option C is wrong because the Forest (Conservation) Act deals with the diversion of forest land, not with protected species. Option D is wrong because the Biological Diversity Act covers access to biological resources and benefit sharing rather than the seizure of ivory.
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Practice Questions
How many e-cigarettes did the DRI seize at Jawaharlal Nehru Port in the consignment mis-declared as Mop Rod?
- A.6,000
- B.7,000
- C.13,000
- D.3,55,000
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The container declared as Mop Rod was found to conceal 6,000 pieces of the Yuoto Thanos brand and 7,000 pieces of the Yuoto Lens brand, which together make 13,000 e-cigarettes, valued with the cover cargo at more than Rs 4 crore and seized under the Customs Act.
Read the full explanation →The DRI arrested a passenger travelling by bus from Delhi to Bhopal with 6.642 kg of amphetamine. Amphetamine is controlled under which Act?
- A.The Drugs and Cosmetics Act, 1940
- B.The NDPS Act, 1985
- C.The Poisons Act, 1919
- D.The Customs Act, 1962
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Field testing with an NDPS test kit confirmed that the three packets of crystalline white substance weighing 6.642 kg contained amphetamine, a psychotropic substance controlled by that Act, and both the seizure and the arrest were made under its provisions.
Read the full explanation →On which stretch of the Yamuna does Delhi’s new recreational cruise operate?
- A.Wazirabad to Okhla
- B.Sonia Vihar to Jagatpur
- C.Kalindi Kunj to Nizamuddin
- D.Palla to Wazirabad
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The inauguration took place at Sonia Vihar, and the service was developed along the reach of the river running up to Jagatpur, with a round trip of roughly six kilometres for each sailing.
Read the full explanation →Which vessel is recorded in the Limca Book of Records as the world’s longest river cruise?
- A.MV Ganga Vilas
- B.MV Lal Bahadur Shastri
- C.MV Ram Prasad Bismil
- D.MV Sagar Samrat
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While announcing the Yamuna cruise, the Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways recalled that this vessel holds the Limca Book of Records entry for the longest river cruise anywhere, having sailed more than 3,200 km across India and Bangladesh while touching fifty tourist destinations, two countries, five states and twenty-seven…
Read the full explanation →How many passengers can the electric vessel on Delhi’s Yamuna cruise service carry?
- A.20
- B.30
- C.45
- D.60
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The cruise runs a single electric vessel with seating for thirty passengers, taking visitors on a round trip of about six kilometres along the Sonia Vihar-Jagatpur reach of the river.
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