Under which law were the two passengers carrying the reptiles arrested?
- A.The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
- B.The Customs Act, 1962
- C.The Biological Diversity Act, 2002
- D.The Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
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Explanation
The correct answer is the Customs Act, 1962. The reptiles were seized and the two Indian passengers were arrested by the Air Intelligence Unit at Trichy under the provisions of that Act, because the offence was the illegal import of goods, here live wildlife, across a customs frontier. The recovered animals were then handed over to the Air Intelligence Unit for further necessary action. The statutes named in options A, C and D are important environmental laws of the country and are often used in wildlife matters, but the arrests in this particular case were made under the customs statute, as the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence stated. Aspirants should note the division of work here: the DRI, which functions under the Ministry of Finance, gathered the intelligence and intercepted the passengers, while the airport customs unit made the arrests and took the case ahead.
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Practice Questions
How many live reptiles did the DRI recover at Trichy International Airport?
- A.27
- B.35
- C.45
- D.55
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The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence, acting with the Air Intelligence Unit at Trichy, foiled an attempt to bring that many live reptiles into India through Trichy International Airport.
Read the full explanation →The passengers intercepted with the live reptiles at Trichy had arrived from which city?
- A.Kuala Lumpur
- B.Dubai
- C.Bangkok, via Colombo
- D.Singapore, via Male
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Officers of the Directorate of Revenue Intelligence acted on specific intelligence and intercepted two Indian passengers who reached Trichy International Airport on that routing on 26 October 2026.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following ports has been recognised as a green hydrogen hub by the MNRE?
- A.Mormugao Port
- B.Paradip Port
- C.Visakhapatnam Port
- D.Mumbai Port
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy has recognised three ports as green hydrogen hubs, namely Deendayal Port at Kandla in Gujarat, V.O.
Read the full explanation →Under India's Green Hydrogen Standard, what is the maximum permitted emission for hydrogen to qualify as green?
- A.2 kg of CO2 equivalent per kg of hydrogen
- B.5 kg of CO2 equivalent per kg of hydrogen
- C.9 kg of CO2 equivalent per kg of hydrogen
- D.12 kg of CO2 equivalent per kg of hydrogen
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The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy notified the Standard in August 2023, and the ceiling applies on a well-to-gate basis, measured as an average over twelve months; with it India became one of the first few countries to define green hydrogen formally.
Read the full explanation →What is the outlay approved by the Union Cabinet for the National Green Hydrogen Mission?
- A.Rs 8,240 crore
- B.Rs 17,490 crore
- C.Rs 19,744 crore
- D.Rs 24,500 crore
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The Union Cabinet approved the Mission in January 2023 with that outlay, and set the goal of making India a global hub for green hydrogen and its derivatives, with production capacity of at least 5 MMT a year by 2030.
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