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Q11 (IAS/2020) Environment & Ecology › Environment Laws, Policies & Institutions (India) › Wildlife Protection Act Official Key

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

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The Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 was amended in 1991 to include Schedule VI, which specifically deals with specified plants. The primary implication of a plant being listed under this schedule is that its cultivation, collection, or possession is strictly regulated.

  • Why Option 1 is correct: Section 17C of the Act mandates that no person shall cultivate a specified plant except under and in accordance with a licence granted by the Chief Wildlife Warden or an authorized officer. Examples of such plants include Beddomes’ cycad, Blue Vanda, and Pitcher plant.
  • Why other options are incorrect: Option 2 is wrong because cultivation is permitted with a legal licence. Options 3 and 4 are incorrect because Schedule VI is based on the endangerment status and conservation needs of the species, rather than its genetic modification or invasive nature.
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Q. If a particular plant species is placed under Schedule VI of The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, what is the implication ? [A] A licence …
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This is a classic 'Sitter' found directly in standard texts like Shankar IAS or Majid Hussain. It rewards reading the 'Salient Features' of the Wildlife Protection Act rather than just memorizing animal names. The question tests legal structure (licensing vs. bans) rather than obscure trivia.

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Does Schedule VI of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 require a licence to cultivate plant species listed in Schedule VI?
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Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 5: Biodiversity and Legislations > the wildlife act, 1972 > p. 13
Presence: 5/5
“Te Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 provides the following: • (i) Protection of specifed plants.• (ii) Prohibition of hunting of wild animals.• (iii) Declaration of sanctuaries, national parks, and closed areas.• (iv) Management of sanctuaries, national parks, and closed areas.• (v) Constitution of Central Zoo Authority.• (vi) Granting licence for hunting of animals for the purpose of education, scientifc research, and scientifc management.• (vii) Granting of licence (permits) for picking, uprooting, etc. of specifed plants for the purpose of education, and scientifc research.• (viii) Granting of licence (permit) for trade and commerce in wild animals, and animal products.• (ix) Granting of licence (permits) for cultivation of specifed but otherwise prohibited plants.• (x) Protecting the rights of Scheduled Tribes Population.• (xi) Penalties for violation of various provisions of the Act.”
Why this source?
  • Explicitly lists 'Granting of licence (permits) for cultivation of specified but otherwise prohibited plants' as a provision of the Act.
  • Links cultivation of certain protected plants to a licensing regime rather than unrestricted cultivation.
Environment, Shankar IAS Acedemy .(ed 10th) > Chapter 15: Protected Area Network > r5.r.3. Salient features of the Act: > p. 212
Presence: 3/5
“• The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 is a product of process which started long ago in 1887 for the protection of a few wild birds and after addition of wild animals in 1987 and specified plants in 1990 it covered almost all wildlife resources which need protection and management. • i. The rating of the Schedules I to V is in accordance with the risk of survival of the wildlife (fauna) enlisted in them. 3. With the amendment of the Act in t99r, powers of the State Governments have been withdrawn almost totaily. Now the State Governments are not emprlwered to declare any wild animal a vermin.”
Why this source?
  • Notes that 'specified plants' were added to the Act (1990), indicating plant-specific regulatory provisions were incorporated.
  • Mentions the schedules framework, implying regulated categorization of species which supports the existence of schedule-based controls.
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