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Wild life (protection) Act, 1972 includes which of the following objectives?
  1. Restriction and Prohibition on hunting of animals.
  2. Setting up and managing sanctuaries and National Parks.
  3. Protection of specified plants.
  4. All of the above.

A
Setting up and managing sanctuaries and National Parks.
B
Restriction and Prohibition on hunting of animals.
C
All of the above.
D
Protection of specified plants.
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The Wildlife Act was passed in 1972 to protect the wildlife and their habitats. The major activities and provisions in the act can be summed up as follows:
1. It defines the wildlife related terminology.
2. Enactment of an All India Wildlife Protection Act (1972).
3. It provides for the appointment of wildlife advisory Board, Wildlife warden, their powers, duties etc.
4. Becoming a party to the Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of Fauna and Flora (CITES, 1976).
5. Launching a national component of UNESCOs Man and Biosphere Programme (1971).
6. Under the Act, comprehensive listing of endangered wildlife species was done for the first time and prohibition of hunting of the endangered species was mentioned.
7. Protection to some endangered plants.
8. The Act provides for setting up of National Parks, Wildlife Sanctuaries etc.
9. The Act provides for the constitution of Central Zoo Authority.
10. There is provision for trade and commerce in some wildlife species with license for sale, possession, transfer etc.
11. The act imposes a ban on the trade or commerce in scheduled animals.
12. It provides for legal powers to officers and punishment to offenders.
Therefore, the correct answer is option D.

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