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1. Under Section 58B, “Appellate Tribunal” refers to:
a. High Court
b. Sessions Court
c. Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property
d. National Green Tribunal
2. The term “associate” under Section 58B is interpreted:
a. Narrowly
b. Strictly for relatives only
c. Broadly to include connected persons/entities
d. Only for government officers
3. A person managing accounts of the offender may be treated as:
a. Witness only
b. Associate
c. Informer only
d. Public servant
4. A company in which the offender is a partner or director may be treated as:
a. Government body
b. Associate entity
c. Foreign company only
d. Public authority
5. Under Section 58B, a trustee may become associate where:
a. Trust is orally created
b. Offender substantially contributes to trust assets
c. Trust has foreign funding
d. Trust is registered abroad
6. A person holding property on behalf of offender can be treated as:
a. Forest officer
b. Associate
c. Judicial officer
d. Informant
7. Section 58B definitions are mainly relevant for:
a. Hunting licences
b. Forfeiture proceedings
c. Sanctuary declarations
d. Animal census
8. The object behind broad definitions in Section 58B is to:
a. Reduce prosecution burden
b. Prevent concealment of illegally acquired property
c. Increase tourism
d. Encourage trade
9. Section 58C of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Appeals
b. Prohibition of holding illegally acquired property
c. Hunting restrictions
d. Bail provisions
10. Under Section 58C, it is unlawful for any person to:
a. Enter sanctuary
b. Hold illegally acquired property
c. Carry licensed weapon
d. Apply for permit
11. Section 58C applies to property acquired:
a. Through lawful inheritance only
b. Through illegal wildlife activities
c. Through agricultural income
d. Through salary income
12. “Illegally acquired property” under Section 58C includes:
a. Property acquired from lawful salary
b. Property linked to wildlife offences
c. Government land only
d. Ancestral property only
13. Section 58C prohibits:
a. Mere possession of animals
b. Holding of illegally acquired property
c. Forest entry
d. Tourism activities
14. The purpose of Section 58C is:
a. Regulation of zoos
b. Preventing benefit from illegal wildlife trade
c. Regulation of tourism
d. Grant of licences
15. Under Section 58C, illegally acquired property may become subject to:
a. Automatic inheritance
b. Forfeiture proceedings
c. Bail proceedings
d. Civil partition
16. Section 58C strengthens:
a. Administrative control only
b. Financial crackdown on wildlife offenders
c. Tourism policy
d. Forest settlement process
17. The prohibition under Section 58C extends to:
a. Only movable property
b. Only immovable property
c. Any illegally acquired property
d. Only cash deposits
18. Section 58C reflects the principle that:
a. Crime should remain profitable
b. Illegal gains should not be protected
c. Only imprisonment is sufficient
d. Property rights are absolute
19. Section 58D of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Forfeiture of property
b. Competent authority
c. Presumption of guilt
d. Hunting permits
20. Under Section 58D, competent authority is authorised by:
a. Central Government only
b. Supreme Court
c. State Government by notification in Official Gazette
d. Chief Wildlife Warden
21. The officer authorised as competent authority under Section 58D shall not be below the rank of:
a. Range Officer
b. Deputy Ranger
c. Chief Conservator of Forests
d. Forest Guard
22. The State Government may authorise competent authority in respect of:
a. All criminal offences
b. Only wildlife offences outside India
c. Such persons or classes of persons as it may direct
d. Only forest land disputes
23. Section 58E of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Appeal process
b. Identifying illegally acquired property
c. Bail provisions
d. Hunting licences
24. Under Section 58E(1), the authorised officer must not be below the rank of:
a. Inspector of Forest
b. Deputy Inspector General of Police
c. Superintendent of Police
d. Range Forest Officer
25. The officer under Section 58E acts on receipt of:
a. Court decree
b. Complaint from competent authority
c. FIR only
d. Public petition
26. Under Section 58E(1), the officer shall take steps for:
a. Granting bail
b. Tracing and identifying illegally acquired property
c. Closing forest areas
d. Issuing licenses
27. Under Section 58E(2), inquiry may include:
a. Only arrest
b. Only search of forest
c. Inquiry, investigation or survey of persons, property and bank accounts
d. Only seizure of animals
28. Under Section 58E(3), inquiry must be carried out:
a. Without any rules
b. As per directions/guidelines of competent authority
c. Only by court order
d. Only by accused consent
29. Section 58E empowers investigation into:
a. Only wildlife habitats
b. Property, assets, documents and financial records
c. Only animals
d. Only government records
30. The main purpose of Section 58E is:
a. Regulate tourism
b. Enable tracing of illegally acquired wildlife property
c. Provide compensation
d. Grant hunting permission
31. Section 58F of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Appeal procedure
b. Seizure or freezing of illegally acquired property
c. Hunting offences
d. Licensing of traders
32. Under Section 58F(1), an officer may pass order when he has reason to believe that property is:
a. Government property
b. Illegally acquired property
c. Agricultural land
d. Inherited property
33. An order of seizure or freezing under Section 58F is passed when property is likely to be:
a. Donated
b. Concealed, transferred or dealt with to frustrate forfeiture proceedings
c. Registered
d. Insured
34. If seizure is not practicable, the officer may order that property shall:
a. Be auctioned immediately
b. Not be transferred or dealt with without permission
c. Be gifted
d. Be released
35. A copy of order under Section 58F must be served on:
a. Supreme Court
b. Competent authority only
c. The person concerned
d. Local Panchayat
36. Under Section 58F proviso, copy of order must be sent to competent authority within:
a. 24 hours
b. 48 hours
c. 7 days
d. 30 days
37. Under Section 58F(2), an order of seizure/freezing becomes effective only after:
a. Police approval
b. Confirmation by competent authority
c. Magistrate approval
d. Supreme Court order
38. Confirmation by competent authority must be made within:
a. 15 days
b. 30 days
c. 60 days
d. 90 days
39. “Transfer of property” under Section 58F includes:
a. Only sale and purchase
b. Only gift
c. Conveyance, assignment, settlement, lease, mortgage and other alienation
d. Only inheritance
40. Creation of trust in property is considered:
a. Not a transfer
b. Transfer of property under Explanation to Section 58F
c. Criminal offence
d. Government acquisition
41. Under Section 58F, freezing means:
a. Permanent confiscation
b. Temporary prohibition on transfer or dealing with property
c. Auction of property
d. Donation of property
42. The main purpose of Section 58F is to:
a. Protect wildlife officers
b. Prevent frustration of forfeiture proceedings
c. Promote property transfer
d. Provide bail to accused
43. Section 58G of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Notice of forfeiture
b. Management of properties seized or forfeited
c. Appeal to Supreme Court
d. Hunting regulations
44. Under Section 58G(1), Administrator is appointed by:
a. Central Government
b. Supreme Court
c. State Government by notification in Official Gazette
d. Competent authority
45. The Administrator appointed under Section 58G must not be below the rank of:
a. Range Officer
b. Deputy Ranger
c. Conservator of Forests
d. Forest Guard
46. Under Section 58G(2), the Administrator shall:
a. Only investigate offences
b. Receive and manage property seized or forfeited
c. Grant bail to accused
d. Conduct trial
47. Under Section 58G(3), Administrator may dispose property:
a. Only on court order
b. As per directions of State Government
c. Only with police permission
d. Only with accused consent
48. Section 58H of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Seizure of animals
b. Notice of forfeiture of property
c. Hunting permits
d. Bail provisions
49. Under Section 58H(1), notice is issued by:
a. Police Inspector
b. Forest Guard
c. Competent authority
d. Magistrate
50. Under Section 58H(1), notice period given to show cause is:
a. 7 days
b. 15 days
c. 30 days
d. 60 days
51. Notice under Section 58H is issued when competent authority believes property is:
a. Government property
b. Illegally acquired property
c. Inherited property
d. Agricultural property
52. While issuing notice under Section 58H, authority considers:
a. Only police report
b. Value of property and known sources of income
c. Only witness statement
d. Only bank statement
53. Under Section 58H(1), notice is based on:
a. Frivolous complaint
b. Report of investigating officer under Section 58E or other information
c. Public opinion only
d. Media report only
54. Under Section 58H(2), if property is held through another person, notice must also be served on:
a. Only accused
b. Only police
c. Such other person holding the property
d. Court only
55. Section 58I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Seizure of animals
b. Forfeiture of property in certain cases
c. Hunting permissions
d. Bail provisions
56. Under Section 58I(1), competent authority passes order after:
a. FIR registration only
b. Considering explanation and materials on record
c. Police arrest only
d. Media report
57. Before passing forfeiture order under Section 58I, opportunity of hearing must be given to:
a. Only police officer
b. Only forest guard
c. Person affected and related persons holding property
d. Only court
58. If person affected does not appear within 30 days, competent authority may:
a. Close case permanently
b. Proceed ex parte on basis of available evidence
c. Grant bail
d. Transfer case to police
59. Section 58W of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides that findings under other laws are:
a. Binding in forfeiture proceedings
b. Conclusive for all purposes
c. Not conclusive for proceedings under this Chapter
d. Mandatory for Tribunal
60. The main effect of Section 58W is to ensure:
a. Dependence on civil court findings
b. Independence of forfeiture proceedings from other laws’ findings
c. Supremacy of police reports
d. Automatic conviction
61. Section 58X of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Appeal procedure
b. Service of notices and orders
c. Forfeiture of property
d. Burden of proof
62. Under Section 58X(a), service of notice/order may be done by:
a. Oral communication only
b. Tendering personally or sending by registered post
c. Newspaper publication only
d. Police announcement only
63. Under Section 58X(a), notice may be served to:
a. Any witness
b. Person intended or his agent
c. Court only
d. Forest officer only
64. Under Section 58X(b), if service cannot be made normally, notice may be:
a. Cancelled
b. Sent to Supreme Court
c. Affixed at conspicuous place on property or premises
d. Ignored
65. Affixation under Section 58X(b) may be done at:
a. Any random place
b. Conspicuous place of property or last known residence/business premises
c. Police station only
d. Court room only
66. Section 58Y of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Appeal limitation
b. Punishment for acquiring property under pending proceedings
c. Search and seizure
d. Licensing system
67. Under Section 58Y, punishment applies when a person:
a. Accidentally purchases property
b. Knowingly acquires property under proceedings of this Chapter
c. Inherits property
d. Donates property
68. Under Section 58Y, maximum imprisonment may extend up to:
a. 1 year
b. 2 years
c. 5 years
d. 10 years
69. Fine under Section 58Y may extend up to:
a. ₹5,000
b. ₹10,000
c. ₹50,000
d. ₹1,00,000
70. The offence under Section 58Y requires:
a. Negligence
b. Knowledge of pending proceedings
c. No knowledge requirement
d. Only suspicion
71. The purpose of Section 58X is to ensure:
a. Delay in proceedings
b. Effective service of legal documents
c. Avoidance of notice
d. Court control over service
72. Section 58W ensures that:
a. Other laws override this Chapter
b. Findings under other laws are not binding in forfeiture proceedings
c. Civil courts have jurisdiction
d. Police reports are final
73. Section 59 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 declares officers under the Act as:
a. Judicial officers
b. Public servants
c. Private agents
d. Contract employees
74. Under Section 59, officers are deemed public servants within the meaning of:
a. Code of Civil Procedure
b. Indian Evidence Act
c. Section 21 of IPC
d. CrPC Section 154
75. Which of the following is NOT covered as public servant under Section 59?
a. Officers under Chapter II
b. Members of authorities under Chapter IVB
c. Private hunters
d. Officers exercising powers under the Act
76. Section 60 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 provides protection for actions taken in:
a. Malicious intent
b. Good faith
c. Political influence
d. Personal benefit
77. Under Section 60(1), no suit or prosecution shall lie against officers for acts:
a. Done illegally
b. Done in good faith under the Act
c. Done outside duty
d. Done after retirement
78. Section 60(2) extends protection to:
a. Only private persons
b. Central and State Government and their officers/employees
c. Only courts
d. Only NGOs
79. Under Section 60(2), protection is available for:
a. Any negligent act
b. Any damage caused in bad faith
c. Acts done or intended to be done in good faith
d. Only criminal acts
80. Section 60(3) extends protection to:
a. Forest contractors only
b. Authorities under Chapter IVA/IVB and their officers
c. Private companies
d. Wildlife traders
81. The main objective of Section 59 is:
a. To define offences
b. To confer public servant status for legal protection under IPC
c. To provide bail
d. To regulate hunting permits
82. The term “public servant” under Section 59 is linked with:
a. IPC Section 40
b. IPC Section 21
c. CrPC Section 2
d. Evidence Act Section 3
83. Section 60 protection is available only when act is done:
a. With malice
b. In good faith under the Act
c. Outside jurisdiction
d. For personal gain
84. The purpose of Section 60 is to:
a. Increase liability of officers
b. Protect officials acting in good faith under the Act
c. Remove judicial review
d. Penalise forest officers
85. Section 60A of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Bail provisions
b. Reward to persons
c. Forfeiture of property
d. Appeal mechanism
86. Under Section 60A(1), reward may be ordered when:
a. Only FIR is registered
b. Court imposes sentence of fine or fine forms part of sentence
c. Police arrests accused
d. Investigation starts
87. Under Section 60A(1), reward is paid out of:
a. Government budget only
b. Proceeds of fine
c. Forest fund only
d. Bank guarantee
88. Maximum reward under Section 60A(1) cannot exceed:
a. 25% of fine
b. 40% of fine
c. 50% of fine
d. 75% of fine
89. Under Section 60A(2), reward in compounding cases is paid out of:
a. Government grant
b. Composition money accepted
c. Police fund
d. Court fee
90. Maximum reward in compounding cases under Section 60A(2) is:
a. 25% of composition money
b. 40% of composition money
c. 50% of composition money
d. 100% of composition money
91. Section 60A reward is given to a person who:
a. Only reports crime anonymously
b. Renders assistance in detection or apprehension of offenders
c. Is a government officer only
d. Is a witness only in court
92. Section 60B of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Appeal to Tribunal
b. Reward by State Government
c. Seizure of property
d. Bail provisions
93. Under Section 60B, reward is given by:
a. Supreme Court
b. High Court
c. Chief Wildlife Warden as empowered by State Government
d. Police Inspector
94. Maximum reward under Section 60B is:
a. ₹5,000
b. ₹10,000
c. ₹25,000
d. ₹50,000
95. Reward under Section 60B is given from:
a. Private donations only
b. Such fund and in such manner as may be prescribed
c. Court fees only
d. Central tax revenue only
96. The main objective of Sections 60A and 60B is:
a. Increase punishment severity
b. Encourage public participation in detection of wildlife offences
c. Reduce fines
d. Limit enforcement powers
97. Section 61 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 empowers:
a. State Government to issue hunting licences
b. Central Government to alter entries in Schedules
c. Court to modify schedules
d. Police to add animals to schedules
98. Under Section 61(1), the Central Government may:
a. Only delete entries from Schedule
b. Add or delete entries in Schedules or transfer entries between Schedules/Parts
c. Only increase penalties
d. Only regulate sanctuaries
99. Power under Section 61 is exercised by:
a. Supreme Court
b. Central Government by notification
c. State Police
d. District Magistrate
100. After notification under Section 61(1), alteration of Schedule is:
a. Void until approved by court
b. Deemed to be effective automatically
c. Subject to trial
d. Temporary only
101. Alteration under Section 61 is without prejudice to:
a. Future offences only
b. Anything done or omitted before alteration
c. Only criminal cases
d. Only civil suits
102. Under Section 61, State Government alteration of Schedule prevails only when:
a. Approved by High Court
b. Made with previous consent of Central Government
c. Approved by Police Commissioner
d. Made by forest guard
103. However, the Central Government may:
a. Never interfere
b. Modify or cancel State Government alteration anytime
c. Only approve once
d. Delegate power to courts
104. Section 62 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Hunting permits
b. Declaration of certain wild animals as vermin
c. Forfeiture of property
d. Bail provisions
105. Under Section 62, Central Government may declare animals as vermin by:
a. Court order
b. Notification
c. Police report
d. Tribunal judgment
106. Animals declared as vermin under Section 62 are deemed to be included in:
a. Schedule I
b. Schedule II
c. Schedule IV
d. Schedule V
107. Under Section 62, declaration can be made for:
a. All wild animals including Schedule I species
b. Only domestic animals
c. Animals other than those in Schedule I and Part II of Schedule II
d. Only birds
108. Declaration of vermin under Section 62 is for:
a. Unlimited period only
b. Specific area and specified period
c. Permanent nationwide ban
d. Court discretion only
109. Main purpose of Section 61 is:
a. Increase penalties
b. Allow dynamic modification of wildlife schedules
c. Control forest staff
d. Regulate courts
110. Main purpose of Section 62 is:
a. Protect all animals
b. Enable control measures against overpopulated harmful wildlife
c. Increase hunting rights
d. Cancel schedules permanently
111. Section 63 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Hunting provisions
b. Power of Central Government to make rules
c. Forfeiture of property
d. Appeals
112. Under Section 63(1), rules are made by:
a. Supreme Court
b. State Government
c. Central Government by notification
d. Parliament only
113. Section 63 empowers Central Government to make rules regarding:
a. Only criminal trials
b. Conditions for licensee to keep specified plants
c. Only forest wages
d. Only hunting permits
114. Rules under Section 63 may include matters relating to:
a. Police recruitment
b. National Board members’ term, vacancies and allowances
c. Civil court jurisdiction
d. Election process
115. Section 63(ai) relates to:
a. Zoo licensing
b. National Board procedure and members’ allowances
c. Hunting restrictions
d. Wildlife census only
116. Section 63 includes rule-making power for:
a. Only animal classification
b. Salaries and conditions of Central Zoo Authority officials
c. Criminal sentencing
d. Police investigation powers
117. Under Section 63(c), rules may prescribe:
a. Conditions of service of Central Zoo Authority employees
b. Bail conditions
c. Criminal appeals
d. Court fees
118. Section 63(d) relates to:
a. Annual accounts of Central Zoo Authority
b. Police reports
c. Hunting permissions
d. Wildlife trade licensing
119. Section 63(e) relates to:
a. Form and time of annual report of Central Zoo Authority
b. Arrest procedure
c. Bail applications
d. Forest penalties
120. Section 63(f) relates to:
a. Zoo recognition application form and fee
b. Wildlife crime punishment
c. Forest land acquisition
d. Court procedure
121. Section 63(g) empowers rules regarding:
a. Standards and norms for granting recognition to zoos
b. Criminal prosecution
c. Property forfeiture appeals
d. Police recruitment
122. The primary objective of Section 63 is:
a. Define offences
b. Enable Central Government to regulate implementation through rules
c. Establish courts
d. Grant hunting rights
123. Section 64 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Power of Central Government to make rules
b. Power of State Government to make rules
c. Power of Supreme Court
d. Power of Forest Tribunal
124. Under Section 64(1), State Government may make rules for:
a. Matters only under Central Government control
b. Carrying out provisions of the Act in matters not covered under Section 63
c. Criminal trial procedure
d. Wildlife census only
125. Section 64(2) is:
a. Exhaustive list only
b. General and without prejudice to general rule-making power
c. Only related to penalties
d. Only related to appeals
126. Under Section 64(a), State Government rules may relate to:
a. Appointment of Supreme Court judges
b. Term of office and vacancies of Board members and procedure under Section 6(2)
c. Criminal investigations
d. Jail administration
127. Section 64(b) deals with:
a. Allowances of Board members under Section 6(3)
b. Police salaries
c. Court fees
d. Hunting licenses only
128. Section 64(c) empowers State Government to prescribe:
a. Criminal punishment
b. Forms and fees for applications, permits, licences, etc.
c. Supreme Court procedure
d. Wildlife classification schedules
129. Under Section 64(d), rules may prescribe:
a. Conditions for grant of licence or permit
b. Criminal appeals
c. Forfeiture procedure
d. Investigation warrants
130. Section 64(dd) relates to:
a. Powers of High Court
b. Conditions for officers authorised to file cases in court
c. Bail provisions
d. Wildlife protection zones
131. Section 64(e) relates to:
a. Record of wild animals captured or killed by licensee
b. Court judgments
c. Appeal procedure
d. Police FIR format
132. Section 64(ee) deals with:
a. Wildlife tourism
b. Immunisation of livestock measures
c. Zoo recognition
d. Hunting permits
133. The main objective of Section 64 is:
a. Central rule-making power
b. State-level implementation through delegated legislation
c. Judicial control
d. Criminal prosecution
134. Section 64 rules are subject to:
a. Section 63 (Central Government rules)
b. Supreme Court approval
c. Parliament approval every time
d. Police instructions
135. Section 65 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Repeal of laws
b. Rights of Scheduled Tribes to be protected
c. Rule-making power
d. Appeals to Tribunal
136. Under Section 65, hunting rights are protected for:
a. All citizens of India
b. Forest officers only
c. Scheduled Tribes of Nicobar Islands
d. All tribal groups in India
137. The hunting rights under Section 65 are based on:
a. Supreme Court judgment
b. 1967 notification of Andaman & Nicobar Administration
c. Central Government rule 2000
d. State forest policy
138. Section 65 ensures that:
a. All hunting is banned
b. Wildlife protection overrides all tribal rights
c. Nothing in the Act affects specified tribal hunting rights
d. Forest lands are privatized
139. Section 66 of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 deals with:
a. Appeals
b. Repeal and savings
c. Compensation
d. Licensing
140. Under Section 66(1), previous laws relating to wildlife in a State are:
a. Fully continued
b. Repealed to the extent of inconsistency with this Act
c. Strengthened automatically
d. Not affected at all
141. The repeal under Section 66 applies when:
a. Law is identical
b. Law corresponds or is repugnant to this Act
c. Only criminal law exists
d. Court orders
142. Under Section 66 proviso, repeal shall NOT affect:
a. Future amendments only
b. Previous operation of repealed Act or anything duly done thereunder
c. Police investigations only
d. Court decisions only
143. Section 66 saves:
a. Only new offences
b. Rights, liabilities, penalties and obligations already accrued
c. Only Central Government rules
d. Only forest policies
144. Under Section 66, ongoing legal proceedings:
a. Automatically terminate
b. Continue as if the Act had not been repealed
c. Require re-filing
d. Become void
145. Section 66 ensures:
a. Retrospective punishment
b. Continuity of legal proceedings and remedies
c. Abolition of courts
d. Automatic acquittal
146. The main objective of Section 66 is:
a. To create new offences
b. To provide transition from old wildlife laws to the 1972 Act
c. To allow unlimited hunting
d. To remove penalties
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