Let's establish the commencement dates for each: III. Wildlife Protection Act: Enacted in 1972. I. Project Tiger: Launched in 1973. II. Project Elephant: Launched in 1992. IV. Biological Diversity Act: Enacted in 2002. Arranging them in chronological order gives: 1972 (III), 1973 (I), 1992 (II), 2002 (IV).
Arrange the following events in chronological order of their commencement: I. Project Tiger II. Project Elephant III. Wildlife Protect Act IV. Biological Diversity Act Select the correct answer using the codes given below
Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2020 · Topic: Forest and Wildlife (Wildlife Protection Act (WPA), 1972 and its amendments)
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