Question

'Biodiversity Act' of India was passed by the parliament in the year
A. 1996
B. 1992
C. 2002
D. 2000

Answer 1

Hint: The aim of the Biodiversity Act is to ensure an equal distribution of the profits resulting from the use of biological resources and related information.

Complete Answer:
Biodiversity is the richness and variability of life on Earth. Biodiversity is usually a representation of variation at the level of evolution, organisms and ecosystems.
Terrestrial biodiversity is typically stronger near the equator as a function of the warm atmosphere and high primary productivity.
Biodiversity improves the efficiency of habitats where each species has an essential role to play. Biodiversity plays a key role in human nutrition through its effect on world food production, maintaining healthy soil fertility and providing genetic opportunities for all crops, livestock and marine organisms harvested for food. The biodiversity in India is very rich. India is one of the 'mega-diversity' countries in the world. It is ranked 9th in the world in terms of the diversity of higher plant species. At the ecosystem level, India is also very well-endowed with 10 distinct biogeographic zones.
The Indian Parliament Act for the Protection of Biological Diversity in India was enacted in 2002, known as the Biodiversity Act of India. This Act lays out strategies for the allocation of profits in an equal way resulting from the usage and understanding of traditional biological resources.

Thus, the correct answer is option C i.e., 2002.

Note: The role of 'Biodiversity Act' include: the enforcement of activities prohibited under the Act, the advice of the Government on the protection of biodiversity, etc. Any violation under this Act is non-bailable and clearly identifiable.