Question

Wildlife protection act was formulated during the period of
A) Mrs. Indira Gandhi
B) Lal Bahadur Shashtri
C) Rajiv Gandhi
D) Morarji Desai

Answer 1

Hint: The person was an Indian politician and also a central figure in the Indian National Congress while serving as a prime minister of India between the 1960s and 1970s. The person had also been appointed as Cabinet Minister for Information and Broadcasting.

Complete answer:
To prohibit the hunting of wild animals, birds, etc. and to impose the proper punishment for such types of activities the Wild Life Protection Act was brought about by the Indian Parliament in 1972. At that time Mrs. Indira Gandhi was serving as Prime Minister of India. She was a central figure of the Indian National Congress and was the first female Prime Minister of Independent India.
The Wildlife protection act, 1972 involves a lot of rules and provisions in the form of schedules but it can be understood in simple terms as below –
The act imposes a ban on the trade or commerce in the scheduled animals and also provides legal powers to the concerned officers for giving appropriate punishment to the offenders. It has about 66 sections that are divided into seven chapters and six schedules and in each chapter and schedules, the provisions of penalty and punishment have been mentioned in detail for each type of offense related to the wild animals.

Note:
There was also a list of the endangered species of all the flora and fauna found in India and suggestions related to the establishment of new National Parks, Wildlife sanctuaries, etc. have also been mentioned. There is a provision of license for all types of trades related to the wildlife animals and plants.