1. Read the passage given below …

1. Read the passage given below 1. Illegal hunting in tiger reserves or any attempt to encroach on reserve lands in the country could soon incur a jail term of not less than seven years and a fine of up to Rs.50 lakhs. 2 These are some of the clauses in the amendments proposed to the Wildlife Protection Act by the Union Environment and Forests Ministry. The amendments, if cleared by the Parliament, will raise penalties for all contraventions of the legislation, besides bringing in a slew of other key changes in wildlife management. These are aimed at empowering the Forest Department and channelising wildlife research 3. Known poachers could be in for more trouble as a second offence will attract a jail term of not less than 7 years. They could also be fined upto Rs.25 lakhs 4. While some wildlife enthusiasts have been keen on such stiff penalties to deter criminals, the demand has been tempered by critiques pointing out the abysmally low conviction rate in such cases-roughly about 1% To ensure more criminale are brought to book the proposed legistation empowers the judge or the magistrate to allow the detention of the accused in the custody of the Forest Department for up seven days to facilitate investigations 5.However, tribal rights advocacy groups have warned how the stringent clauses of the Forest and Wiite Act and the policing powers handed to the Forest Department have been disproportionately used against the poor forest-dwellers and Inibals as a form of intimidation. The new amendments and to reduce some pressure on the forest-dwelers by allowing them access to drinking and other household wer sources within saristuaries and parks-a basic hecessity that was net provided earlier 6.The proposed changes also seek to empower the Forest Department to take on criminals more effectively. Along with tightening the noose around poachers, & demands the same penalty for those abetting the crime Aryone providing a room to an alleged poacher to carry the animat for instance, will be prosecuted for the same penalties as the poacher timel However, this proposat again holds a strong potentue of being msused against the poorer tribals, forest chesters and smal time poachers instead of cracking down on the organsse poaching network that operates across borders 7.The amendment bit atan lonka at wildlife resnanh, ontemplang to systematise the process of granting rights to the renarchers. The adhoc mechanism pravating at presont leaving research organimations at the mercy of afters in the field could now possibly come to an end once the bill is approved On the basis of your understanding of the passage attempt the questions that follow What is the punishment for illegal tiger huneng in reserves? (a)7 years imprisonment and fine upto Rs. 25 lakhs (b) 7 years imprisonment and fine upto Rs. 50 lakhs (c) life imprisonment (d) None of the above Why is there a severe pertatty for offence towards endangered species (a) They are protected animals (b) They are wild animals (c) They are rare wimals (D) They are national animals The new amendment helps the peor people living in the forests (a) by ensuring more criminals are brought to book (b) by allowing them access to drinking water (C) try raising penalties for all conventions (d) by empowering the Forest departmant The proposed changes in the Wide Protection Act demand (a) granting rights to the (B) penalty for those giving sheer to a poacher (c) detention of the assured in the custody of the Forest Department (d) prividing basic necessity to the forest dealers Empowering Forest Department can (a) be against the poorer tribals. (b) not crack down the poachers. (c) reduce pressure on forest-dwellers (keep the poachers away An analysis has pointed out that the as low as 1% (a) proposed (b) detention (c) conviction (d) advocacy The word in Paragraph 2 that is similar in meaning to violation is (a) contravention (b) legislation (c) channelizing (d) research Which word in paragraph 4 means the same as extremely bad or severe? (a) stiff (b) critiques (c) worst (d) abysmally ---------in paragraph 5 is opposite in meaning to 'flexible'. (a) Lenient (b) Stringent (c) Strict (d) Rigid

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