UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 38
Consider the following statements :
- In India, the Biodiversity Management Committees are key to the realization of the objectives of the Nagoya Protocol.
- The Biodiversity Management Committees have important functions in determining access and benefit sharing, including the power to levy collection fees on the access of biological resources within its jurisdiction.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: C
Correct Option: C (Both 1 and 2)
Explanation: Biodiversity Management Committees prepare People’s Biodiversity Registers and participate in access-and-benefit sharing under India’s biodiversity framework.
Statement / Pair / Item-wise Analysis:
1. Correct/True - BMCs support local biodiversity conservation and benefit-sharing goals linked to the Nagoya Protocol.
2. Correct/True - BMCs are consulted on access and benefit sharing and can levy authorized collection charges for biological resources.
Option-wise Analysis:
A. Incorrect-omits correct item 2 (BMCs are consulted on access and benefit sharing and can levy authorized collection charges for biological resources.).
B. Incorrect-omits correct item 1 (BMCs support local biodiversity conservation and benefit-sharing goals linked to the Nagoya Protocol.).
C. Correct-exactly 2 of the 2 listed items satisfy the condition.
D. Incorrect-omits correct item 1 (BMCs support local biodiversity conservation and benefit-sharing goals linked to the Nagoya Protocol.); omits correct item 2 (BMCs are consulted on access and benefit sharing and can levy authorized collection charges for biological resources.).