Test: Schedule Animals Of WPA 1972 - UPSC

Schedule 1 provides the highest level of protection to animals listed under it, and offences under this schedule attract the highest penalties.

Indian wild ass is not listed in Schedule 1 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, is an Indian legislation that provides for the protection of wild animals, birds, and plants. The act categorizes species under different schedules, and the level of protection provided varies according to the schedule.

Species listed under Schedule 4 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, are given absolute protection. This means that these species cannot be hunted, captured, or traded, and any violation of this provision can result in severe penalties, including imprisonment.

Schedule 4 of the act includes several endangered species such as the tiger, leopard, Asian elephant, Indian rhinoceros, snow leopard, and clouded leopard. These species are considered to be highly threatened and require the highest level of protection to prevent their extinction.

Sloth bear is not listed under Schedule 3 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Schedule 5 allows hunting of animals listed under it, also known as "vermin."

Rhesus macaque is listed under Schedule 2 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Offences under Schedule 1 attract the highest penalty under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Vultures are listed under Schedule 4 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

Schedule 6 prohibits cultivation, collection, extraction, trade, etc. of plants and their derivatives listed under it.

Nilgai is not listed under Schedule 5 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.