Q. Which of the statements about National Board for Wildlife is correct? Answer:
All are correct
Notes:
National Board for Wildlife is a “Statutory Organization” constituted under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Its roles is “advisory” in nature and advises the Central Government on framing policies and measures for conservation of wildlife in the country.
It has power to review all wildlife-related matters and approve projects in and around national parks and sanctuaries.
No alternation of boundaries in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries can be done without approval of the NBWL.
It is chaired by the Prime Minister. It has 47 members including the Prime Minister. Among these, 19 members are ex-officio members. Other members include three Members of Parliament (two from Lok Sabha and one from Rajya Sabha), five NGOs and 10 eminent ecologists, conservationists and environmentalists.