Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Political Science

Chapter

Contemporary World Politics: Environment and Natural Resources

Question:

Which of the following statements is correct?

Statement A- Wilderness-oriented perspectives have been the weakest in Australia, Scandinavia, North America and New Zealand.
Statement B- Wilderness campaigns are entirely missing in the South.
Statement C- Some of the most famous wilderness struggles have been fought in the forests of Brazil and Indonesia.
Statement D- Many of the wilderness issues have been renamed biodiversity issues in recent times, as the concept of wilderness has been proved difficult to sell in the South.

Choose the correct answer from the given options:

Options:

A and B

B and C

B and D

C and D

Correct Answer:

C and D

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 4 -  C and D

Statement A- Wilderness-oriented perspectives have been the weakest in Australia, Scandinavia, North America and New Zealand. (incorrect)
Statement B- Wilderness campaigns are entirely missing in the South. (incorrect)
Statement C- Some of the most famous wilderness struggles have been fought in the forests of Brazil and Indonesia. (correct)
Statement D- Many of the wilderness issues have been renamed biodiversity issues in recent times, as the concept of wilderness has been proved difficult to sell in the South. (correct)

CORRECTION:

Statement A- Wilderness-oriented perspectives have been predominant in Australia, Scandinavia, North America and New Zealand.
Statement B- This is not to say that wilderness campaigns are entirely missing in the South. In the Philippines, green organisations fight to protect eagles and other birds of prey from extinction. In India, a battle goes on to protect the alarmingly low number of Bengal tigers. In Africa, a long campaign has been waged against the ivory trade and the savage slaughter of elephants.

Wilderness-oriented perspectives have been predominant in Australia, Scandinavia, North America and New Zealand. In these regions, there are still large tracts of relatively ‘underdeveloped wilderness’, unlike in most European countries. This is not to say that wilderness campaigns are entirely missing in the South. In the Philippines, green organisations fight to protect eagles and other birds of prey from extinction. In India, a battle goes on to protect the alarmingly low number of Bengal tigers. In Africa, a long campaign has been waged against the ivory trade and the savage slaughter of elephants. Some of the most famous wilderness struggles have been fought in the forests of Brazil and Indonesia. All of these campaigns focus on individual species as well as the conservation of the wilderness habitats, which support them. Many of the wilderness issues have been renamed biodiversity issues in recent times, as the concept of wilderness has been proved difficult to sell in the South. Many of these campaigns have been initiated and funded by NGOs such as the Worldwide Wildlife Fund (WWF), in association with local people.