UPSC Prelims 2014— Question 16

Correct answer: Option B. The National Tiger Conservation Authority is a statutory body under the Wildlife Protection Act framework, and the National Ganga River Basin Authority was chaired by the Prime Minister. The Animal Welfare Board of India was established under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, not the Environment Protection Act, 1986. Hence statements 2 and 3 are correct. Option A: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “1 only” Option B: Correct. This option is consistent with the governing fact or the valid combination identified in the question. The option reads: “2 and 3 only” Option C: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “2 only” Option D: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “1, 2 and 3” The key Prelims lesson is to test each proposition independently before selecting the combination. Where the question uses words such as 'only', 'all', 'none', 'always' or a precise institutional/geographical association, a single inaccurate component is sufficient to eliminate the option. The answer recorded here follows the official answer key for the question-paper series represented by the uploaded source and has been cross-checked against an independent published key. The explanation is intended for conceptual revision rather than as a reproduction of any third-party solution.