According to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, which of the following animals cannot be hunted by any person except under some provisions provided by law?1.Gharial2.Indian wild ass3.Wild buffaloSelect the correct answer using the code given below:

1. A

   1 only

   (a) 1 only. Gharial is protected, but wild ass and wild buffalo are also listed species that cannot be freely hunted. 1 only is incomplete.

2. B

   2 and 3 only

   (b) 2 and 3 only. Gharial is equally a Schedule I / protected reptile. Dropping 1 is wrong.

3. C

   1 and 3 only

   (c) 1 and 3 only. Indian wild ass is also protected. Not the key.

4. D

   1, 2 and 3

   (d) 1, 2 and 3. Gharial, Indian wild ass and wild buffalo are all protected under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972; hunting is barred except under narrow statutory exceptions. This is the official key.

Summary. Official key is (d) 1, 2 and 3. The 1972 Act schedules species so that hunting is prohibited except in the tightly drawn cases the law itself allows (for example specified scientific or exceptional permissions). Gharial, Indian wild ass (khur) and wild buffalo are all conservation-priority animals on those schedules. None of the three is a free-hunting species. Schedule I is the highest protection band, shared in spirit with the tiger.