Correct answer: (b) 2 only
Explanation
- A
1 and 2
1 and 2. ‘Sole property of the government’ is not the keyed first limb.
- B
2 only
2 only. A protected wild animal has the same statutory protection inside or outside a PA. Mere apprehension of danger is not enough to capture or kill; statement 1 is not counted.
- C
1 and 3
1 and 3. Statement 3 is too loose for WLPA.
- D
3 only
3 only. Killing on mere apprehension is not the law as keyed.
Summary. Official key is (b) 2 only. Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, scheduled species are protected wherever found, not only in parks. Capture or killing needs the grounds the Act writes — not a bare apprehension. Statement 1 is not the keyed property rule.
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