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UPSC 2001: Consider the following statements regarding environment issues of India: I. Gulf of Mannar is one of the biosphere reserves. II. The Ganga Action Plan, phase II has been merged with the National River Conservation Plan. III. The National Museum of Natural History at New Delhi imparts nonformal education in environment and conservation. IV. Environmental Information System (ENVIS) acts as a decentralised information network for environmental information. Which of these statements are correct?
(a)I, II and IV
(b)I, II, III and IV
(c)II and III
(d)I, III and IV
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All four statements are correct: (I) Gulf of Mannar was designated a Biosphere Reserve in 1989. (II) Ganga Action Plan Phase II was merged with the National River Conservation Plan in 1996. (III) The National Museum of Natural History (NMNH), New Delhi functions as a non-formal environmental education centre. (IV) ENVIS is a decentralised national network of thematic and state hubs for environmental information. Hence option (b) (I, II, III & IV). ([en.unesco.org](https://en.unesco.org/silkroad/silk-road-themes/biosphere-reserve/gulf-mannar?utm_source=openai))
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2001, GS Paper 1, as Question 35. It falls under Environment & Ecology > Environmental Governance & Legislation.
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