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Who is known as synonymous with ornithology in India?

  • M S Swaminathan
  • Indira Gandhi
  • Salim Ali (correct)
  • S P Godrej
  • Who played a highly significant role in the preservation of India’s wildlife as the Prime Minister?

  • S P Godrej
  • M S Swaminathan
  • Salim Ali
  • Indira Gandhi (correct)
  • Who received 10 awards for conservation activities between 1975 and 1999?

  • M C Mehta
  • Anil Agarwal
  • SP Godrej (correct)
  • Madhav Gadgil
  • Which individual is known for being India’s most famous environmental lawyer and for filing several Public Interest Litigations for supporting environmental conservation?

    <p>Anil Agarwal</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who founded the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation in Chennai, which works on the conservation of biological diversity?

    <p>M S Swaminathan</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who is remembered for saving the ancient sequoia trees in California?

    <p>John Muir</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which thinker wrote the 'Origin of Species' and brought to light the close relationship between habitats and species?

    <p>Charles Darwin</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who spoke of the dangers of commerce to the environment in the 1840s?

    <p>Ralph Emerson</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which thinker wrote that the wilderness should be preserved after living in the wild for a year?

    <p>Henry Thoreau</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who formed the Sierra club, a major conservation NGO in the USA?

    <p>John Muir</p> Signup and view all the answers

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