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(i) Which of these statements is not a valid reason for the depletion of flora and fauna?
a) Agricultural expansion
b) Large scale developmental projects
c) Grazing and fuel wood collection
d) Rapid industrialisation and urbanisation

(ii) Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?
a) Joint forest management
b) Beej Bachao Andolan
c) Chipko Movement
d) Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries

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(i) c) Grazing and fuel wood collection
Animals can only graze to a limit but overgrazing may be a reason. Tribal or other people collect the wood that is spread unevenly in the forest on the land they only cut the trees in absence of wood on land.

(ii) d) Demarcation of Wildlife sanctuaries
Wildlife sanctuaries aro demarcated to limit the entry of local communities into forest areas; this is done by the government and forest department.

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