With, reference to Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), consider the following statements : 1. It is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Environment and Forests. 2. it strives to conserve nature through action based research, education and

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Q: 5 (IAS/2014)
With, reference to Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), consider the following statements :
1. It is an autonomous organization under the Ministry of Environment and Forests.
2. it strives to conserve nature through action based research, education and public awareness.
3. It organizes and conducts nature trails and camps for the general public. .
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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General Knowledge

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'bombay natural history society': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'bnhs': [0, 0, 1, 1], 'forests': [3, 0, 2, 0], 'nature': [5, 1, 15, 25], 'environment': [2, 0, 0, 3], 'nature trails': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'autonomous organization': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'ministry': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'general public': [0, 0, 0, 2], 'camps': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'public awareness': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'action': [1, 0, 4, 13]}

With reference to the Bombay Natural History Society (BNHS), the following statements are correct:

It is an autonomous organization but it is not under the Ministry of Environment and Forests.

It strives to conserve nature through action-based research, education, and public awareness.

It organizes and conducts nature trails and camps for the general public.

Therefore, the correct statement is 2 and 3, which means option (b) is the correct answer.