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SSC CGL 2022 PYQ — Question 34

SSC CGL - 01 Dec 2022 - Shift 1 • General Awareness • Q34

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A 'Camel Protection and Development Policy' has been announced by the government of _______.

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Correct answer: A

Explanation

The correct answer is Option 1. i.e. Rajasthan.

Rajasthan state government has announced a 'Camel Protection and Development Policy' in its budget 2022-23.

  1. This Act may be called the Rajasthan Camel (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 2015.
  2. It extends to the whole of the State of Rajasthan.
  3. The CM of Rajasthan state government has approved an outlay of Rs 2.60 crore under this policy for the conservation of camels.
  4. According to the state government figures, in Rajasthan there are less than two lakh camels left. Since 2012, the number of camels has reduced by 1.5 lakh in India. Around 2.5 lakh camels were left when in 2019 it was last counted.
  5. The state animal of Rajasthan is the Camel and their number is decreasing continuously. As the camel population is continuously declining, the government of Rajasthan has announced this policy.
  6.  Due to this law camel rearing in the state was reduced, thus, there was a decline in their population.