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Difficulty: MediumExplicit and Fact-Based Information Extraction

Read the passage given below carefully:

In August 2025, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change introduced the National Wetland Conservation and Restoration Protocol (NWCRP). Under the protocol, state wetland authorities are required to construct a comprehensive digital registry of all natural wetlands exceeding 5 hectares within their territorial jurisdiction by December 2026. However, man-made reservoirs and artificial water bodies constructed primarily for agricultural irrigation are explicitly excluded from mandatory digital registration, regardless of their surface area. Furthermore, financial assistance from the central government is strictly restricted to wetlands classified as Category-I (ecologically sensitive), whereas Category-II wetlands must be maintained entirely through state government revenues. The protocol also mandates that any commercial construction within a 1-kilometer buffer zone of Category-I wetlands requires prior clearance from the National Wetland Authority, whereas traditional low-impact fishing by local resident communities is permitted without central clearance.

Based on the passage above, which of the following statements is explicitly correct regarding the National Wetland Conservation and Restoration Protocol (NWCRP)?

  1. A
    State wetland authorities are required to complete the digital registry for all natural wetlands by August 2025.
  2. B
    Central government financial assistance is made available for both Category-I and Category-II wetlands.
  3. Artificial water bodies created for agricultural irrigation do not require mandatory digital registration even if they exceed 5 hectares.Answer
  4. D
    Traditional low-impact fishing within the 1-kilometer buffer zone of Category-I wetlands requires prior clearance from the National Wetland Authority.

Answer

Artificial water bodies created for agricultural irrigation do not require mandatory digital registration even if they exceed 5 hectares.
The passage explicitly states that man-made reservoirs and artificial water bodies constructed primarily for agricultural irrigation are excluded from mandatory digital registration regardless of their surface area. Therefore, an agricultural artificial water body exceeding 5 hectares is exempt from registration.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the target factual requirements in the passage
The text outlines rules regarding digital registration of natural wetlands, exclusions for artificial agricultural water bodies, central funding scope, and buffer zone activities.
Explicit fact extraction questions require verifying each statement directly against literal text conditions.
2
Evaluate the statement regarding agricultural artificial water bodies against the text
The passage explicitly states: 'man-made reservoirs and artificial water bodies constructed primarily for agricultural irrigation are explicitly excluded from mandatory digital registration, regardless of their surface area.'
This confirms that agricultural water bodies exceeding 5 hectares remain exempt from mandatory registration.
3
Verify and eliminate incorrect statements based on text scope limiters and modifiers
Statements claiming an August 2025 registration deadline, central funding for Category-II wetlands, and central clearance requirements for traditional fishing directly contradict explicit details in the passage.
Cross-checking dates, funding restrictions, and exemptions rules out all distractors.

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Explicit and Fact-Based Information Extraction
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