Maharashtra State PSC Model Paper 4

The correct answer is option 2.

International Union for Conservation of Nature

• IUCN is an international organization that aims to conserve nature and sustainable use of natural resources.
• It maintains Red Data Book for species and its headquarters is located at Gland, Switzerland. Hence options 1 and 4 are correct.
• It classifies species into 9 different categories. Hence option 2 is incorrect.
• ​IUCN has observer and consultative status at the United Nations.