Sanctuary/Biosphere Reserve (Part-IV)

Total Questions: 29

1. Which one of the following pairs is not correctly matched? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2010]

Tiger Reserve	State
(a) Buxa	Bihar
(b) Dampa	Mizoram
(c) Nameri	Assam
(d) Namdapha	Arunachal Pradesh

Correct Answer: (a)
Note:

Buxa Tiger Reserve is in West Bengal not in Bihar. Rest others are correctly matched.

2. Which of the following tiger reserve lies in two States? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) Spl. 2008]

(a) Kanha
(b) Manas
(c) Pench
(d) Sariska

Correct Answer: (c) Pench
Note:

The Pench Tiger Reserve is spread over two States namely Madhya Pradesh (90%) and Maharashtra (10%).

3. Which of the following Tiger Reserves is not situated in Madhya Pradesh? [U.P.R.O./A.R.O. (Mains) 2021]

(a) Amangarh
(b) Bandhavgarh
(c) Kanha
(d) Sanjay-Dubri

Correct Answer: (a) Amangarh
Note:

Amangarh Tiger Reserve is a Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger in India. It is in Amangarh in Bijnor district in the state of Uttar Pradesh.

4. The famous Tiger Reserve 'Sariska' is situated in which of the following States? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2012]

(a) Uttar Pradesh
(b) Rajasthan
(c) Uttarakhand
(d) Madhya Pradesh

Correct Answer: (b) Rajasthan
Note:

The Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in the Alwar district of Rajasthan. It was declared a Wild Life Sanctuary in 1958 and Tiger Reserve in 1978.

5. Which of the following has been recently declared as 'Tiger Reserve'? [U.P.P.C.S. (Mains) 2015]

(a) Balpakram National Park
(b) Rajaji National Park
(c) Betala National Park
(d) Kaziranga National Park

Correct Answer: (b) Rajaji National Park
Note:

In 2015, Rajaji National Park in Uttarakhand was declared as a tiger reserve. It is India's 48th tiger reserve. After that Orang National Park of Assam was declared 49th tiger reserve of India. Notably, Kaziranga Park was notified tiger reserve in 2007.

6. Which of the following National parks of Uttarakhand has been included in 'Project Tiger Scheme' in 2016? [Uttarakhand P.C.S. (Pre) 2016]

(a) Govind National Park
(b) Gangotri National Park
(c) Rajaji National Park
(d) Corbett National Park

Correct Answer: (c) Rajaji National Park
Note:

In 1983 the intent notification of Rajaji National Park was issued after merging the three wildlife sanctuaries of Uttarakhand - Rajaji, Motichur and Chilla. It was named after the famous freedom fighter C. Rajgopalachari popularly known as "Rajaji". Rajaji National Park is spread over an area of 820.42 sq km. Subsequently in 2015, 255.63 sq km area of adjacent reserve forest was added to the area of Rajaji Naitonal Park as buffer zone and whole area of 1075 sq km was declared as Rajaji Tiger Reserve under the provision of Wild Life Protection Act 1972

7. The world's largest population of tigers is in India. It is estimated - [40th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1995]

Correct Answer: (e)3682
Note:

The total estimated population of tigers in the word is 3000-4000. India is home to 3682 (According to Ministry of Environment Forest and Climate Change) tigers which is highest as compared to other countries in the world. Hence, none of the options is correct.

8. With reference to the detailed report of Tiger Census 2018 released by Government of India in July 2020, which of the following Statement(s) is/are correct? [U.P.P.S.C. (Pre) 2020]

1. India has 70% of total global tiger's population.

2. Nearly 30% of India's tigers live outside tiger reserves.

Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Codes:

(a) 1 only
(b) 2 only
(c) 1 and 2 both
(d) Neither 1 nor 2

Correct Answer: (c) 1 and 2 both
Note:

According to the latest tiger census, there are 2967 tigers alive in India. With reference to the detailed report of Tiger Census 2018, released by the Government of India in July 2020, India has 70% of world's tiger population and nearly 30% of India's tigers live outside tiger reserves.

9. Consider the following statements: [67th B.P.S.C. (Pre) (Re. Exam) 2022]

1. In India, the Project Tiger was launched in 1973.

2. The theme for National Biodiversity in 2022 is 'Building a shared future for all life'.

3. The Project Tiger is a tiger conservation programme.

Which of the above statement is/are correct?

(a) 1 only
(b) 1 and 3 only
(c) 2 and 3 only
(d) 1, 2 and 3

Correct Answer: (b) 1 and 3 only
Note:

For the protection of tigers, the Central Government in April, 1973 project Tiger was started. International biodiversity Day is observed on 22nd May. The theme of the day in the year 2022 was building a shared future of all life. (2023 themes -From Agreement to Action: Build Back Biodiversity)

10. Which of the following National Parks has started to use a drone or unmanned aerial vehicle for wildlife management? [U.P.R.O/A.R.O. (Pre) 2014]

(a) Bandipur Tiger Reserve
(b) Corbett Tiger Reserve
(c) Ranthambore Tiger Reserve
(d) Periyar Tiger Reserve

Correct Answer: (a) Bandipur Tiger Reserve
Note:

Recently, Bandipur Tiger Reserve of Karnataka has started to use a drone or unmanned aerial vehicle for wildlife management.

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