UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Cheetahs moving from Kuno to Rajasthan showing ‘natural territorial behaviour’: NTCA
Q1. Under Project Cheetah, which one of the following protected areas is being readied as the second home/site for cheetahs after Kuno National Park?
- A. Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary
- B. Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve
- C. Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary
- D. Shahgarh Bulge grassland
Q2. Which one of the following bodies coordinates and monitors the implementation of Project Cheetah, including the GPS/radio-collar tracking of the cheetahs that dispersed to Rajasthan?
- A. National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)
- B. Wildlife Institute of India (WII)
- C. Central Zoo Authority (CZA)
- D. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB)
Q3. With reference to the 2026 developments under Project Cheetah, consider the following statements:
1. KP2 and KP3, the cheetahs that moved to Rajasthan, are first-generation India-born cubs.
2. They dispersed about 60–70 km from Kuno into Baran district of Rajasthan.
3. The fresh batch of cheetahs that arrived in February 2026 was sourced from Namibia.
4. The Kuno–Gandhi Sagar landscape targets a self-sustaining metapopulation of 60–70 cheetahs by 2032.
Which of the statements given above are correctly identified?
- KP2 and KP3, the cheetahs that moved to Rajasthan, are first-generation India-born cubs.
- They dispersed about 60–70 km from Kuno into Baran district of Rajasthan.
- The fresh batch of cheetahs that arrived in February 2026 was sourced from Namibia.
- The Kuno–Gandhi Sagar landscape targets a self-sustaining metapopulation of 60–70 cheetahs by 2032.
- A. 1, 2 and 3
- B. 1 and 2 only
- C. 1, 2 and 4
- D. 2, 3 and 4
Q4. The National Tiger Conservation Authority, which manages Project Cheetah, is a statutory body constituted under which one of the following?
- A. Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (as amended in 2006)
- B. Environment (Protection) Act, 1986
- C. Biological Diversity Act, 2002
- D. Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
Q5. With reference to the source countries of cheetahs translocated to India under Project Cheetah, consider the following statements:
1. Namibia provided the first 8 cheetahs in 2022.
2. South Africa provided 12 cheetahs in 2023.
3. Botswana provided 9 cheetahs in 2026.
4. Iran provided Asiatic cheetahs in 2024 under the project.
Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?
- Namibia provided the first 8 cheetahs in 2022.
- South Africa provided 12 cheetahs in 2023.
- Botswana provided 9 cheetahs in 2026.
- Iran provided Asiatic cheetahs in 2024 under the project.
- A. 1 and 4
- B. 2 and 3
- C. 3 only
- D. 4 only