UPSC Prelims Practice Questions — Shri Bhupender Yadav inaugurates National Workshop on Tiger Re-introduction at Alwar, Rajasthan

Q1. The 2008 reintroduction of tigers at Sariska Tiger Reserve was carried out jointly by the NTCA, the Rajasthan Forest Department and which institution that provided the scientific recovery plan?

  • A. Wildlife Institute of India
  • B. Zoological Survey of India
  • C. Wildlife Crime Control Bureau
  • D. Botanical Survey of India

Q2. Sariska Tiger Reserve is globally distinguished as the site of which first?

  • A. The world's first successful reintroduction of wild tigers into a reserve where they had become locally extinct
  • B. India's first notified tiger reserve under Project Tiger
  • C. India's first tiger reserve to receive international CA|TS accreditation
  • D. India's first tiger reserve to be declared a Critical Tiger Habitat

Q3. Who is the ex-officio Chairperson of the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA)?

  • A. The Union Minister in charge of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • B. The Minister of State in the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
  • C. The Director-General of Forests, MoEF&CC
  • D. The Director of the Wildlife Institute of India

Q4. In the context of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, what is a 'Critical Tiger Habitat'?

  • A. The core area of a tiger reserve, established on scientific evidence as required to be kept inviolate for tiger conservation
  • B. Any forest area that must permanently exclude all human presence including forest officials
  • C. The buffer zone of a tiger reserve where regulated tourism and co-existence are promoted
  • D. A wildlife corridor connecting two tiger reserves notified by the Forest Survey of India

Q5. As per the 5th All India Tiger Estimation (2022), what was the estimated average number of tigers in India?

  • A. 3,682
  • B. 3,925
  • C. 2,967
  • D. 2,226

Q6. According to the 2022 All India Tiger Estimation, the following States were highlighted as having witnessed a notable increase in tiger population. Which one of the following is NOT correctly identified?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Uttarakhand
  4. Mizoram
  • A. 4 only
  • B. 1 and 2
  • C. 3 only
  • D. 2 and 4

Q7. Which protected area was the first and primary release site under Project Cheetah?

  • A. Kuno National Park, Madhya Pradesh
  • B. Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh
  • C. Nauradehi Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh
  • D. Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, Rajasthan

Q8. How many cheetahs were brought from Namibia and released at Kuno National Park in the first batch on 17 September 2022?

  • A. 8
  • B. 12
  • C. 20
  • D. 5

Q9. Under the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972, the tiger is listed in which Schedule, signifying the highest degree of legal protection?

  • A. Schedule I
  • B. Schedule II
  • C. Schedule III
  • D. Schedule IV

Q10. A State Government notifies the core/Critical Tiger Habitat of a tiger reserve on the recommendation of which body?

  • A. National Tiger Conservation Authority
  • B. National Board for Wildlife
  • C. Central Zoo Authority
  • D. Wildlife Institute of India

Q11. At the National Workshop on Tiger Re-introduction at Alwar, which publication was released as the principal document on the active management of tigers in India?

  • A. Road Map on Active Management of Tigers in India
  • B. Booklet on Reintroduction and Recovery of Tigers in India
  • C. Annual Report of Project Cheetah
  • D. Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India report

Q12. India is a member of which inter-governmental body, headquartered in New Delhi, dedicated to tiger conservation across tiger-range countries?

  • A. Global Tiger Forum
  • B. Global Tiger Initiative
  • C. International Union for Conservation of Nature
  • D. World Wide Fund for Nature