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IUCN Red List Categories, Red Data Book & Endangered Species of India GK Questions & Answers
The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), founded in 1948 in Fontainebleau, France, and headquartered in Gland, Switzerland, establishes the definitive global standard for assessing species extinction risk through the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. First published systematically in 1964 in the Red Data Book, the framework categorizes taxa into nine objective classifications: Extinct (EX), Extinct in the Wild (EW), Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), Vulnerable (VU), Near Threatened (NT), Least Concern (LC), Data Deficient (DD), and Not Evaluated (NE). The threatened category encompasses CR, EN, and VU based on quantitative parameters such as geographic range, population reduction rates, and breeding adult counts. In India, iconic fauna classified as Critically Endangered include the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), the Gharial (Gavialis gangeticus), the Hangul or Kashmir Stag (Cervus hanglu hanglu), and the Pygmy Hog (Porcula salvania). Endangered taxa include the Nilgiri Tahr and the Lion-tailed Macaque. International commercial exploitation is regulated by CITES (the Washington Convention of 1973), while domestic legal protection is enforced through the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, as amended in 2022.
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The IUCN Red List, established in 1964, assesses global species extinction risk across nine standard objective categories.
The term threatened specifically includes three IUCN status levels: Critically Endangered (CR), Endangered (EN), and Vulnerable (VU).
India's Critically Endangered species include the Great Indian Bustard, Gharial, Hangul (Kashmir Stag), and the Pygmy Hog.
Species listed under Endangered status include the endemic Nilgiri Tahr and the Western Ghats Lion-tailed Macaque.
Global wildlife trade is governed under CITES Appendices, integrated into Indian statutory law via the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
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1ID: GK-WILD-00140
easyFamous National Parks of India
What is the global conservation status of the Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris) according to the IUCN Red List?
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The Royal Bengal Tiger is classified as 'Endangered' on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species due to habitat fragmentation and poaching.
2ID: GK-ORGS-00062
hardIndian Regulatory & Financial Institutions HQ
Where is the headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which publishes the famous Red List of Threatened Species, situated?
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), founded in October 1948 in Fontainebleau, has its global headquarters located in Gland, Switzerland.
Where is the international headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) located?
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), which publishes the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, is headquartered in Gland, Switzerland.
4ID: GK-ORGS-00297
hardIndian Regulatory & Financial Institutions HQ
Where is the global headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the premier authority on the natural world and publisher of the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species?
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), founded in Fontainebleau in 1948, is headquartered in Gland, Switzerland.
5ID: GK-ORGS-00542
hardIndian Regulatory & Financial Institutions HQ
Where is the international headquarters of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), the publisher of the global Red List of Threatened Species founded in 1948 in Fontainebleau?
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The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has its world Conservation Centre headquarters in Gland, Vaud, Switzerland.
6ID: GK-ENV-00486
easyEcosystems & Biodiversity
What is the global authority that publishes the Red List of Threatened Species assessing the extinction risk of wildlife?
Verified Explanation
The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature), founded in 1948 in Fontainebleau, France, maintains the IUCN Red List classifying species into categories from Least Concern to Critically Endangered and Extinct.
7ID: GK-ENV-00549
easyEcosystems & Biodiversity
What international organization publishes the authoritative 'Red List of Threatened Species' assessing the extinction risk of global biodiversity?
Verified Explanation
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, established in 1964, is the global inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.
8ID: GK-WILD-00117
hardFamous National Parks of India
The Wild Water Buffalo (Bubalus arnee), the official state animal of Chhattisgarh listed as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, has its last genetic stronghold in which National Park?
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Indravati National Park in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh protects the last remaining wild pure-bred gene pool of Wild Water Buffaloes (Ban Bhainsa) in central India.
9ID: GK-WILD-00108
hardFamous National Parks of India
The Red Data Book, which rigorously catalogues the global conservation status and extinction risk of biological taxa, is compiled and published by which international body?
Verified Explanation
The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species (founded in 1964) is maintained by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (headquartered in Gland, Switzerland).
10ID: GK-ENV-00024
mediumEcosystems & Biodiversity
The 'Red Data Book' documenting the global conservation status of threatened animal and plant species is published by which organization?
Verified Explanation
Founded in 1948 in Gland, Switzerland, IUCN categorizes species from Least Concern (LC) to Critically Endangered (CR) and Extinct (EX).
11ID: GK-ENV-00051
easyEcosystems Biodiversity
Which international organization, founded in 1948 in Fontainebleau, France, maintains the authoritative global "Red List of Threatened Species"?
Verified Explanation
The IUCN Red List is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological plant and animal species.
12ID: GK-ENV-00166
easyEcosystems & Biodiversity
Which global conservation organisation publishes the authoritative 'Red List of Threatened Species' evaluating the extinction risk of biological taxa?
Verified Explanation
The IUCN Red List, founded in 1964, is the world's most comprehensive inventory of the global conservation status of biological species.
13ID: GK-ENV-00375
mediumEnvironmental Treaties & Laws
Which 1973 multilateral treaty regulates international commercial trade in specimens of wild animals and plants to ensure trade does not threaten their survival?
Verified Explanation
CITES was drafted following an IUCN resolution in 1963 and entered into force in 1975, classifying over 38,000 species into three Appendices based on protection level.
14ID: GK-ENV-00510
mediumEnvironmental Treaties & Laws
Which international convention regulates international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants to ensure their survival is not threatened?
Verified Explanation
CITES, drafted following an IUCN resolution in 1963 and entered into force in 1975, subjects international trade in specimens of selected species (under Appendices I, II, and III) to strict licensing controls.
15ID: GK-INDM-00712
mediumIndian States & UTs: Capitals, Emblems & Facts
The critically endangered Sangai (Brow-antlered deer, Rucervus eldii eldii), found exclusively on the floating phumdis of Keibul Lamjao National Park, is the state animal of which state?
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The Sangai is the state animal of Manipur and is endemic to the floating biomass (phumdis) in Keibul Lamjao National Park on Loktak Lake, the world's only floating national park. It is listed as endangered on the IUCN Red List.
16ID: GK-GEOG-00640
hardForests & Wildlife Sanctuaries
Desert National Park, situated in the Thar Desert across Jaisalmer and Barmer districts of Rajasthan, is the primary breeding habitat of which critically endangered avian species?
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Desert National Park shelters the remaining breeding population of the Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps), designated as critically endangered by the IUCN.
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