Wildlife conservation in India is spearheaded by flagship species recovery programs operating under the statutory mandate of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Project Tiger was launched on April 1, 1973, from Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand to ensure a viable population of the Royal Bengal Tiger (Panthera tigris). Following the 2006 amendment to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was constituted as a statutory body overseeing tiger reserves, core-buffer delineations, and national tiger censuses conducted on a four-year cycle using the M-STrIPES monitoring application. Project Elephant was launched in 1992 as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme to protect Asian elephants (Elephas maximus), secure migratory elephant corridors, and mitigate human-elephant conflict through initiatives such as the Monitoring of Illegal Killing of Elephants (MIKE) program. High-altitude ecosystems are protected under Project Snow Leopard, initiated in 2009 across five Himalayan states. Complementing these initiatives, the Action Plan for Introduction of Cheetah in India commenced in 2022 at Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh, introducing Southeast African cheetahs to restore savanna grasslands.
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Project Tiger was inaugurated on April 1, 1973, at Jim Corbett National Park to arrest catastrophic declines in Bengal tiger populations.
National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was established as a statutory body via the 2006 amendment to the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
All-India Tiger Estimation is conducted quadrennially using camera traps and the M-STrIPES (Monitoring System for Tigers-Intensive Protection and Ecological Status) platform.
Project Elephant was established in February 1992 to protect Asian elephant habitats and secure designated elephant corridors under the MIKE framework.
Project Snow Leopard (2009) and Project Cheetah (2022, Kuno National Park) represent targeted habitat restoration and predator reintroduction initiatives.
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1ID: GK-WILD-00188
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Project Tiger, a landmark wildlife conservation initiative in India, was officially launched on 1 April 1973 from which National Park?
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Project Tiger was launched on 1 April 1973 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and conservationist Kailash Sankhala at Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.
2ID: GK-WILD-00246
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In which year was 'Project Tiger' officially launched by the Government of India at Corbett National Park to conserve the Royal Bengal Tiger?
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Project Tiger was officially inaugurated on 1 April 1973 under the administration of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Corbett National Park, Uttarakhand.
3ID: GK-WILD-00384
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Project Tiger, a centrally sponsored wildlife conservation initiative, was officially launched on 1 April 1973 at which national park?
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Project Tiger was launched on 1 April 1973 at Corbett National Park by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with Dr. Karan Singh and Kailash Sankhala as founding directors.
4ID: GK-WILD-00385
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Which Indian conservationist served as the first Director of Project Tiger in 1973 and is widely celebrated as the 'Tiger Man of India'?
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Kailash Sankhala was appointed the first Director of Project Tiger in 1973 and was awarded the Padma Shri for his pioneering field research and conservation of Indian tigers.
5ID: GK-WILD-00444
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In which year was Project Tiger, India’s flagship tiger conservation initiative, launched from Jim Corbett National Park?
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Project Tiger was officially launched on 1 April 1973 at Corbett National Park by the Government of India under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, with Kailash Sankhala as first Director.
6ID: GK-WILD-00504
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In which year was 'Project Tiger' officially launched by the Government of India from Corbett National Park?
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Project Tiger was launched on 1 April 1973 under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Corbett National Park to conserve the endangered Royal Bengal Tiger.
7ID: GK-WILD-00522
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Which Tiger Reserve in the Satpura range of Maharashtra was the very first to be established in Maharashtra under Project Tiger in 1974?
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Melghat Tiger Reserve in Amravati district was among the first nine tiger reserves notified in 1973-74 under Project Tiger.
8ID: GK-WILD-00564
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Project Tiger, a centrally sponsored conservation scheme to safeguard India's national animal, was launched on 1 April 1973 at which national park?
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Project Tiger was inaugurated on 1 April 1973 by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi at Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand with an initial network of nine tiger reserves.
9ID: GK-WILD-00002
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In which year was 'Project Tiger' launched by the Government of India at Jim Corbett National Park to protect the Bengal tiger from extinction?
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Project Tiger was launched on 1 April 1973 from Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand under Prime Minister Indira Gandhi with Kailash Sankhala as its first director.
10ID: GK-WILD-00038
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Who was appointed the first Director of Project Tiger in 1973, often celebrated as the 'Tiger Man of India'?
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Kailash Sankhala was an Indian naturalist who served as the first Director of Project Tiger in 1973 and was instrumental in establishing tiger conservation reserves across India.
11ID: GK-WILD-00042
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In 2023, the Global Tiger Forum marked 50 years of Project Tiger with the launch of which new global coalition by India to protect seven big cats?
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA) in April 2023 at Mysuru to commemorate 50 years of Project Tiger, focusing on 7 big cats (Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar, Puma).
12ID: GK-WILD-00254
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Bandipur Tiger Reserve, one of the original nine tiger reserves established at the inception of Project Tiger in 1973, is located in which state?
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Bandipur Tiger Reserve is located in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, forming a contiguous protected landscape with Nagarhole, Mudumalai, and Wayanad.
13ID: GK-WILD-00328
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Corbett Tiger Reserve, the oldest national park in India established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, is situated in which state where Project Tiger was formally launched in 1973?
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Jim Corbett National Park was established in 1936 in Nainital and Pauri Garhwal districts of Uttarakhand and was chosen as the venue to launch Project Tiger on 1 April 1973.
14ID: GK-WILD-00508
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Which statutory apex body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change administers Project Tiger across India?
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The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) was constituted in December 2005 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (amended in 2006) to oversee Project Tiger.
15ID: GK-WILD-00174
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In April 2023, during the commemoration of 50 years of Project Tiger, what was the minimum camera-trapped tiger population count announced for India in the 5th cycle report?
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi released the 5th cycle tiger census in Mysuru in April 2023, revealing a minimum camera-trapped population of 3,167 tigers (mean estimate later revised to 3,682).
16ID: GK-WILD-00325
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Bandipur Tiger Reserve, established in 1974 as one of the original nine tiger reserves under Project Tiger, is located in which southern state?
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Bandipur Tiger Reserve is located in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, adjoining Nagarhole, Mudumalai, and Wayanad to form the massive Nilgiri Biosphere tiger landscape.
17ID: GK-WILD-00338
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According to the official 'Status of Tigers in India 2022' report released on the 50th anniversary of Project Tiger, which Indian state holds the highest tiger population with 785 tigers?
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In the 2022 quadrennial tiger census, Madhya Pradesh emerged as the 'Tiger State of India' with 785 tigers, followed by Karnataka with 563 and Uttarakhand with 560 tigers.
18ID: GK-WILD-00025
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Which statutory authority under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change oversees tiger conservation in India?
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The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a statutory body constituted under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 (amended in 2006) to supervise Project Tiger.
19ID: GK-WILD-00235
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The 'Save the Tiger' international declaration signed at the Global Tiger Summit in St. Petersburg in 2010 set a goal known as 'TX2' to achieve what objective by the year 2022?
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The St. Petersburg Declaration on Tiger Conservation (2010) committed 13 tiger range countries to the 'TX2' goal: doubling wild tiger numbers globally by 2022 (the Chinese Year of the Tiger). India achieved this target four years ahead of schedule in 2018.
20ID: GK-WILD-00402
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In which tiger reserve in Madhya Pradesh were 8 African cheetahs from Namibia translocated and released into quarantine enclosures in September 2022 under 'Project Cheetah'?
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Kuno National Park in Sheopur district, MP, was selected as the site for reintroducing cheetahs to India. On 17 September 2022, the first batch of 8 Namibian cheetahs was released by PM Narendra Modi.
21ID: GK-ENV-00601
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Project Tiger, India's flagship wildlife conservation programme for protecting the Bengal tiger, was officially launched in which year?
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Project Tiger was launched on April 1, 1973, under the Indira Gandhi administration at Corbett National Park, establishing dedicated tiger reserves across India.
22ID: GK-WILD-00024
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Project Elephant was launched by the Government of India in which year to ensure the long-term survival of Asian elephants?
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Project Elephant was launched in February 1992 as a centrally sponsored scheme by the Ministry of Environment and Forests to protect Asian elephants, their habitats, and migration corridors.
23ID: GK-WILD-00026
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Ranthambore Tiger Reserve, famous for its dry deciduous forest tigers and historic 10th-century fort, is situated in which state?
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Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is located in the Sawai Madhopur district of Rajasthan at the junction of the Aravalli and Vindhya hill ranges.
24ID: GK-WILD-00027
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Bandipur Tiger Reserve, one of the original nine tiger reserves designated in 1973, is located in which state?
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Bandipur Tiger Reserve is located in Chamarajanagar district of Karnataka, forming a contiguous protected landscape with Nagarahole, Mudumalai, and Wayanad.
25ID: GK-WILD-00028
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Which Indian state has the highest number of designated Tiger Reserves (such as Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, and Panna)?
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Madhya Pradesh (popularly hailed as the 'Tiger State of India') has the highest number of tiger reserves and held the largest tiger population in national censuses.
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