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As per your syllabus, when was 'PROJECT TIGER' launched — to save endangered tigers in India?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, which of the following is one of India's tiger reserves?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, which tribes worship Mahua and Kadamba trees, in the Chota Nagpur region?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, which Indian state has the LARGEST area under permanent forests — constituting 75% of its total forest area?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, the BHAKRA-NANGAL project (Sutluj-Beas basin) integrates which uses?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, the HIRAKUD project (Mahanadi basin) integrates which uses?Read the answer and worked solution →As per your syllabus, in the 11th century, what was BHOPAL LAKE famous for?Read the answer and worked solution →Resources classified on the basis of EXHAUSTIBILITY are divided into:Read the answer and worked solution →Agenda 21 was adopted at:Read the answer and worked solution →In India's relief structure, the share of plains is approximately:Read the answer and worked solution →The National Forest Policy of 1952 set a target of forest cover at:Read the answer and worked solution →Black soil (regur) is best suited for which crop?Read the answer and worked solution →Alluvial soil in India is found mainly in:Read the answer and worked solution →Ploughing along the contours of a slope to slow down running water is called:Read the answer and worked solution →'Khadins' and 'eris' are traditional water-harvesting structures associated with:Read the answer and worked solution →The Bhakra-Nangal Project, completed in 1963, is located on:Read the answer and worked solution →Tamil Nadu's mandatory rooftop rainwater harvesting law was passed in:Read the answer and worked solution →Bamboo drip irrigation is a traditional water-management technology found in:Read the answer and worked solution →Project Tiger was launched in India in the year:Read the answer and worked solution →The strictest category of Indian forest, fully preserved with no agriculture or grazing allowed, is called:Read the answer and worked solution →The first passenger train in India ran in 1853 from:Read the answer and worked solution →National Waterway 1 (NW-1) covers which stretch of which river?Read the answer and worked solution →India Post's network is described as:Read the answer and worked solution →A SUGAR COOPERATIVE owned and run jointly by the sugarcane farmers is an example of which ownership classification?Read the answer and worked solution →India's LARGEST and OLDEST organised industry is:Read the answer and worked solution →India's jute industry is heavily concentrated along the:Read the answer and worked solution →The Bhopal Gas Tragedy of 1984 is an example of which kind of industrial impact?Read the answer and worked solution →India is the SECOND-largest producer in the world for which staple food crop?Read the answer and worked solution →India's tea industry is concentrated in:Read the answer and worked solution →The BHOODAN MOVEMENT, a voluntary land-gift drive in post-independence India, was led by:Read the answer and worked solution →

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As per your syllabus, when was 'PROJECT TIGER' launched — to save endangered tigers in India?

  1. 2003
  2. 1947
  3. 1990
  4. 1973
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Correct answer: D. 1973

As per your syllabus, §Project Tiger, launched in 1973 after tiger population dwindled to 1,827 (from ~55,000 at turn of century).

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As per your syllabus, which of the following is one of India's tiger reserves?

  1. Serengeti (Tanzania)
  2. Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand)
  3. Yellowstone (USA)
  4. Great Barrier Reef
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Correct answer: B. Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand)

As per your syllabus, §Project Tiger, Corbett National Park (Uttarakhand) is one of India's tiger reserves. **Others:** Sunderbans (WB), Bandhavgarh (MP), Sariska (RJ), Manas (Assam), Periyar (Kerala).

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As per your syllabus, which tribes worship Mahua and Kadamba trees, in the Chota Nagpur region?

  1. The Mundas and the Santhal
  2. Bishnoi
  3. Khasi
  4. Toda
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Correct answer: A. The Mundas and the Santhal

As per your syllabus, §Sacred groves, the Mundas + Santhal of Chota Nagpur worship Mahua + Kadamba. Other tribes have other practices.

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