Big Cat Conservation MCQ

Question 1

Consider the following statements:
1. Asiatic Lion is categorized as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List after 2008.
2. The 2020 estimated population of Asiatic Lions was 674.
3. One objective of Project Lion is to become a global hub of knowledge on big cat disease diagnostics and treatment.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is false because the official reply says Asiatic Lion is categorized as Endangered, upgraded from Critically Endangered in 2008. Statement 2 is true: the 2020 estimate is listed as 674. Statement 3 is true: disease diagnostics and treatment knowledge is an explicit Project Lion objective.

Question 2

Consider the following statements about Project Lion and Asiatic lions:
1. Project Lion is being implemented in the Gir landscape in Gujarat.
2. The project integrates conservation with eco-development.
3. Project Lion includes an objective to become a global hub of knowledge on big-cat disease diagnostics and treatment.
4. The Asiatic lion was down-listed from Endangered to Vulnerable by IUCN in 2008.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. PIB says Project Lion is implemented in Gujarat's Gir landscape, integrates landscape ecology-based conservation with eco-development, and includes a global knowledge hub on big-cat disease diagnostics and treatment. Statement 4 is false because the source says the Asiatic lion was upgraded from Critically Endangered to Endangered in 2008, not down-listed to Vulnerable.

Question 3

Consider the following statements:
1. As per a 2023 PIB release, India had a minimum of 3,167 tigers and more than 70% of the world's wild tiger population.
2. The same release said India's average tiger population was 2,967 in the further analysis.
3. The release identified poaching and habitat fragmentation as continuing threats to tiger conservation.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1 and 3 are correct. The release gives the minimum estimate as 3,167 and says India hosts more than 70% of wild tigers; it also notes poaching and habitat fragmentation as threats. Statement 2 is false because the further-analysis average is 3,682, while 2,967 is the earlier 2018 figure mentioned in other comparison contexts.

Question 4

Consider the following statements about tiger reintroduction in Sariska:
1. On 28.6.2008, a tiger was airlifted to Sariska from Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve.
2. The first reintroduced Sariska tiger was brought from Kanha Tiger Reserve.
3. The tiger airlifted to Sariska was subsequently released in the wild on 8.7.2008.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statement 1 is true: NTCA records a tiger airlifted from Ranthambhore to Sariska on 28.6.2008. Statement 2 is false because the cited source names Ranthambhore, not Kanha. Statement 3 is true: the tiger was released in the wild on 8.7.2008.

Question 5

Consider the following statements on tiger monitoring and planning tools:
1. The country-level assessment of tigers, co-predators and prey is done quadrennially using refined double-sampling methodology.
2. NTCA defines a viable tiger population as 80-100 tigers with at least 20 breeding females and a sex ratio skewed towards females.
3. Carrying capacity under the Tiger Conservation Plan is calculated using Hayward's predictive equation under Section 38W of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
4. M-STrIPES uses GPS, GPRS, remote sensing, GIS and statistical tools to help tiger-reserve managers use field information.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Accepted Answer

Statements 1, 2 and 4 are correct. NTCA describes the quadrennial double-sampling assessment, the viable-population benchmark, and the M-STrIPES technology stack. Statement 3 is false because Hayward's equation is tied to the Tiger Conservation Plan under Section 38V, not Section 38W.

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