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Great Indian Bustard MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
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Q1Consider the following statements regarding the 2026 Great Indian Bustard (GIB) status report: 1. The report found that the GIB population had sharply declined since 2017. 2. The GIB now occupies more than 80% of its surveyed habitat. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both statements are false. The report found that the GIB population has remained stable since 2017, estimated at 130 birds (range 110-150, +/- 21) — not a sharp decline. It also found the bird is restricted to only 16% of the surveyed landscape at any time, not more than 80%.
Q2The 2026 Great Indian Bustard status report assessed the species mainly in which region?
The assessment was restricted to the GIB range in Rajasthan's Thar desert, and not Gujarat, where only a few females survive in the wild; the sites are largely flat grasslands in and around the Desert National Park and Pokhran Range in Jaisalmer district.
Q3After adding three more chicks to its conservation breeding programme, what is the total number of captive Great Indian Bustard (GIB) birds, as announced by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav?
Union Minister Bhupender Yadav announced that after three more chicks were added to the conservation breeding programme, the total number of captive GIB birds rose to 94. The figure 26 refers to the chicks hatched in the fourth year of captive breeding.
Q4Consider the following statements regarding Project GIB's fourth year of captive breeding, as announced by Union Minister Bhupender Yadav:\n1. The three newly added chicks hatched from one wild-collected egg and two captive-laid eggs.\n2. Of the 26 chicks hatched so far in the fourth year, 18 were produced through artificial insemination.\nWhich of the statements given above is/are correct?
Both statements are correct. The Minister stated the three new chicks hatched from one wild-collected egg and two captive-laid eggs (statement 1). Of the 26 chicks hatched in the fourth year, 18 were through artificial insemination, four through natural breeding and four from wild eggs (statement 2).
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