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Wildlife Conservation MCQ - Practice Questions with Answers
Solve 4 Wildlife Conservation questions for RAS/RPSC preparation.
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Q1Consider the following statements about Ranthambore Tiger Reserve: 1. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve announced plans to deploy GSM cameras for real-time remote surveillance of tigers. 2. Ranthambore Tiger Reserve announced the phasing out of satellite collars in favour of radio-frequency tracking devices. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
Statement 1 is correct: Ranthambore Tiger Reserve announced plans to deploy GSM cameras, which transmit data via cellular networks for remote and continuous real-time surveillance of tigers. Statement 2 is incorrect: The reserve is actually deploying satellite collars (not phasing them out) for GPS-based real-time location tracking of individual tigers. Radio-frequency tracking devices were not mentioned in the announcement.
Q2Read the following Assertion (A) and Reason (R) and choose the correct answer: Assertion (A): Ranthambore Tiger Reserve in Rajasthan is deploying satellite collars to enable GPS-based real-time tracking of individual tigers. Reason (R): India's Project Tiger was launched in 1973 with the primary objective of protecting tigers from extinction across the country.
Both the Assertion and the Reason are true. Ranthambore is indeed deploying satellite collars for GPS-based real-time tracking of tigers (A is true), and Project Tiger was indeed launched in 1973 to protect tigers from extinction (R is true). However, R is NOT the direct explanation for A. The proximate reason for deploying satellite collars in 2026 is the Canine Distemper Virus (CDV) alert of May 2026 and increasing territorial conflicts among tigers — not the historical 1973 launch of Project Tiger.
Q3With reference to the recent Wildlife Institute of India (WII) status report on the Great Indian Bustard (GIB), consider the following statements: 1. The GIB population has remained stable at around 130 birds since 2017. 2. The species is currently confined to only about 16% of its surveyed Thar desert habitat. 3. The report projects that the GIB population will double by 2030. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
According to the WII status report, the Great Indian Bustard population has stayed stable at about 130 birds since 2017 and the critically endangered bird now survives in just 16% of its surveyed Thar desert habitat in Rajasthan, so statements 1 and 2 are correct. The report makes no projection of the population doubling by 2030, so statement 3 is incorrect. Hence, only statements 1 and 2 are correct.
Q4Match List I with List II:\nList I (Person)\nA. Bhupender Yadav\nB. Sanjay Sharma\nC. S.P. Yadav\nD. Sanjay Kumar\nList II (Designation)\n1. Director General, IBCA\n2. Member Secretary, NTCA\n3. Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change\n4. Rajasthan Forest Minister\nSelect the correct answer using the code given below:
Bhupender Yadav is the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change (3); Sanjay Sharma is the Rajasthan Forest Minister (4); S.P. Yadav is the Director General of the International Big Cat Alliance, IBCA (1); and Sanjay Kumar is the Member Secretary of NTCA (2). Hence A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2 is correct.
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