RAS question
Buxa Tiger Reserve was notified in which year?
Correct answer: (A) 1983.
Buxa Tiger Reserve in West Bengal was established under Project Tiger in 1983.
Explanation
Buxa Tiger Reserve is in West Bengal, and the MEE TR Web Portal, Wildlife Institute of India records that it was established in 1983 under Project Tiger, becoming the 15th tiger reserve of the country. The notified year for Buxa Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger is therefore 1983. Its later legal notification of the core or Critical Tiger Habitat and buffer area came in 2009, so those later administrative details should not be confused with the reserve's establishment under Project Tiger. The relevant fact is the Project Tiger establishment year, not subsequent boundary or habitat notifications.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) 2000 is not supported because Buxa Tiger Reserve's establishment under Project Tiger was in 1983.
- (C) 1980 is too early for this fact; the year of establishment under Project Tiger was 1983.
- (D) 1988 is a later year, while Buxa had already been established under Project Tiger in 1983.
Concept
RAS Environment and Ecology static GK includes tiger reserves under Project Tiger. Reserve-year and location facts link conservation policy with map-based environmental awareness.