Consider the following statements:1.Project Tiger is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.2.Madhya Pradesh has witnessed a notable rise in tiger population.3.India currently harbors almost 75% of the world’s wild tiger population.4.The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a non-statutory body.How many of the above statements are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements:
1.Project Tiger is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change.
2.Madhya Pradesh has witnessed a notable rise in tiger population.
3.India currently harbors almost 75% of the world’s wild tiger population.
4.The National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) is a non-statutory body.
How many of the above statements are correct?

[A] Only one

[B] Only two

[C] Only three

[D] All four

Answer: C

Notes:

Explanation –

Statements 1, 2 and 3 are correct. Project Tiger is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change. Central India and the Shivalik Hills and Gangetic Plains witnessed a notable increase in tiger population, particularly in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Maharashtra. India currently harbors almost 75% of the world’s wild tiger population.

Statement 4 is incorrect. NTCA is a statutory body.

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