Consider the following statements regarding the International Big Cat Alliance (IBCA): 1. The IBCA was launched in 2023 during the commemoration of 50 years of Project Lion in India. 2. It seeks to conserve seven big cats, including species like Jaguar and Puma. 3. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change is the depository of its Framework Agreement. 4. Both range and non-range countries can become members of the alliance. Which of the statements given above are correct? |ForumIAS

[A] 2 and 4 only

[B] 1, 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: A

Notes:

Explanation:

Statement 1 is incorrect. The IBCA was launched in 2023, but during the event ‘Commemorating 50 years of Project Tiger’, not Project Lion.
Statement 2 is correct. The alliance aims to conserve seven big cats: Tiger, Lion, Leopard, Snow Leopard, Cheetah, Jaguar, and Puma—which includes Jaguar and Puma, not typically native to India.
Statement 3 is incorrect. The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), not the Ministry of Environment, is the depository of the IBCA Framework Agreement.
Statement 4 is correct. The alliance comprises both range and non-range countries—i.e., those with and without native big cat populations but interested in their conservation.

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