Consider the following statements regarding tigers: 1. There are 70 tiger reserves in India which are governed by Project Tiger. 2. India is home to 70% of tigers in the world. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q. Consider the following statements regarding tigers:
1. There are 70 tiger reserves in India which are governed by Project Tiger.
2. India is home to 70% of tigers in the world.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 only

[B] 2 only

[C] Both 1 and 2

[D] Neither 1 nor 2

Answer: B

Notes:

There are 50 tiger reserves in India which are governed by Project Tiger which is administrated by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

India is home to 70% of tigers in the world. In 2006, there were 1,411 tigers which increased to 1,706 in 2010 and 2,226 in 2014, according to the NTCA.

Source: The Hindu

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