With reference to Cheetah, Consider the following statements.1.Cheetah reintroduction project aims to reintroduce cheetah in Madhav National Park, Madhya Pradesh.2.Cheetah is the only large carnivore to have become extinct in Independent India.3.Asiatic cheetah is classified as a “critically endangered” species by the IUCN Red List, and is believed to survive only in Iran.Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Q. With reference to Cheetah, Consider the following statements.
1.Cheetah reintroduction project aims to reintroduce cheetah in Madhav National Park, Madhya Pradesh.
2.Cheetah is the only large carnivore to have become extinct in Independent India.
3.Asiatic cheetah is classified as a “critically endangered” species by the IUCN Red List, and is believed to survive only in Iran.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

[A] 1 and 2 only

[B] 2 and 3 only

[C] 1 and 3 only

[D] 1, 2 and 3 only

Answer: B

Notes:

Statement 1 is incorrect: Cheetah reintroduction project aims to reintroduce cheetah in Kuno-Palpur Wildlife Sanctuary, Madhya Pradesh.

Statement 2 is correct: The cheetah was declared extinct from India in 1952. Currently there are no cheetahs in any National Park or Wildlife Sanctuary in the country. Cheetah is, in fact, the only large carnivore to have become extinct in Independent India.

Statement 3 is correct: The Asiatic cheetah is classified as a “critically endangered” species by the IUCN Red List, and is believed to survive only in Iran. African Cheetah is listed as vulnerable in IUCN red listed species.

Source: TOI

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