Conservation Initiatives Mock Tests

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Conservation Initiatives Mock Test 1

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Sample Questions

UPSC General Studies

'Project Elephant', launched in 1992, primarily aims to:

A Protect tigers and their habitats

B Ensure the welfare and protection of wild elephants and their habitats

C Promote elephant tourism in national parks

D Relocate elephants from forests to zoos

UPSC General Studies

Project Elephant, launched by the Government of India in 1992, aims to:

A Relocate all wild elephants to zoos for protection

B Protect elephant populations, their habitats, and corridors, and address human-elephant conflict

C Promote elephant racing as a cultural sport

D Export live elephants to foreign countries for revenue generation

UPSC General Studies

Project Tiger, launched by the Government of India in 1973, was primarily aimed at:

A Protecting tigers from poaching by deploying armed guards in all tiger reserves

B Ensuring viable tiger populations in the long term through a network of protected areas and habitat conservation

C Relocating tigers from areas with high human population to areas with no human presence

D Promoting ecotourism in tiger reserves to generate revenue for local communities

UPSC General Studies

Project Tiger was launched in which year, and how many Tiger Reserves were there in India as of 2024?

A 1970; 45 Tiger Reserves

B 1973; 55 Tiger Reserves

C 1975; 50 Tiger Reserves

D 1973; 60 Tiger Reserves

UPSC General Studies

Ramsar sites in India are wetland areas of international importance designated under which of the following conventions?

A The Convention on Biological Diversity

B The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands of International Importance

C The Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species

D The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

UPSC General Studies

'Project Tiger', launched in 1973, is a conservation initiative primarily aimed at protecting which species?

A Asian Elephant

B Bengal Tiger

C One-horned Rhinoceros

D Snow Leopard

UPSC General Studies

With reference to Ramsar sites in India, consider the following statements: 1. India currently has more than 80 Ramsar sites as of 2025. 2. The Ranganathittu Bird Sanctuary in Karnataka is one of the Ramsar sites in India. 3. All Ramsar sites in India are located within protected area networks like national parks or wildlife sanctuaries. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

A 1 only

B 1 and 2 only

C 2 and 3 only

D 1, 2 and 3

UPSC General Studies

The "Ganga Action Plan" was launched in 1985 primarily to:

A Develop tourism along the banks of the Ganga river

B Improve the water quality of the Ganga river by reducing pollution

C Build dams and barrages across the Ganga river

D Relocate all towns situated on the banks of the Ganga

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