Question

IUCN (International Union for the conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) which maintains red data book has its headquarters at
A.Kew, London
B.Calcutta, India
C.Morges, Switzerland
D.New York, USA

Answer 1

Hint: IUCN is an organization that works for the conservation of nature and the protection of all the natural resources.

Complete answer:
1)IUCN is the International Union of conservation of nature and natural resources is mainly involved in collecting data, analysis of data, research works, projects related to conservation and protection of nature, and natural resources.
2)IUCN maintains the red data book is a collection of plant, animal, and different organisms that are endangered and are rarely found, the red data book is also known as the red book or the Russian red data book.
3)The headquarters of IUCN is at Morges which is located in Switzerland.

Option C: The Headquarters of IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources) which maintains a red data book has its headquarters at Morges, Switzerland. Therefore, this is the correct option.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: The motto of IUCN is 'united for life and livelihoods'. IUCN is an international organization and it was founded on 5 October 1948 in France. There are a total of 1400 members in IUCN. The president of IUCN is Zhang Xinsheng and the director of IUCN is Dr.Bruno Oberle. IUCN is formerly called the international union for the protection of nature.