Question

Project tiger in India was launched in
A. 1968
B. 1973
C. 1975
D. 1989

Answer 1

Hint: Due to human activities and the loss of their natural habitat, the number of tigers in India is continuously decreasing. To save our wildlife and the tigers Project tiger was started in India.

Complete answer:
In their natural habitat wild animals are regularly destroyed in accordance to the food chains but their existence continues due to their regular breeding, so nature keeps a check on their existence. From the last centuries due to human activities, there have been instances of extinction of a large number of wild animal species.

Project Tiger was started in 1973 because of the extreme reduction in the number of tigers in India due to the destruction of their habitat and poaching(illegal killing of wild animals for various products). Now, 21 national parks and sanctuaries are involved in this project. Some of these are Corbett National Park (Uttar Pradesh), Hazaribagh Sanctuary (Bihar), Sunderbans Tiger Reserve(Bengal), Tadoba National Park (Maharashtra), Kanha National Park (Madhya Pradesh), Bandipur National Park (Karnataka), Ranthambore National Park (Rajasthan). WWF-N(World Wide Fund for Nature) announced the year 1998-1999 as a year of the tiger.

So, the correct answer is option B, i.e., 1973.

Note: Just like Project Tiger, Project Lion was started in 1972 in Gir forest(Gujarat). Project Elephant was started in 1992. Project Hangul was started in 1970 at Dachigam Sanctuary. The Rhino Conservation Project was started in1987 at Dudhwa National Park. The Crocodile Breeding Project was Started in 1975 in Orissa.