Environment & Ecology UPPSC 1994 GS-I
Question

"Project Tiger" of the Government envisages:

Answer & Solution

Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)

Option C: To save the Indian tiger from extinction

Detailed Solution:

The correct answer is “To save the Indian tiger from extinction”.

Project Tiger is a tiger conservation program launched in 1973 by the Government of India.

Project Tiger was a crucial initiative launched to protect the dwindling tiger population in India and to preserve their natural habitat.

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