Question

Project tiger, a programme to maintain a viable population of tigers in the country and to chalk out areas for their habitat, was launched in the year

• A. 1975
• B. 1973
• C. 1974
• D. 1971

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

1973

• Project Tiger is a Tiger conservation programme launched in 1973 by the Government of India.
• The project aims at ensuring a viable population of Bengal tigers in their natural habitats and also to protect them from extinction and preserving areas of biological importance as a natural heritage forever represented as close as possible the diversity of ecosystems across the tiger's distribution in the country.

Therefore, the correct answer is option B.