TIGERS: Population and Conservation

1) The 3rd Asia Ministerial Conference on Tiger Conservation is being held at :

a) Gujarat
b) New Delhi
c) Maharashtra
d) Uttarakhand

2) According to the World Wide Fund and Global Tiger Forum (GTF), what is the total number of wild tigers in the world?

a) 3890
b) 3600
c) 3200
d) 5300

3) What is the percentage increase in global wild tiger population in 2016 from the 2010 estimates?

a) 11%
b) 33%
c) 22%
d) None of the above

4) As per the 2014 national survey, what is the estimated population of tigers in India?

a) 1706
b) 2226
c) 1411
d) 1204

5) In 2010, the tiger range governments agreed to act to double the tiger population by the next Chinese Year of the Tiger in 2022. This goal is known as :

a) T-22
b) T-T-2022
c) Tx2
d) None of the above

Answers:

1) b
2) a
3) c
4) b
5) c