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Detailed explanation-1: -India’s first tiger cell will set up in which of the following cities? India’s first tiger cell will set up at the Wildlife Institute of India (WII) campus in Dehradun, Uttarakhand.

Detailed explanation-2: -The Wildlife Institute of India (WII) will house the India’s first repository on tigers, under its new Tiger Cell. The repository will consist of huge database on tiger conservation and population estimation which has been prepared with collaborated effort with the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).

Detailed explanation-3: -The state with the highest number of tigers is Madhya Pradesh at about 526 as per the latest counting. It is also the state with the highest number of tiger reserves.

Detailed explanation-4: -Bandipur, Manas and Sunderban are declared Tiger reserve, but Bhittarkanika is not included.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Govt. of India had launched “Project Tiger” on 1st April 1973 to promote conservation of the tiger. Project Tiger has been the largest species conservation initiative of its kind in the world.