CURRENT AFFAIRS

2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first tiger reserve in India to officially introduce a mascot, which has been named Bhoorsingh the Barasingha is
A
Sunderbans Tiger Reserve
B
Corbett Tiger Reserve
C
Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve
D
Kanha Tiger Reserve
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Kanha tiger reserve is now the first in India to have an official mascot – ‘Bhoorsingh the barasingha’. The barasingha or swamp deer is the state animal of Madhya Pradesh and is found only in the Kanha tiger reserve, across Mandla and Balaghat districts.

Detailed explanation-2: -Project Tiger was launched by the Indira Gandhi government in 1973 from the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand. The tiger is an endangered species in the world.

Detailed explanation-3: -The correct answer is Corbett National Park. Jim Corbett National Park is a part of the larger Corbett Tiger Reserve, a Project Tiger Reserve that lies in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand.

Detailed explanation-4: -Barasingha is the state animal of the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

There is 1 question to complete.