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2017

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state man spots rare ‘pale’ tiger in the Nilgiris?
A
Chennai
B
Bengaluru
C
Kolkata
D
Orissa
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The animal was spotted last week by wildlife photographer Nilanjan Ray while driving in Nilgiri biosphere reserve in Tamil Nadu state.

Detailed explanation-2: -The white tiger or bleached tiger is a leucistic pigmentation variant of the Mainland tiger. It is reported in the wild from time to time in the Indian states of Madhya Pradesh, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, in the Sunderbans region and especially in the former State of Rewa.

Detailed explanation-3: -White tigers are so rare in the wild that they have been seen only a few times in recorded history, with the last known wild white tiger killed in 1958.

Detailed explanation-4: -White tigers were once called the jungles of Bandhavgarh, in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, their home.

Detailed explanation-5: -Madhya pradesh has the highest number of tigers(526) in the age group of 1.5 years with more than 408 big cats. Other states with significant populations include Karnataka (524), Uttarakhand (442), Tamil Nadu (229), Maharashtra (190), Assam (167), Kerala (136) and Uttar Pradesh (117).

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