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2021

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state has burned 2, 479 rhino horns on September 22 on account of World Rhino Day?
A
Manipur
B
Assam
C
Nagaland
D
Meghalaya
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Event to dispel myths that have driven the illegal trade and poaching of the animal. Rhino horns being burned by the Assam forest department on the occasion of World Rhino Day at Bokakhat near Kaziranga National Park on Wednesday, 22 September 2021.

Detailed explanation-2: -World Rhino Day 2022 - This Year’S Theme Is ‘Five Rhino Species Forever’

Detailed explanation-3: -These smugglers have been identified as – Rajen Bauri and Azizul Rahman. According to the Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) of Jorhat district – Mrinmoy Goswami, the market value of this horn is worth of Rs 1.50 crore.

Detailed explanation-4: -According to the WWF, there are around 3, 700 Indian rhinos in the wild today. Assam’s Kaziranga National Park (KNP) alone has 2, 613 animals, according to a census carried out in March 2022.

Detailed explanation-5: -More than 2, 300 greater one-horned rhinos roam Kaziranga’s wetlands and grasslands, representing nearly 70% of all the wild rhinos left in India and Nepal. Kaziranga’s burgeoning rhino population is also the primary source for restocking other parks and sanctuaries that once harbored this threatened species.

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