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HCS (Haryana)Prelims2026General Studies
Question
Given below are two statements: Statement I : Project Cheetah aims to reintroduce cheetahs into India after their extinction. Statement II : The project is implemented by the National Tiger Conservation Authority. In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Options
- A Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
- B Both Statement I and Statement II are false.
- C Statement I is true but Statement II is false.
- D Statement I is false but Statement II is true.
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Correct Answer
A Both Statement I and Statement II are true.
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Project Cheetah
- The cheetah was declared extinct in India in 1952, the last animals having been recorded in the Sal forests of present day Chhattisgarh.
- Under Project Cheetah, launched in September 2022, African cheetahs were translocated from Namibia and thereafter from South Africa to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. It is the world's first inter-continental translocation of a large carnivore. Hence, statement I is true.
- The project is being implemented by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change along with the Wildlife Institute of India and the State Forest Department. Hence, statement II is true.
- Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh has been developed as the second home for the cheetah in India.