30 Years Of Project Elephant

Question 1

In which year project elephant was introduced?

Answer 1

1992

Question 2

To commemorate the successful completion of 30 years of project elephant in 2022, the environment ministry has decided to hold Gaj Utsav would serve 2023 at which place?

Answer 2

Kaziranga National Park, Assam

Question 3

The elephant is________ animal of India

Answer 3

Is national heritage animal

Question 4

What is the gestation period of elephants?

Answer 4

22 months

Question 5

Which animal has the longest gestational period among mammals?

Answer 5

Elephant

Question 6

Where is kaziranga National Park located?

Answer 6

Assam

Question 7

Among the States in India, which state has the highest elephant population?

Answer 7

Karnataka

Question 8

India is home to more than____% of world’s elephant population.

Answer 8

60%

Question 9

India’s 1st elephant reserve under project elephant was established in which state?

Answer 9

Jharkhand

Question 10

MIKE program stands for____

Answer 10

Monitoring of illegal killing of elephants

Question 11

Mike program was mandated by which Resolution?

Answer 11

CITES COP resolution

Question 12

Mike program began in South Asia in which year?

Answer 12

2003

Question 13

The ministry of environment and forests launch the ‘Haathi Mere Saathi’ campaign in collaboration with____________

Answer 13

Wildlife trust of India (WTI)

Question 14

The Haathi Mere Saathi programme was launched in which year?

Answer 14

2011

Question 15

What is the aim of project elephant?

Answer 15

Increasing the population of elephants and to secure their habitat

Question 16

How many Elephant reserves are there in India?

Answer 16

32

Question 17

The Haathi Mere Saathi was launched at which ministeral meeting?

Answer 17

Elephant-8 (E-8)

Question 18

European Union has been the largest donor to the MIKE programme in Asia since which year?

Answer 18

2017

Question 19

What are the single biggest threats to elephant corridors in central India?

Answer 19

Coal mining and iron ore mining

Question 20

Elephants are listed in which schedule of the Indian Wildlife Protection Act,1972?

Answer 20

Schedule I

Question 21

Who is the current minister of the ministry of environment and forests?

Answer 21

Bhupender Yadav

Question 22

Who is the minister of state for the ministry of climate change and forests?

Answer 22

Ashwini Vaishnav

Question 23

The ministry of environment and forests is headquartered at_______

Answer 23

New Delhi

Question 24

What is the national portal on human elephant conflict called?

Answer 24

Surakshya

Question 25

What is the name of the technology used by the government in order to provide fodder and water augmentation in the forest areas?

Answer 25

LiDAR technology

Question 26

Who is in charge of the herd of the elephants?

Answer 26

The largest an oldest female herd member

Question 27

Under which project, bee boxes will be used as a fence to prevent the attack of elephants?

Answer 27

Project RE-HAB

Question 28

Which appendix of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna (CITES) are elephants classified?

Answer 28

Appendix 1

Question 29

The Convention on International Trade in a Endangered species of Flora and Fauna is headquartered at______

Answer 29

Geneva, Switzerland

Question 30

The CITES is administered by United Nations under_____

Answer 30

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

Question 31

Who is the current Secretary General of CITES?

Answer 31

Ivonne Higuero

Question 32

India is a member of CITES since___

Answer 32

1976

Question 33

CITES stand for ________

Answer 33

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna

Question 34

The elephant task force was established under the leadership of_______

Answer 34

Mahesh Rangarajan

Question 35

What is the name of the report that was Issued by the elephant task force?

Answer 35

Gajah:Securing the Future of Elephants in India

Question 36

In which year the elephant task force was established?

Answer 36

2010

Question 37

The 1st Elephant reserve was established in which year?

Answer 37

2001

Question 38

The IUCN red list of the threatened species classifies Asian elephants as _____

Answer 38

Endangered

Question 39

The IUCN is headquartered at____

Answer 39

Gland, Switzerland