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30 Years Of Project Elephant Flashcards

1
Q

In which year project elephant was introduced?

A

1992

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2
Q

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?

A

Kaziranga National Park, Assam

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3
Q

The elephant is________ animal of India

A

Is national heritage animal

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4
Q

What is the gestation period of elephants?

A

22 months

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5
Q

Which animal has the longest gestational period among mammals?

A

Elephant

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6
Q

Where is kaziranga National Park located?

A

Assam

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7
Q

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

A

Karnataka

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8
Q

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

A

60%

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9
Q

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

A

Jharkhand

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10
Q

MIKE program stands for____

A

Monitoring of illegal killing of elephants

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11
Q

Mike program was mandated by which Resolution?

A

CITES COP resolution

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12
Q

Mike program began in South Asia in which year?

A

2003

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13
Q

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

A

Wildlife trust of India (WTI)

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14
Q

The Haathi Mere Saathi programme was launched in which year?

A

2011

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15
Q

What is the aim of project elephant?

A

Increasing the population of elephants and to secure their habitat

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16
Q

How many Elephant reserves are there in India?

A

32

17
Q

The Haathi Mere Saathi was launched at which ministeral meeting?

A

Elephant-8 (E-8)

18
Q

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

A

2017

19
Q

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

A

Coal mining and iron ore mining

20
Q

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

A

Schedule I

21
Q

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

A

Bhupender Yadav

22
Q

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

A

Ashwini Vaishnav

23
Q

The ministry of environment and forests is headquartered at_______

A

New Delhi

24
Q

What is the national portal on human elephant conflict called?

A

Surakshya

25
Q

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

A

LiDAR technology

26
Q

Who is in charge of the herd of the elephants?

A

The largest an oldest female herd member

27
Q

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

A

Project RE-HAB

28
Q

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

A

Appendix 1

29
Q

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

A

Geneva, Switzerland

30
Q

The CITES is administered by United Nations under_____

A

United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)

31
Q

Who is the current Secretary General of CITES?

A

Ivonne Higuero

32
Q

India is a member of CITES since___

A

1976

33
Q

CITES stand for ________

A

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Flora and Fauna

34
Q

The elephant task force was established under the leadership of_______

A

Mahesh Rangarajan

35
Q

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

A

Gajah:Securing the Future of Elephants in India

36
Q

In which year the elephant task force was established?

A

2010

37
Q

The 1st Elephant reserve was established in which year?

A

2001

38
Q

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

A

Endangered

39
Q

The IUCN is headquartered at____

A

Gland, Switzerland

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