Project Cheetah: Botswana batch reaches Kuno

1. Question 1Answer D

   How many cheetahs from Botswana reached India on 28 February 2026?

   • AFourteen
   • BFive
   • CTwelve
   • DCorrect answer: Nine

   Core Trigger: Nine cheetahs from Botswana, six females and three males, reached Kuno National Park on 28 February 2026.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 221, point 1

2. Question 2Answer A

   From which country did India's first foreign batch of cheetahs arrive in September 2022?

   • ACorrect answer: Namibia
   • BKenya
   • CBotswana
   • DSouth Africa

   Third Batch: It was the third foreign batch, after Namibia in September 2022 and South Africa in February 2023.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 221, point 2

3. Question 3Answer C

   Which Union Minister heads the ministry under which Project Cheetah falls?

   • AGajendra Singh Shekhawat
   • BKiren Rijiju
   • CCorrect answer: Bhupender Yadav
   • DHardeep Singh Puri

   Current Head: Project Cheetah falls under the Union Environment Ministry, headed by Minister Bhupender Yadav.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 221, point 3

4. Question 4Answer A

   Consider: 1) The Asiatic cheetah is Critically Endangered and survives only in Iran. 2) India's cheetahs are Asiatic cheetahs. Which is/are correct?

   • ACorrect answer: Only 1
   • BOnly 2
   • CBoth 1 and 2
   • DNeither

   Key Term: The Asiatic cheetah is Critically Endangered and survives only in Iran; India's animals are African cheetahs.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 221, point 4

5. Question 5Answer C

   The February 2026 arrivals took India's cheetah population to how many?

   • A44
   • B38
   • CCorrect answer: 48
   • D58

   Population Data: The arrivals took India's cheetah population to 48.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 221, point 5

6. Question 6Answer B

   India's cheetah was declared extinct in which year?

   • A1972
   • BCorrect answer: 1952
   • C1960
   • D1947

   India Link: India's last cheetahs vanished from the wild in the mid-twentieth century; the species was declared extinct in 1952.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 221, point 7

7. Question 7Answer A

   Which national park is the release site for all three cheetah batches?

   • ACorrect answer: Kuno National Park
   • BRanthambore National Park
   • CPanna National Park
   • DBandhavgarh National Park

   Venue: Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh is the release site for all three batches.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 221, point 8

8. Question 8Answer B

   Project Cheetah was launched in which month and year?

   • AAugust 2021
   • BCorrect answer: September 2022
   • CJanuary 2020
   • DFebruary 2023

   Founded: Project Cheetah was launched in September 2022 at Kuno National Park.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 221, point 9

9. Question 9Answer A

   In January 2020 the Supreme Court allowed what, departing from its 2013 stand?

   • ACorrect answer: An experimental introduction of African cheetahs
   • BA ban on cheetah imports
   • CCaptive breeding of Asiatic cheetahs
   • DShifting Asiatic lions to Kuno

   Landmark: In January 2020 the Supreme Court allowed an experimental introduction of African cheetahs, departing from its 2013 stand.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 221, point 10

10. Question 10Answer C

    Consider: 1) The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is the parent law for protected species and national parks. 2) Reintroduction means releasing a species into part of its historic range from which it has disappeared. Which is/are correct?

    • AOnly 1
    • BOnly 2
    • CCorrect answer: Both 1 and 2
    • DNeither

    Statute: The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is the parent law for protected species and national parks.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 221, point 11

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