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Topic 221 · Environment, Climate & Biodiversity

Project Cheetah: Botswana batch reaches Kuno

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Core Trigger: Nine cheetahs from Botswana, six females and three males, reached Kuno National Park on 28 February 2026.
Third Batch: It was the third foreign batch, after Namibia in September 2022 and South Africa in February 2023.
Current Head: Project Cheetah falls under the Union Environment Ministry, headed by Minister Bhupender Yadav.
Key Term: The Asiatic cheetah is Critically Endangered and survives only in Iran; India's animals are African cheetahs.
Population Data: The arrivals took India's cheetah population to 48.
Source Countries: Namibia, South Africa and Botswana are the three countries that have supplied cheetahs.
India Link: India's last cheetahs vanished from the wild in the mid-twentieth century; the species was declared extinct in 1952.
Venue: Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh is the release site for all three batches.
Founded: Project Cheetah was launched in September 2022 at Kuno National Park.
Landmark: In January 2020 the Supreme Court allowed an experimental introduction of African cheetahs, departing from its 2013 stand.
Statute: The Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 is the parent law for protected species and national parks.
Definition: Reintroduction means releasing a species into part of its historic range from which it has disappeared.

Question 1 of 10

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

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Answer: (D) 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

Question 2 of 10

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

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Answer: (A) Namibia

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

Question 3 of 10

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

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Answer: (C) Bhupender Yadav

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

Question 4 of 10

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

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Answer: (A) Only 1

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

Question 5 of 10

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

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Answer: (C) 48

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

Question 6 of 10

India's cheetah was declared extinct in which year?

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Answer: (B) 1952

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

Question 7 of 10

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

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Answer: (A) Kuno 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

Question 8 of 10

Project Cheetah was launched in which month and year?

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Answer: (B) September 2022

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

Question 9 of 10

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

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Answer: (A) An experimental introduction of African cheetahs

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

Question 10 of 10

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?

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Answer: (C) Both 1 and 2

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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