2020 · EnvironmentPrevious Year Question
Q60.
Among the following Tiger Reserves, which one has the largest area under "Critical Tiger Habitat"?
A. Corbett
B. Ranthambore
C. Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam
D. Sunderbans
Answer

C

Explanation

Option (c) is the correct answer: Critical 'tiger' habitats (CTHs), also known as core areas of tiger reserves—are identified under the Wild Life Protection Act (WLPA), 1972 based on scientific evidence that "such areas are required to be kept as inviolate for the purpose of tiger conservation,