Consider the following statements about a report on Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India, 2010 released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in July 2011 : 1. India zegistered a 20 per cent decline in tiger population over the last surve

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Q: 95 (NDA-II/2011)
Consider the following statements about a report on ‘Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India, 2010’ released by the Ministry of Environment and Forests in July 2011 :
1. India z’egistered a 20 per cent decline in tiger population over the last survey in the year 2006.
2. The report warns that tigers are in danger due to an overall more than 12 per cent loss of habitat.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct ?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

NDA-II

stats: 

0,11,27,1,11,15,11

keywords: 

{'tiger population': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'tigers': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'per cent decline': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'habitat': [1, 0, 0, 0], 'report': [1, 0, 4, 5], 'forests': [3, 0, 2, 0], 'prey': [2, 0, 0, 5], 'environment': [2, 0, 0, 3], 'danger': [0, 0, 1, 3], 'last survey': [0, 0, 0, 1]}

Option 1 states that India registered a 20 percent decline in tiger population over the last survey in 2006. This means that there was a decrease in the number of tigers compared to the previous survey conducted in 2006. This statement is not correct according to the given information.

Option 2 states that the report warns that tigers are in danger due to an overall more than 12 percent loss of habitat. This indicates that there has been a loss of tiger habitat, which poses a threat to their survival. According to the given information, this statement is correct.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 2, which states that statement 2 only is correct.

In summary, the report mentioned in the question does not state a decline in the tiger population, but it does highlight the danger to tigers due to a loss of habitat.