Consider the following statements Elephant census is conducted once in 5 years under the aegis of Pr...........

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Consider the following statements

Elephant census is conducted once in 5 years under the aegis of Project Elephant.
Project Elephant is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS).
Assam has the highest number of elephants in India.

Select the correct statement.

1&2 only

2&3 only

1&3 only

All of the above

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Explanation:

Project Elephant was launched in 1992 to provide financial and technical support to wildlife management efforts by states for their free ranging populations of wild Asian Elephants. It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme (CSS).

Objectives

To protect elephants, their habitat & corridors.
To address issues of man-animal conflict.
Welfare of captive elephants.

Elephant census is conducted once in 5 years under the aegis of Project Elephant. Last Elephant Census was conducted in 2017.

According to the Elephant Census 2017, India’s Asian elephant population is 27,312.
The numbers are lower than from the last census estimate in 2012 (between 29,391 and 30,711).
Karnataka (6049) has the highest number of elephants, followed by Assam ( 5719) and Kerala (5706).
The state of Karnataka alone is home to 22% of the elephants.
The South Indian states of Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu are home to nearly 44% of the elephants in India.
There are around 32 Elephant Reserves in India. The very first elephant reserve was the Singhbhum Elephant Reserve of Jharkhand.

Hence both statements 1&2 are correct.