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‘M-STrIPES’ शब्द कभी-कभी समाचारों में किस सन्दर्भ में देखा जाता है ?

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2017, General Studies Paper I, Question 80 — Protected areas & conservation.

‘M-STrIPES’ शब्द कभी-कभी समाचारों में किस सन्दर्भ में देखा जाता है ?

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The term ‘M-STrIPES’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of

(a) Captive breeding of Wild Fauna · (b) Maintenance of Tiger Reserves · (c) Indigenous Satellite Navigation System · (d) Security of National Highways

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (b) बाघ अभयारण्यों का रख-रखाव

M-STrIPES is the Monitoring System for Tigers: Intensive Protection and Ecological Status, a technology platform of the National Tiger Conservation Authority. It is used to assist patrolling, assess ecological status and reduce human-wildlife conflict in and around tiger reserves.

  • ✓ (b) NTCA describes it as a platform that helps manage tiger reserves through effective patrolling, ecological assessment and conflict mitigation. That is the maintenance of Tiger Reserves.
  • ✗ (a) M-STrIPES monitors tigers in their reserves. It is not a captive-breeding programme.
  • ✗ (c) India's indigenous satellite navigation system is the ISRO-run Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS), also called NavIC.
  • ✗ (d) It has nothing to do with highway security; it works in and around tiger reserves.

Remember · M-STrIPES = Monitoring System for Tigers: Intensive Protection and Ecological Status, NTCA's technology platform for patrolling and monitoring in tiger reserves.

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Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·

Cite this question: UPSC CSE Prelims 2017, Q80 — minimalistias.com/pyqs/prelims/2017/q80

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