The term ‘M-STrIPES’ is sometimes seen in the news in the context of
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Answer: B. M-STrIPES stands for Monitoring System for Tigers - Intensive Protection and Ecological Status. It is a mobile app-based patrolling and monitoring system launched by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) in 2010. Forest guards in tiger reserves use it to record patrols, wildlife sightings and threats. So it relates to maintenance of tiger reserves.
Watch for: Watch for the 'STrIPES' in the name; it points to tigers, not a technology or navigation system.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because M-STrIPES is a patrol monitoring tool, not a breeding programme.
- C. Wrong because India's satellite navigation system is NavIC (IRNSS).
- D. Wrong because it has nothing to do with highway security.
Source to check: National Tiger Conservation Authority website (ntca.gov.in), M-STrIPES page; NTCA Status of Tigers report
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