Consider the following statements related to infrastructure, literacy, and natural resources of India:

(a) Indira Gandhi Canal originates from Harike Barrage at the confluence of Satluj and Ravi rivers.
(b) Effective literacy rate is calculated as the number of literate persons out of the total population aged 5 years and above.
(c) Project Tiger was launched in 1973 with 9 tiger reserves and by 2018 it reached 50 tiger reserves.
(d) Gujarat accounts for the second largest mangrove forests in India.

Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:

Correct option is C

Project Tiger was launched in 1973 with 9 tiger reserves and by 2018 it reached 50 tiger reserves. → Correct

• Project Tiger was started in 1973 with 9 reserves.
• By 2018, the number of tiger reserves increased to 50, under the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA).
• It is one of the most successful wildlife conservation projects in India.

Gujarat accounts for the second largest mangrove forests in India. → Correct

• India's largest mangrove forest is in the Sundarbans (West Bengal).
• Gujarat has the second-largest mangrove cover in India (mostly in the Gulf of Kutch).
• Other major mangrove states: Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Odisha, Maharashtra.

Information Booster:

• Indira Gandhi Canal originates from Harike Barrage at the confluence of the Satluj and Beas rivers, not the Ravi River.
• Effective literacy rate is measured for the population aged 7 years and above, not 5 years.
• Project Tiger started with 9 reserves in 1973 and expanded to 50 by 2018.
• Gujarat has the second-largest mangrove forests in India, after West Bengal (Sundarbans).

Additional Knowledge:

​Indira Gandhi Canal originates from Harike Barrage at the confluence of Satluj and Ravi rivers. → Incorrect

• The Indira Gandhi Canal (IGC) originates from Harike Barrage, but it is at the confluence of the Satluj and Beas rivers, not the Ravi River.
• The Ravi is not part of the Harike Barrage system.

Effective literacy rate is calculated as the number of literate persons out of the total population aged 5 years and above. → Incorrect

• The effective literacy rate is calculated for the population aged 7 years and above, not 5 years and above.
• This is the official definition used in Census of India reports.

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