AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
(C) 55,000
The estimated tiger population in India at the turn of the 20th century was 55,000, which had declined to just 1,827 by 1973.
Source: Project Tiger, Chapter 2
The passage clearly states: "the tiger population had dwindled to 1,827 from an estimated 55,000 at the turn of the century." Option (A) 1,827 is the declined population recorded in 1973, not the original estimate — a common trap in this question. Always read carefully to distinguish between the two figures given.