AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
(A) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
The tiger is a key species in the faunal web, so preserving it requires protecting entire biotypes — this directly explains why Project Tiger aimed beyond saving just one species.
The passage states: "Tiger is one of the key wildlife species in the faunal web" and "Tiger conservation has been viewed not only as an effort to save an endangered species, but... as a means of preserving biotypes of sizeable magnitude." This confirms both A and R are true, and R logically explains why large biotypes needed preservation — because the tiger's survival depends on a healthy, complete ecosystem.