With reference to the detailed report of Tiger Census 2018 released by Government of India in July 2020, which of the following Statement(s) is/are correct ? 1) India has 70% of total global liger's population. 2) Nearly 30% of India's tigers live outside tiger reserve. Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

The correct answer is C, since both statements hold for the Status of Tigers, Co-predators and Prey in India 2018 report, released on 29 July 2020. The census estimated 2,967 tigers, and the report noted that India holds about 70% of the world's wild tigers. This is the figure most aspirants recall as the headline number. The report also said that nearly 30% of India's tigers live outside tiger reserves, in forests and other areas that are not formally notified as reserves.

• Statement 1 is correct. The 70% share of the global tiger population is the census's headline comparison.
• Statement 2 is correct. The census highlighted that a significant share, about 30%, of tigers are found outside reserves, which is why corridor and landscape-level management matters.

The core concept is the distinction between tiger reserves under Project Tiger (a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, 1973) and the wider tiger habitat. It connects to the Mains theme of human-wildlife conflict and the need for corridor connectivity and the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972. Later censuses, such as the 2022 cycle, have updated the national count, so check the year-specific figures.

Trap: Candidates often mark option A or B by treating the 70% global figure or the outside-reserve figure as wrong, or by confusing the 2018 census with the 2014 numbers.