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How many tigers were killed by the British administrator George Yule?

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a

1,157 tigers

b

400 tigers

c

2,000 leopards

d

500 leopards 

answer is B.

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The British administrator George Yule killed 400 tigers. Under colonial rule, hunting became so frequent and excessive that many species became close to extinction. The British explained that wild animals represented society's primitive and savage nature. Thus, they had to be eliminated to civilise India. Tiger came to be regarded as a sporting trophy. The Maharaja of Sarguja shot 2,000 leopards and 1,157 tigers by 1957. The British administrator George Yule had killed 400 tigers.
 
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How many tigers were killed by the British administrator George Yule?