Q. In which year Sundarbans Tiger Reserve was declared a protected forest?
Answer: 1879
Notes: In 1658, Shah Suja for the first time treated the forests of Sundarbans as a source of revenue. For the first time in 1879, it was declared Protected Forest and subsequently declared Reserved Forest in 1928 and 1943. In the year 1973, Sundarbans Tiger Reserve was finally established.

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