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Question 1

State Horticulture
Research and
Development Station
West Bengal Rich Heritage of indigenous germplasm of horticulture and
medicinal plants

Answer 1

Namthing Pokhari West Bengal Habitat for Himalayan Newt

Question 2

Char Balidanga West Bengal -
Amkhoi Wood Fossil Park West Bengal Well preserved angiosperm wood fossil representing the
existence of a forest dating back to the late Jurassic age.

Answer 2

Haldir Char Island West Bengal Mangrove swamp with tidal influence and sustains littoral
fauna

Question 3

Birampur-Baguran Jalpai West Bengal

Question 4

Tungkyong Dho Sikkim Believed to be one of the oldest natural dho (lake) directly
related to the Hee-Youngmingmoo clan of Lepcha
community in Dzongu. A specially protected area for
aboriginal/ indigenous primitive tribes considered to be the
original inhabitant of Sikkim called Lepchas

Question 5

Gandhamardan Hill Odisha Treasure trove of medicinal plants comprising 1055 floral
species including 849 angiosperms, 56 pteridophytes, 40
bryophytes, 45 lichens, 2 angiosperms, and 63 macrofungi.

Question 6

Mahendragiri Hill
Biodiversity Heritage Site
Odisha The ancient temples of Kunti, Shima, Arjuna and Yudhisthir
at Mahendragiri have been declared as protected monuments
under the Ancient Monument and Archaeological sites
and Remains Act 1958 by the State Government.

Question 7

Arittapatti Biodiversity
Heritage Site
Tamil Nadu Rich biological and historical significance, 3 flagship Raptor
species - Laggar Falcon, Shaheen Falcon, Bonelli’s Eagle

Question 8

Borjuli Wild Rice Site Assam Good population of wild species of rice -Oryza rufipogon.

Question 9

Hajong Tortoise Lake Assam Lake is a natural habitat of Critically Endangered freshwater
‘Black Softshell turtle

Question 10

Amarkantak Madhya Pradesh Situated on the Maikal Mountain

Question 11

Baramura Waterfall Tripura Highest natural waterfall in Tripura

Answer 11

Unakoti Tripura Cultural and religious significance, called Angkor Wat of the
North-East

Question 12

Silachari Caves Tripura Only natural cave of Tripura

Answer 12

Debbari or Chabimura Tripura -
Betlingshib & its
surroundings
Tripura

Question 13

Birch-pine Forest
Patch(Nain Gahar)
Himachal Pradesh Main trees are Himalayan Birch (Betula utilise) and Blue Pine
(Pinus wallichiiana)

Question 14

High Altitude Meadow
(HUDAN BHATORI)
Himachal Pradesh Important Horal species recorded in the area

Question 15

Sural Bhatori Monastery Himachal Pradesh Sacred Grove

Question 16

Baneswar Shiva Dighi West Bengal Offers refuge to Black Softshell Turtle Nilssonia nigricans
listed under Appendix I of CITES and extinct in the wild
category of IUCN

Question 17

Schistura Hiranyakeshi Maharashtra Declared as Biological Heritage Site in 2021

Question 18

Landorkhori Maharashtra Natural plantation of Bori (Zizyphus jujube) trees is unique
and has survived since old ages.

Question 19

Ganeshkhind Garden Maharashtra Holds a total of 610 germplasms of 49 crops including high
economic value plants

Question 20

Bambarde Myristica
Swamps
Maharashtra Remnants of primaeval forests of the Western Ghats

Question 21

Asramam, Kollam Kerala BHS hosts a unique diversity of Mangrove species, Harbour
Syzygium travancoricum (CR, IUCN List)

Question 22

Patalkot Madhya Pradesh

Question 23

Naro Hills Madhya Pradesh Part of the Vindhya Hills region and a dry deciduous forest.
Medicinal Plant including Dillenia pentagyna, Plumbago
capensis, Psilotum nudum, Drosera burmanii, Alectra
chitrakutensis, Cordia macleodii, Costus speciosus, Strychnos
nux-vomica, Plumbago zeylancia etc.

Question 24

Purvatali Rai Goa Sacred Grove, Medicinal Plants

Question 25

Mandasaru Odisha Mandasaru gorge is an adobe of 1563 species of plants, animals, and fungi spread over an area of 528 ha

Question 26

Khlaw Kur Syiem KmieIng Meghalaya Sacred Grove

Question 27

Chilkigarh Kanak Durga West Bengal Sacred Grove

Question 28

Ghariyal Rehabilitation Centre, Lucknow Uttar Pradesh Conservation and rehabilitation of critically endangered species of Gharial

Question 29

Majuli Assam Largest river island in India, famous for producing 100 varieties of paddy without application of fertilizers and pesticides.

Answer 29

Ameenpur Lake Telangana Urban Wetland

Question 30

Dialong Village Manipur The Rongmei tribes of Dailong and other villages of Tamenglong district were conserving forest in the form of sacred groves known as “Raengan”

Question 31

Dhotrey BHS under the Darjeeling Forest Division West Bengal Medicinal Plant Conservation Areas

Question 32

Tonglu BHS Darjeeling, West Bengal Medicinal Plant Conservation Areas

Question 33

Glory of Allapalli Maharashtra Reserved forest

Question 34

Ambaraguda Karnataka Revenue land located between Sharavathi Wildlife Sanctuary and Someshwara Wildlife Sanctuary.

Question 35

University of Agricultural Sciences, GKVK Campus Karnataka Greenest areas in Bengaluru

Question 36

Hogrekan Karnataka Shola Vegetation, adjoining Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary and Yemmedode Tiger Reserve and serving as “Wildlife Corridor” between Kudremukha and Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary.