BIOSPHERE RESERVES

Question 1

In India, the Project Tiger was started in

Answer 1

1973

Question 2

‘Mithun’, a cattle breed is found in

Answer 2

Arunachal Pradesh
Also known as Cattle of Mountain

Question 3

Bandipur National Park located

Answer 3

Karnataka
established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger

Question 4

Silent Valley National Park is located in

Answer 4

Nilgiri hills, Kerela

Question 5

Gahirmatha Sanctuary is the only Sanctuary for _________ in Odisha

Answer 5

Turtles
only marine wildlife sanctuary of Odisha

Question 6

Valley of Flowers National
Park is located in

Answer 6

North Chamoli, in the
state of Uttarakhand

Question 7

Periyar wildlife sanctuary is located in

Answer 7

near Thekkady in the
districts of Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta in Kerala

Question 8

Sariska Tiger Reserve is
located in

Answer 8

Alwar district, Rajasthan

Question 9

Dudhwa National Park is
situated in

Answer 9

Terai belt of marshy
grasslands of northern Uttar Pradesh

Question 10

Manas Tiger Reserve is located
in which Indian state

Answer 10

Assam
is an UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve.
Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog and the
wild water buffalo

Question 11

Dachigam
sanctuary located

Answer 11

J&K

Question 12

Pin Valley National Park is
situated in

Answer 12

Lahaul and Spiti district, in the state of Himachal Pradesh

Question 13

Dugong is a main animal of which biosphere reserve

Answer 13

Gulf of Mannar

Question 14

Kishtwar National Park is
located in

Answer 14

J&K
bounded to the north by Rinnay river, south by Kibar Nala catchment, east
by main divide of Great Himalaya and west by Marwa river

Question 15

The Great Himalayan
National Park is located in

Answer 15

Kullu region in the state of Himachal Pradesh

Question 16

Guru Ghasidas National Park is located in

Answer 16

Koriya district of Chhattisgarh

Question 17

Katarniaghat Wildlife
Sanctuary is located in

Answer 17

UP

Question 18

Vikramshila Gangetic
Dolphin Sanctuary

Answer 18

Bhagalpur, Bihar

Question 19

Guindy National Park
situated

Answer 19

Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Question 20

Which of the following
Biosphere Reserves was the first to be
established by the Government of
India

Answer 20

Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve

Question 21

Similipal Biosphere Reserve located

Answer 21

Mayurbhanj district
of Odisha
one of the biggest
Wildlife Sanctuaries in the country

Question 22

home to the largest
number of Asian elephants in the
world

Answer 22

• Nagarhole Tiger Reserve
• (also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park)
• Kodagu district and Mysore district in Karnataka

Question 23

The ______in Kerala has its
own elephant sanctuary

Answer 23

Guruvayoor Temple

Question 24

Home to the snow leopard, the
Hemis National Park is located
in

Answer 24

Ladakh

Question 25

With reference to the biosphere protected area of India, which of the following is not a biosphere protected area

Answer 25

Dachingam

Question 26

some Important Biosphere Reserve

Answer 26

- Nokrek(Meghalaya); - Simlipal(Odisha);; - Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve (Madhya Pradesh); - Cold Desert (Himachal Pradesh); - Khangchendzonga(Sikkim); - Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve(Kerala, Tamil Nadu); - Panna (Madhya Pradesh).

Question 27

The language of geology in which dinosaurs are studied is an example of a branch of

Answer 27

Paleontology

Question 28

Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary located

Answer 28

Kodagu (Coorg) district, Karnataka

Question 29

the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region in Arunachal Pradesh

Answer 29

Namdapha National Park

Question 30

The Kameng-Sonitpur Elephant Reserve (KSER) is located in

Answer 30

the eastern hill forests of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam in India

Question 31

the Bankapura Peacock Sanctuary situated in

Answer 31

Karnataka

Question 32

Which sanctuary is famous for endangered Estuarine Crocodiles conservation in India

Answer 32

Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary

Question 33

Gingee Fort Villupuram District, Tamil Nadu is not a

Answer 33

National Geo-heritage Monument by GSI

Question 34

Valmiki Tiger Reserve located at

Answer 34

West Champaran, Bihar

Question 35

Which wildlife sanctuary is a tri-state protected area in northern India? It is also famous for the Critically Endangered gharial, the red-crowned roofed turtle and the Endangered Ganges river dolphin

Answer 35

National Chambal Sanctuary is located on the Chambal river near the tripoint of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh

Question 36

The Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is located in

Answer 36

Madhya Pradesh

Question 37

In which year was the Kaziranga National Park(Assam) declared as a Reserved Forest

Answer 37

1908

Question 38

The wetland of Ashtamudi is located in

Answer 38

Kollam District of Kerala