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Biodiversity Question 1:

Suhaildev Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which district of Uttar Pradesh?

  1. Agra and Etawah
  2. Shravasti and Balrampur
  3. Banda and Chitrakoot
  4. Mirzapur and Sonbhadra
  5. None of the above

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Option 2 : Shravasti and Balrampur

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The correct answer is Shravasti and Balrampur.

Key Points

  • The Suhaildev Wildlife Sanctuary is located close to the Indo-Nepal border.
  • It is located in the Shravasti and Balrampur districts of Uttar Pradesh.
  • It was established in 1988.
  • Total area: 452 sq km.
  • It has a buffer zone of 220 sq km.
  • This Buffer Zone covers the Bhabar and Rampur range.
  • Vegetation: Sheesham, Khair, Jigna, Haldu, etc.
  • Wildlife: Tigers, Cheetal, Bear, Langoor, Python, Nightingales, Cuckoo, Qualis. etc.

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  • There is a total of 11 Wildlife Sanctuaries in Uttar Pradesh.
  • The first Wildlife Sanctuary was Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary.
    • ​Set up in 1957 in Chandauli district.
  • The largest Wildlife Sanctuary is Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary.
    • ​Total area: 2073 sq km.
  • The smallest Wildlife Sanctuary is Mahavir Swami Wildlife Sanctuary.
    • ​Total area: 5.40 sq km.

Biodiversity Question 2:

Which of the following Wildlife Sanctuaries in Uttar Pradesh is a part of 'Asia Flyway' project?

  1. Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary
  2. Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary
  3. Kaimor Wildlife Sanctuary
  4. Ranipur Wildlife Sanctuary
  5. None of the above

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Option 2 : Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary

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The correct answer is Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary.

Key Points

  • Hastinapur Wildlife Sanctuary
    • ​It is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Uttar Pradesh.
    • It covers the district of Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, Bijnor, and Amroha.
    • It was established in 1986.
    • Total area: 2073 km²
    • It is a part of the Asia Flyway project.
      • It is included in the Central Asian Flyway.
    • The sanctuary is home to Swamp deer, Hog deer, Sambhar, Cheetal, Crane, Pythons, etc.

Important Points

  • Asia Flyway Project
  • It is an initiative of the World Wildlife Fund.
    •  Objective
      • ​To conserve habitats for migratory birds.
      • To raise awareness among people regarding the conservation of migratory birds and their habitats.
    • There are 5 flyways in Asia
      • Asian-East African Flyway
      • Central Asian Flyway (India is part of this)
      • East-Asian-Australasian Flyway
      • West-Pacific Flyway
      • African-Eurasian Flyway

Biodiversity Question 3:

Nameri Tiger Reserve is situated in which one of the following state of India ?

  1. Assam
  2. Odisha
  3. Karnataka
  4. Chhattishgarh
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Assam

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The correct answer is Assam.

Key Points

  • Nameri Tiger Reserve
    • The Nameri Tiger Reserve (NTR) is situated in the northern part of the Sonitpur district of Assam.
    • It is situated along the foothills of Arunachal Pradesh.
    • The habitat is biologically rich and is famous for the white-winged wood duck.

Additional Information

  • Other National Parks in Assam
    • Kaziranga National Park
    • Dibru - Saikhowa National Park
    • Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park
    • Manas National Park
    • Nameri National Park
  • ​​Project Tiger was launched by the Indira Gandhi government in 1973 from the Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.
  • The tiger is an endangered species in the world.

Important Points 

State National Parks
Odisha
  • Simlipal National Park.
  • Bhitarkanika National Park.
Karnataka
  • Anshi National Park.
  • Bannerghatta National Park.
  • Kudremukh National Park.
  • Nagarhole National Park.
Chhattishgarh
  • Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) National Park.
  • Indravati National Park.
  • Kanger Ghati National Park.

Biodiversity Question 4:

In which month is the Wildlife Week celebrated in India? 

  1. September
  2. October
  3. November
  4. December
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : October

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The correct answer is October.

Key Points

  •  Wildlife Week
    • In the month of October, Wildlife Week is celebrated in India.
    • Every year in October, from the second to the eighth, India observes National Wildlife Week.
    • The goal of this week is to safeguard and preserve India's flora and animals.
    • With the long-term objective of preserving the lives of animal species that are endangered and threatened, Wildlife Week was first conceived in 1952.

Additional Information

  •  An Indian Board of Wildlife has been established by the Indian government, and it works to raise public awareness about the need to protect wildlife.
  • Workshops are offered throughout the week to help people of all ages understand the complexity of wildlife.

Biodiversity Question 5:

In which district of Uttar Pradesh is Chandra Prabha wildlife sanctuary located?

  1. Agra
  2. Chandauli
  3. Unnao
  4. Meerut
  5. None of the above

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Chandauli

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The correct answer is Chandauli.

Key Points

  • Chandra Prabha Wildlife Sanctuary is located at a distance of about 70 kilometers from the pilgrimage city of Varanasi.
    • Chandraprabha Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Chandauli district of Uttar Pradesh and is a part of Kashi Wildlife Division.
    • Hastinapur WLS( Merrut, Muzaffarnagar, Hapur, Amroha, Bijnore) is the largest WLS in UP and Mahavir Swami WLS( Lalitpur) is the smallest WLS in UP.

Additional Information

Sanctuary Park Location
Suhelwa Wildlife Sanctuary Tapovan Lodge, District - Balrampur, Shravasti
Kishanpur Sanctuary Nepalese Terai, District - Lakhimpur Kheri
Katarniaghat Sanctuary Nepalese Terai, District - Bahraich
Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary District - Unnao
Hastinapur Sanctuary District - Meerut, Muzaffarnagar, Ghaziabad, Bijnor, Jyotiba Phule Nagar
National Chambal Sanctuary District - Agra, Etawah,Auraiya
Mahavir Swami Sanctuary District - Lalitpur
Ranipur Sanctuary District - Banda, Chitrakoot
Chandra Prabha Sanctuary District - Chandauli
Kaimoor Sanctuary District - Mirzapur and Sonbhadra

Top Biodiversity MCQ Objective Questions

In which state is Ranthambore National Park located?

  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Maharashtra
  3. Uttar Pradesh
  4. Rajasthan

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Rajasthan

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The correct answer is ​Rajasthan.

Key Points

  • Ranthambore National Park is one of the largest and most famous national parks in North India.
  • The area of Ranthambore National Park is 392 square kilometres.
  • The park is mainly known for its tigers and is one of the best places in India to see majestic predators in its natural habitat.
  • Ranthambore National Park is a vast wildlife reserve near the town of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, northern India.
  • It is a former royal hunting ground and home to tigers, leopards, and marsh crocodiles.

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Pin valley National park is situated in ________.

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Himachal Pradesh
  4. Madhya Pradesh

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 3 : Himachal Pradesh

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Optional 3 is correct, i.e. Himachal Pradesh.

Key Points:

State National Parks
Andhra Pradesh Sri Venkateswara National Park
Arunachal Pradesh Namdapha National Park,
Mouling National Park
Himachal Pradesh Great Himalayan National Park
Pin Valley National Park
Inderkilla National Park
Khirganga National Park
Simbalbara National Park

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The  ______ peak is the highest peak in Silent Valley National Park, Palakkad.

  1. Anamudi
  2. Anginda
  3. Devimala
  4. Perumal

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Anginda

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The correct answer is Anginda.

Key Points

  • Anamudi Peak is located on the border of Kothamangalam Taluka in the Ernakulam district and Devikulam Taluk of Idukki district of Kerala in India.
    • It is the highest peak in the Western Ghats and South India at an altitude of 2,695 meters and a topographic prominence of 2,479 meters.
    • The mountain derives its name from the Malayalam word Anamudi which means Elephant's head in the English language.
    • It is the largest mountain in Kerala and it is also the highest mountain in peninsular India.
    • It is also called "Everest of South India".
  • Anginda Peak is the highest peak in Silent Valley National Park, Palakkad.
    • It is a mountain in the Nilgiri Hills of the Western Ghats on the border of the Nilgiris District of Tamil Nadu and Palakkad district of Kerala.
    • It has a height of 2,383 meters.
    • The tributary of Bharathappuzha i.e River kunthipuzha arises from this peak.
  • Devimala Peak is situated in the Anamalai Hills of Kerala and it is the highest peak in the Devikulam hill station.
    • It is one of the fourteen highest peaks of the Western Ghats in Devikulam taluka of Idukki district.
  • Perumal Peak is located in the Kodaikanal district of Tamilnadu and It is also known as the Perumal Malai Peak. 
    • It has an elevation of a total of 2,440 meters​.

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Keibul Lamjao National Park is located on which lake?

  1. Kolleru Lake
  2. Wular Lake
  3. Dal Lake
  4. Loktak Lake

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 4 : Loktak Lake

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The correct answer is Loktak Lake.

Key Points:

  • Keibul Lamjao National Park, the only floating park in the world, is located in the Loktak lake.
  • Keibul Lamjao National Park is the only floating National Park in the world.
  • It is the home of the brow-antlered deer which is one of the most endangered deer in the world.
  • It is located in the Bishnupur district of Manipur in India.
  • It is an integral part of Loktak Lake.

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Lakes

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Kolleru lake

It is one of the largest freshwater lakes in India, located in Andhra Pradesh. It also makes the largest shallow freshwater lake in Asia.

Loktak lake

It is the largest freshwater lake in Northeast India. It is generally famous for its floating islands.

Keibul Lamjao National Park is the only floating national park in the world.

Silent valley national park is located in

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Kerala
  3. Orissa
  4. Chhattisgarh

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Kerala

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The correct answer is Kerala.

Key Points

  • Silent Valley National Park:
    • Located in the Palakkad district in the Nilgiri Mountains of Kerala.
    • It is at the heart of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and consists of areas of South Western Ghats rain forests and tropical wet evergreen jungle.
    • River Kunthi passes through it.
    • Silent Valley Park is known for many highly endangered species such as lion-tailed macaque, tiger, gaur, leopard, wild boar, panther, Indian Civet, and Sambhar. 

Additional Information

State National Park
Tamil Nadu
  • Guindy National Park
  • Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park
  • Indira Gandhi (Annamalai) National Park
  • Mudumalai National Park
  • Mukurthi National Park
Kerala
  • Anamudi Shola National Park
  • Eravikulam National Park
  • Mathikettan Shola National Park
  • Pambadum Shola National Park
  • Periyar National Park
Orissa
  • Bhitarkanika National Park
  • Simlipal National Park
Chhattisgarh
  • Guru Ghasidas (Sanjay) National Park
  • Indravati (Kutru) National Park
  • Kanger Valley National Park

Pin Valley National Park is located in which state of India?

  1. Himachal Pradesh
  2. Jammu & Kashmir
  3. Punjab
  4. Gujarat

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Himachal Pradesh

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The correct answer is Himachal Pradesh.

Key Points:

  • Pin Valley National Park is a National park of India located within the Lahaul and Spiti district, in the state of Himachal Pradesh, in far Northern India.
  • With its snow laden unexplored higher reaches and slopes, the Park forms a natural habitat for a number of endangered animals including the snow leopard and Siberian ibex.

Key Points

State National Parks
Rajasthan

 Desert National Park,                                   Keoladeo Ghana National Park,                   Mukundra Hills National Park,               Ranthambhore National Park,                     Sariska National Park

Maharashtra  Chandoli National Park,                               Gugamal National Park,                               Nawegaon National Park,                             Pench (Jawaharlal Nehru) National Park,   Sanjay Gandhi (Borivilli) National Park,       Tadoba National Park
Punjab  No National Park
Gujarat  Vansda National Park,                                 Blackbuck (Velavadar) National Park,         Gir National Park,                                         Marine (Gulf of Kachchh) National Park

Mistake Points 

  • Pench National Park is on the border of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
  • So Pench National Park(Jawahar Lal Nehru) is in Maharashtra and Pench(Priyardishini) National Park is in Madhya Pradesh.
  • So if it simply asks Pench then the Answer will be Madhya Pradesh only, but if it's written in the bracket with a description then choose accordingly.

Which National Park among the following is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region?

  1. Jim Corbett National Park
  2. Namdapha National Park
  3. Keibul Lamjao National Park
  4. Bandipur National Park

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Namdapha National Park

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The correct answer is Namdapha National Park.

Key Points

  • Namdapha National Park is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region.
  • It is a wide protected area of 1,985 km2 in Arunachal Pradesh of Northeast India.
  • The national park harbours the northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude.
  • Even harbours vast dipterocarp forests, covering the northwestern parts of the eco-region rainforests Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin.
  • It is the fourth largest national park in India.

Additional Information

National Park State
Jim Corbett National Park Uttrakhand
Keibul Lamjao National Park Manipur
Bandipur National Park Karnataka

The Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in ___________.

  1. Jharkhand
  2. West Bengal
  3. Chhattisgarh
  4. Bihar

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : West Bengal

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The correct answer is West Bengal.

  • The Buxa Tiger Reserve is located in West Bengal.

Key Points

  • Buxa Tiger Reserve was established in 1983.
  • It was the then 15th tiger reserve in India.
  • Animals found in Buxa Tiger Reserve Indian leopard, Bengal tiger, clouded leopard, giant squirrel, gaur, chital, and wild boar.
  • National Park/Wildlife sanctuary in West Bengal are West Sunderban Wildlife Sanctuary, Gorumara National Park, Neora Valley National Park, Singalila National Park, Sunderban National Park (STR) Tiger Reserve, and Jaldapara National Park.

Additional Information

State National Park/Wildlife sanctuary
Jharkhand Singhbhum Elephant Reserve, Betla National Park, Dalma Wildlife Sanctuary, Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary
Chhattisgarh Achanakmar Wildlife Sanctuary, Indravati Tiger Reserve, Pamed Wild Buffalo Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanger Valley National Park, Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) National Park
Bihar Valmiki Tiger Reserve, Rajgir Wildlife Sanctuary, Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary

 

Note: Recently Madhya Pradesh’s Panna National Park has been declared a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve

Nagarhole National Park is located in ________.

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Karnataka
  3. Kerala
  4. Odisha

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 2 : Karnataka

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  • Also known as the Rajiv Gandhi National Park, the Nagarhole National Park is located in the Mysore and Kodagu districts of Karnataka.
  • Along with the Bandipur Tiger Reserve, the Nagarhole National Park forms one of India's primary Tiger Reserves.
  • The park was set up as a wildlife sanctuary in 1955 and upgraded to a national park in 1988.
  • It spreads over an area of 642.39 km2 and is a part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
  • In addition to tigers, the park is also inhabited by Indian leopard, striped hyena, chital, sam, gaur, wild boar, sambar deer, etc.

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Namdapha National Park is situated in-

  1. Arunachal Pradesh
  2. Mizoram
  3. Manipur
  4. Sikkim

Answer (Detailed Solution Below)

Option 1 : Arunachal Pradesh

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The correct answer is Arunachal Pradesh.

Key Points

  • The Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve is located in Changlang District, in the northeastern Indian state of Arunachal Pradesh, close to the international boundary between India and Myanmar (Burma).
  • The government designated it as a tiger reserve in 1983.

Additional Information

  • In India, marine protected area concerned with coral reefs, mangroves, lagoons, estuaries, sea grass.
    • Gulf of Mannar National Park, Tamil Nadu.
    • Gulf of Kutch Marine National Park, Gujarat.
    • Gulf of Kutch Marine Sanctuary, Gujarat.
    • Mahatma Gandhi Marine National Park, Andaman & Nicobar.
    • Gahirmatha Sanctuary, Odisha.
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