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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 

The correct answer is Indus.

Key Points

• Hemis National Park (or Hemis High Altitude National Park):
  • It is a high-altitude national park in Ladakh, India. 
  • Globally famous for its snow leopards, it is believed to have the highest density of them in any protected area in the world.
    • It is known as the Snow Leopard capital of the world.
    •  Snow Leopard is a project dedicated to preserving the entire Himalayan biosphere. 
  • The park takes its name from the Hemis Gompa, a well-known Buddhist monastery 40 kilometres south of Leh.
    • The Hemis Gompa, which inspired the park's name, is Ladakh's largest and wealthiest monastery, located just outside Shang's northern border.
  • It is the only national park in India that is north of the Himalayas, the largest notified protected area in India (largest National park), and the second largest contiguous protected area, after the Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve and surrounding protected areas. 
  • The park is bounded on the north by the banks of the Indus River and includes the catchments of Markha, Sumdah and Rumbak, and parts of the Zanskar Range.

Additional Information

• Indus River:​
  • Indus river originates from the Kailash range.
  • The Indus River originates near the Mansarovar Lake in the Tibetan plateau, on the northern slopes of the Kailash Mountain Range.
  • Mt. Kailash is the tallest summit of the Kailash range.
  • Mount Kailash located in the Himalayan range far west of Tibet.
  • Major tributaries of the Indus river are Beas, Chenab, Jhelum, Ravi, Sutlej.

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The correct answer is Sagareshwar Sanctuary.

 Key Points

• Yashwantrao Chavan Sagareshwar Sanctuary in Sangli district is known as the only such man-made sanctuary in Maharashtra.
• The area of ​​Sagareshwar Sanctuary is about 10.87 square kilometers and this sanctuary is spread over Kadegaon, Walwa, Palus talukas. Although this sanctuary is small in size, natural wealth can be seen in this place.

 Additional Information

• Sagareshwar Sanctuary has great natural richness. Therefore, this sanctuary has benefited from forest resources.
• Around 30 to 40 different types of trees are found in Sagareshwar Sanctuary.
• It includes trees like Acacia, Howrah, Sandalwood, Teak. Along with that, wild trees are also found in this sanctuary, including shrubs like , Black currants, Ber.

The correct answer is 1987.

Key Points

• Sundarbans National Park:
  • The Sundarbans National Park is a national park, tiger reserve, and biosphere reserve in West Bengal.
  • It is part of the Sundarbans on the Ganges Delta, and adjacent to the Sundarban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh.
  • The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests and is one of the largest reserves for the Royal Bengal tiger.
  • It was listed into the UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1987.
  • It was added to the list of UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves in 1989.
  • It has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2019.
  • It is the home 260 bird species and is home to many rare and globally threatened wildlife species such as the Estuarine Crocodile, Royal Bengal Tiger, Water Monitor Lizard, Gangetic Dolphin and Olive Ridley Turtles.
  • It is the only mangrove forest in the world inhabited by tigers.

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

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.

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

Key Points:

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​.

Image of Anginda Peak:

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.

Additional Information

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

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

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.

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

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 15^th 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

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

• 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.

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.