1. In which district of Karnataka is the Brahmagiri Wildlife Sanctuary located ?

Hassan

Mandya

Kodagu

Udupi

Answer: Kodagu

Explanation:

The Brahmagiri wildlife sanctuary is located in the Kodagu (Coorg) district, Karnataka state and is part of the Western Ghats. It is situated on the border between Wayanad District of Kerala state on the south and Kodagu District in Karnataka on the north side.


2. 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 ?

National Chambal Sanctuary

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary

Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary

Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer: National Chambal Sanctuary

Explanation:

National Chambal Sanctuary is located on the Chambal river near the tripoint of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh. It is also famous for the Critically Endangered gharial, the red-crowned roofed turtle and the Endangered Ganges river dolphin.


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

Keibul Lamjao National Park

Namdapha National Park

Jim Corbett National Park

Bandipur National Park

Answer: Namdapha National Park

Explanation:

Namdapha National Park is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region in Arunachal Pradesh. It has more than 1,000 floral and about 1,400 faunal species, it is a biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas. Keibul lamjao national park: bishnupur, Manipur Jim corbett national park : nainital, uttrakhand Bandipur national park: Karnataka


4. Periyar wildlife sanctuary is located in _____ state ?

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Kerala

Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Kerala

Explanation:

Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (PNP) is a protected area near Thekkady in the districts of Idukki, Kottayam and Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. It is notable as an elephant reserve and a tiger reserve.


5. Sariska Tiger Reserve is located in _____ ?

Rajasthan

Uttrakhand

Madhya Pradesh

Maharashtra

Answer: Rajasthan

Explanation:

Sariska Tiger Reserve is situated in the Alwar district, Rajasthan, India. It stretches over an area of 866 km² comprising scrub-thorn arid forests, dry deciduous forests, grasslands, and rocky hills. It was a hunting preserve and was declared a wildlife reserve in 1955.


6. ____ located in Thekkady, Kerala is the perfect example of nature’s bounty with great scenic beauty and rich biodiversity ?

Wild Ass Sanctuary

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

Pakhal Sanctuary

Dachigam National Park

Answer: Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary

Explanation:

Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Thekkady is the perfect example of nature's bounty with great scenic beauty and rich biodiversity. It is considered as the most protected area for the elephants and tigers.


7. Where is the Dachigam sanctuary located ?

Jammu and Kashmir

Assam

Chhattisgarh

Karnataka

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir

Explanation:

Dachigam National Park is located 22 kilometers from Srinagar in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The name of the park literally stands for "ten villages" which could be in memory of the ten villages that were relocated for its formation.


8. Dugong is a main animal of which biosphere reserve ?

Simlipal

Bay of Mannar

Manas

Great Rann of Kutch

Answer: Bay of Mannar

Explanation:

Dugong is a vulnerable marine mammal, which is a flagship mammal of the biosphere reserve. However, Gulf of Mannar is an important habitat for the Cetaceans: Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphin, Finless porpoise, Spinner dolphin, Common dolphin, Risso's dolphin, Melon-headed whale, and Dwarf sperm whale.


9. In which of the following states of India the only floating park in the world is situated ?

Meghalaya

Manipur

Tripura

Assam

Answer: Manipur

Explanation:

Keibul Lamjao National Park is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in India. It is an integral part of Loktak Lake and the only floating park in the world.


10. The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located in ?

Haridwar

Allahabad

Bhagalpur

Visakhapatnam

Answer: Bhagalpur

Explanation:

Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is located in Bhagalpur District of Bihar, India. The sanctuary is a 60 km stretch of the Ganges River which was designated in 1991. It is a protected area for the endangered Gangetic dolphins in Asia.