1. ____Tiger reserve in Karnataka is home to the largest number of Asian elephants in the world ?

Nagarhole Tiger reserve

Ranthambore Tiger Project

Kanha National Park

Bandhvagarh National Park

Answer: Nagarhole Tiger Reserve

Explanation:

Nagarhole National Park (also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park), is a national park located in Kodagu district and Mysore district in Karnataka, India. It is one of India's premier Tiger Reserves.


2. The Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is located in the state of ______ ?

Rajasthan

Uttarakhand

Andhra Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh

Answer: Madhya Pradesh

Explanation:

The Bandhavgarh Tiger Reserve is located in the state of Madhya Pradesh.


3. Which sanctuary is famous for endangered Estuarine Crocodiles conservation in India ?

Indira Gandhi Wildlife Sanctuary

Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha

Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, Kerala

Dandeli Wildlife Sanctuary, Karnataka

Answer: Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary

Explanation:

Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary, Odisha is a Ramsar site and is one of India’s biggest estuarine crocodile habitats and a major coastal ecosystem.


4. The language of geology in which dinosaurs are studied is an example of a branch of _______ ?

Paleontology

Histology

Petrology

Sophrology

Answer: Paleontology

Explanation:

Paleontology is the scientific study of life that existed prior to, and sometimes including, the start of the Holocene Epoch. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments.


5. 'Mithun', a cattle breed is found in ______ ?

Tamil Nadu

Arunachal Pradesh

Kerala

Maharashtra

Answer: Arunachal Pradesh

Explanation:

Mithun, also known as 'Cattle of Mountain” is an important bovine species of north-eastern hill region of India and also of China, Myanmar, Bhutan and Bangladesh.


6. Where is the Bandipur National Park located ?

Karnataka

Kerala

Gujarat

Sikkim

Answer: Karnataka

Explanation:

Bandipur National Park was established in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park located in the Indian state of Karnataka, which is the state with the highest tiger population in India. It is one of the premier Tiger Reserves in the country along with the adjoining Nagarhole national park.


7. Silent Valley National Park is located in the Indian state of ________ ?

Madhya Pradesh

West Bengal

Kerala

Uttarakhand

Answer: Kerala

Explanation:

Silent Valley National Park is a national park in Kerala, India. It is located in the Nilgiri hills.


8. Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which state ?

Uttar Pradesh

Karnataka

Madhya Pradesh

Bihar

Answer: Uttar Pradesh

Explanation:

The Katarniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary is a protected area of 400.6 km² in the Upper Gangeticplain in Uttar Pradesh, India.


9. The Ramsar Convention is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation of ______ ?

Tiger

Traditional Seeds

Tribal Language

Wetlands

Answer: Wetlands

Explanation:

The Convention on Wetlands of International Importance, called the Ramsar Convention, is an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for national action and international cooperation for the conservation and meticulous use of wetlands and their resources.


10. In which of the following states is the Similipal Biosphere Reserve located ?

West Bengal

Odisha

Maharashtra

Uttar Pradesh

Answer: Odisha

Explanation:

The Similipal Biosphere is located in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha with a forest area of 2750 sq km and it is one of the biggest Wildlife Sanctuaries in the country