Question 2736
Consider the following pairs: National Park State Feature I. Dihing Patkai National Park Assam Noted for rich rainforest biodiversity including hoolock gibbon habitats II. Namdapha National Park Arunachal Pradesh One of India’s largest protected areas with exceptional altitudinal variation III. Hemis National Park Ladakh High-altitude cold desert ecosystem, known for snow leopard habitat IV. Jaldapara National Park West Bengal Important habitat of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros How many of the above rows are correctly matched?
Answer
All the four
Why?
The correct answer is Option 4 . Key Points The core topic in this question is the identification of selected National Parks , their States/UTs , and their principal ecological features. All four rows are correctly matched. The question brings together protected areas from the Northeast , the Trans-Himalayan region , and the Terai–Duars landscape . Statement I: Dihing Patkai National Park is in Assam . It is noted for its rich rainforest biodiversity and is associated with habitats of species such as the hoolock gibbon . Hence, Statement I is correct . Statement II: Namdapha National Park is in Arunachal Pradesh . It is one of India’s largest protected areas and is known for remarkable altitudinal variation and habitat diversity. Hence, Statement II is correct . Statement III: Hemis National Park is in Ladakh . It represents a high-altitude cold desert ecosystem and is well known as an important habitat of the snow leopard . Hence, Statement III is correct . Statement IV: Jaldapara National Park is in West Bengal and is an important habitat of the Indian one-horned rhinoceros . Hence, Statement IV is correct . Thus, all the four rows are correctly matched . Additional Information Dihing Patkai National Park is located in eastern Assam and is associated with tropical wet evergreen forest. Namdapha National Park forms part of the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity region. Hemis National Park is one of the major protected areas of the Trans-Himalayan region. Jaldapara National Park lies in the Duars region of West Bengal . The Indian one-horned rhinoceros is chiefly associated with protected areas of Assam and parts of North Bengal .
