Question 2874
Match List - I with List-II and select the correct answer using the codes given below the lists: List – I (National Park) List – II (Location) (A) Valmiki National Park (1) Chattisgarh (B) Sanjay National Park (2) Assam (C) Nameri National Park (3) Bihar (D) Kanha National Park (4) Madhya Pradesh
Answer
A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4
Why?
The correct answer is A - 3, B - 1, C - 2, D - 4 . Key Points The Kanha National Park is located in Madhya Pradesh and is famous for the Tigers . It was created in 1955 and forms the core of the Kanha Tiger Reserve, created in 1974 under Project Tiger The park is also known for its evergreen Sal forests. It is also home to about 300 species of birds, 43 species of mammals, 26 species of reptiles, and more than 500 species of Insects. The Major species found are hard ground Barasingha, Tiger, Leopard, Dhole, Bear, Gaur, and Indian Python, etc. Nameri National Park is located in Assam. The Nameri National Park is spread over an area of 1,000 sq km. The landscape majorly comprises semi-evergreen, moist deciduous forests with cane and bamboo brakes and narrow strips of open grassland along rivers. The park lies around 35 km from Tezpur, in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas. Valmiki National Park is located in Bihar/ Valmiki Tiger Reserve forms the easternmost limit of the Himalayan Terai forests in India and is the only tiger reserve of Bihar. Situated in the Gangetic Plains bio-geographic zone of the country, the forest has a combination of bhabar and terai tracts. Valmiki Tiger Reserve lies in the north-westernmost West Champaran district of Bihar. The name of the district has been derived from two words Champa and Aranya meaning Forest of Champa trees. Sanjay National Park or Guru Ghasi Das (Sanjay) National Park is located in Chhattisgarh. Sanjay National park is a beautiful place, located in the Koriya district of the state of Chhattisgarh. Sa njay National Park is marked as one of the most important and unique of all the protected areas in Chhattisgarh. Sa njay National Park was formed when Chhattisgarh was bifurcated from Madhya Pradesh and formed a state in itself. About 60% of the park is located in the Koriya district of Chhattisgarh.
