Question 2979
Match the National Park with the State in which it is located. National Park State A. Balphakram 1. Telangana B. Mahavir Harina Vanasthali 2. Assam C. Namdapha 3. Meghalaya D. Nameri 4. Arunachal Pradesh Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer
A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2
Why?
The correct answer is A - 3, B - 1, C - 4, D - 2 Key Points In Meghalaya, India , south of the Garo Hills, near the Bangladeshi border, at an elevation of around 910 meters (3,000 feet), is a national park called Balpakram National Park. Hence A is paired with 3 In Vanasthalipuram , Saheb Nagar, Hyderabad, Telangana , India, there is a deer national park called Mahavir Harina Vanasthali National Park . Hence B is paired with 1. Northeast India's Arunachal Pradesh is home to the 1,985 km2 (766 sq mi) Namdapha National Park . The park opened its doors in 1983. It is a biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas with more than 1,000 floral and over 1,400 animal species. Hence C is paired with 4. Nameri National Park is a national park located about 35 kilometers from Tezpur in the Sonitpur District of Assam, India, on the foothills of the eastern Himalayas. Hence D is paired with 2. Additional Information National Parks in India: India's national parks are class II protected areas according to the IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature). In 1936, the region of Uttarakhand which is today known as Jim Corbett National Park became India's first national park. India only had five national parks by 1970. In order to protect the habitats of animals that depend on conservation, India passed the Wildlife Protection Act in 1972 and Project Tiger in 1973. India now has 106 national parks. With a 4,400 km 2 area , Hemis National Park is the largest national park , and South Button Island National Park is the smallest at just 5.19 km 2 .
