Question 2590
Which of the following is correct about the name of the wildlife sanctuary and its location? name State (1) Garam Pani Sanctuary Assam (2) Namdapha Sanctuary Arunachal Pradesh (3) Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary Gujarat (4) Kugti Sanctuary Rajasthan
Answer
1, 2 and 3
Why?
The correct answer is 1, 2 and 3. Important Points The Garampani Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Karbi Anglong area , one of Assam's oldest sanctuaries . Garampani means ‘hot water’ in the local language and the sanctuary takes its name from the fact that it is famous for its hot springs and waterfalls. Hence statement 1 is correct. Namdapha National Park is a 1,985 km2 (766 sq m) large protected area in Arunachal Pradesh of Northeast India . With more than 1,000 floral and about 1,400 faunal species. It is a biodiversity hotspot in the Eastern Himalayas. It also harbors extensive dipterocarp forests, comprising the northwestern parts of the Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forests ecoregion. It is the fourth-largest national park in India . Hence statement 2 is correct. The entire Little Rann of Kutch known as the "Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary is a featureless expanse of flat land the sea bed - dotted with islands known as "Baits which form the core for the flora and fauna. This is the largest wildlife sanctuary. It is located in Gujarat. Hence statement 3 is correct. Kugti Sanctuary is the second-largest sanctuary in the state of Himachal Pradesh . It is located in Chamba District. It's situated at an altitude ranging from 2,195 m to 5,040 m. On the west side, Tundah Sanctuary surrounds this sanctuary by a forest corridor. Hence statement 4 is incorrect.
