Question 1227
Which of the following National Park is situated in Assam?
Answer
Kaziranga National Park
Why?
The Correct Answer is Kaziranga National Park . Kaziranga National Park is a protected area in the northeast Indian state of Assam. Spread across the floodplains of the Brahmaputra River, its forests, wetlands and grasslands are home to tigers, elephants and the world's largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses. Ganges River dolphins swim in the park's water. It's visited by many rare migratory birds, and gray pelicans roost near Kaziranga village. Kaziranga National park's 430 square kilometre area sprinkled with elephant-grass meadows, swampy lagoons, and dense forests is home to more than 2200 Indian one-horned rhinoceros, approximately 2/3rd if their total world population. Formed in 1908 on the recommendation of Mary Curzon, the park is located in the edge of the Eastern Himalayan biodiversity hotspots - Golaghat and Nagaon district. In the year 1985, the park was declared as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO. It is said when Mary Curzon, the wife of the Viceroy of India- Lord Curzon of Kedleston, visited the park to see Indian one-horned rhinoceros; she wasn't able to found even one. Then she persuaded her husband to take urgent measures to protect the dwindling species which he did by initiating planning for their protection. After a series of meetings and documentation, the Kaziranga Proposed Reserve Forest was created with an are of 232 km 2 (90 sq mi) in 1905. River Brahmaputra flow through Kaziranga National Park. Extra Facts:- Sunderbans National Park:- The Sunderbans National Park is a national park, tiger reserve, and biosphere reserve in West Bengal, India. It is part of the Sunderbans on the Ganges Delta, and adjacent to the Sunderban Reserve Forest in Bangladesh. The delta is densely covered by mangrove forests and is one of the largest reserves for the Bengal Tiger. It is also home to a variety of bird, reptile, and invertebrate species, including the salt-water crocodile. The present Sunderban National Park was declared as the core are of Sunderban Tiger Reserve in 1973 and a wildlife sanctuary in 1977. On 4 May 1984 it was declared a national park. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site inscribed in 1987 and it has been designated as a Ramsar site since 2019 it is considered as a World Network of Biosphere Reserve (Man and Biosphere Reserve) from 1989. Keibul Lamjao National Park:- The Keibul Lamjao National Park (Kei- Tiger, Bul-vast, Lamjao-Large Land) is a national park in the Bishnupur district of the state of Manipur in India. It is 40 km 2 (15.4 sq mi) in area, the only floating park in the world, located in North East India, and an integral part of Loktak Lake. Gir National Park:- Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Sasan Gir, is a forest and wildlife sanctuary near Talala Gir in Gujarat, India. It is located 43 km (27 mi) north-east of Somnath, 65 km (40 mi) south-east of Junagadh and 60 km (37 mi) south-west of Amreli. It was established in 1965, with a total area of 1,412 km 2 (545 sq mi), of which 258 km 2 (100 sq mi) is fully protected as a national park and 1,153 km 2 (445 sq mi) as a wildlife sanctuary. It is part of the Khathiar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion.
