Indian Flora and Fauna

The first National Park in India was set up in 1935 in the foot hills of Himalayas and was known as Hailey National Park. It is now known as Corbett National Park.

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Churdhar Sanctuary is located in the Sirmour district of Himachal Pradesh, near the Shimla border. Kullu and Kangra are different HP districts, while Rajasthan is a separate state.

Kaziranga National Park in Assam is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned for its population of one-horned rhinoceros (Rhinoceros unicornis). It hosts two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceros population. While it also has elephants and tigers, it is most famous for the rhinos.

Kaziranga National Park is located in the state of Assam, in the Golaghat and Nagaon districts. It is famous for its one-horned rhinoceros population and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The park is not in Manipur, Orissa, or Gujarat.

Vedantangal Bird Sanctuary is located in Kanchipuram district of Tamil Nadu, near Chennai. It is one of the oldest bird sanctuaries in India and attracts thousands of migratory birds annually. The sanctuary is not in Karnataka, Maharashtra, or Kerala.

Sunderbans made West Bengal famous.

Jim Corbett National Park, originally named Hailey National Park, was established in 1936 as India's first national park. It was created to protect the endangered Bengal tiger and is located in Uttarakhand.

This is the correct answer. Gir is India's biggest wildlife sanctuary and is located in Gujarat.

The National Biodiversity Authority (NBA) is headquartered in Chennai. It was established under the Biological Diversity Act, 2002, and is responsible for regulating access to biological resources and associated traditional knowledge. Chennai is the correct location among the options given.

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In ancient Vedic society, the cow was considered 'aghanya' (not to be killed) due to its sacred status and economic importance. Cows provided milk, dung for fuel and fertilizer, and were central to agricultural life, making them revered and protected animals in Aryan culture.

The dodo, a flightless bird endemic to Mauritius, became extinct by the late 17th century due to human hunting and introduced predators. Black buck, cheetah, and one-horned rhinoceros are not extinct (though some populations are endangered) and are not associated with Mauritius.

Aepyornis, also known as the elephant bird, was a giant flightless bird from Madagascar that could reach 3 meters in height and weigh up to 700 kg, making it the largest bird ever known. While the Great Indian Bustard and California Condor are large birds, they are much smaller in comparison. The Cassowary, though large, cannot compare to the massive size of Aepyornis.

According to IUCN's Red List of Threatened Plant Species 2007, 45 tree species in India were classified as critically endangered. This indicates they face an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.