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Indian Flora and Fauna

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Indian flora and fauna questions cover national parks, endangered species, and wildlife protection laws. These topics are crucial for the environmental ecology sections of UPSC, state PSC, and banking exams. Practice these questions to master the biodiversity and conservation concepts required for government tests.

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Indian Flora and Fauna Questions

Multiple choice

"Bandhavgarh National Park" is situated at

  1. Shahdol (M.P.)

  2. Mysore (Karnataka)

  3. Banglore (Karnataka)

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Bandhavgarh National Park is located in the Umaria district of Madhya Pradesh, India. Shahdol is a nearby district in the same state.

Multiple choice

Where do we find the one-horned rhino?

  1. Kaziranga

  2. Manas

  3. Both (1) and (2)

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The one-horned rhinoceros is found in both Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park, both located in the state of Assam, India.

Multiple choice

Ghana Bird Sanctuary is situated in:

  1. Uttar Pradesh

  2. Uttaranchal

  3. Madhya Pradesh

  4. Rajasthan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Ghana Bird Sanctuary, now known as Keoladeo National Park, is located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan.

Multiple choice

Which of the following is largest in area?

  1. Biosphere Reserve

  2. National Park

  3. Wildlife Sanctuary

  4. None of these
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Biosphere reserve is largest in area. The Biosphere Reserves of India protects larger areas of natural habitat than a National Park or Animal Sanctuary, and often includes one or more National Parks and/or preserves, along buffer zones that are open to some economic uses. 

Multiple choice

Mark the odd one out.

  1. Corbett National Park Uttarakhand

  2. Dachingam Jammu and Kashmir

  3. Kanha National Park M.P

  4. Sabarimala Tamil Nadu
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Sabarimala and Tamil Nadu are the odd one out. All the other ones are the combinations of national parks and the place where they are located, but Sabarimala is a temple which is situated in Kerala. 

Multiple choice

In which of the following states Melghat Tiger Reserve is situated?

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Karnataka

  3. Meghalaya

  4. Orissa
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Melghat Tiger Reserve is situated in Maharashtra. Melghat was declared a Tiger Reserve and was among the first nine Tiger Reserves notified in 1973-74 under the Project Tiger. It is located in northern part of Amravati District of Maharashtra State in India. 

Multiple choice

In which of the following states Simplipal Tiger Reserve is situated?

  1. Maharashtra

  2. Meghalaya

  3. Orissa

  4. Karnataka
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Simplipal Tiger Reserve is situated in Orissa. Simlipal Tiger Reserve is one of the best reserves of India located in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Orissa. It was originally the hunting ground of the kings of Mayurbhanj and was designed a tiger reserve in 1956. Spreading over an area of 2,750 sq km, the reserve occupies wonderful terrains composed of hills, twelve rivers, numerous waterfalls, dense Sal forests and a complete eco-system offering a fertile ground to highly endangered wildlife including tigers and leopards.  

Multiple choice

In which of the following states Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is situated?

  1. Gujarat

  2. Assam

  3. Uttaranchal

  4. Rajasthan
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is situated in Assam.  Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a Wildlife Sanctuary, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger Reserve, an Elephant Reserve and a Biosphere Reserve in Assam, India. Located in the Himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with the Royal Manas National park in Bhutan. 

Multiple choice

Kaziranga National Park is in

  1. Bihar

  2. Karnataka

  3. Assam

  4. Gujarat
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Kaziranga National Park is a famous wildlife sanctuary located in the state of Assam, India. It is well known for being the home of the majority of the world's one-horned rhinoceros population.

Multiple choice

Elephant is found in all of the following except

  1. Mudumalai Sanctuary

  2. Dudhwa National Park

  3. Corbett National Park

  4. Kaziranga National Park
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Elephant is not found in Dudhwa National Park. Dudhwa National Park is a National Park and major part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve located in the Terai of Uttar Pradesh state, India. It covers an area of 680 km2 (260 sq mi), with a buffer zone of almost 190 km2 and elephants are not found there. 

Multiple choice

The Ghana bird sanctuary is located at?

  1. Ghana

  2. Rajasthan

  3. Chennai

  4. cochin
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

The Ghana Bird Sanctuary, more commonly known as the Keoladeo National Park, is located in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, India.