ecology forest vegetations & national parks in india section 1 MCQ Questions & Answers Detailed Explanation

Answer: (d)

Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India. The park—named for the hunter and conservationist Jim Corbett who played a key role in its establishment—was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park.

Answer: (b)

Namdhapa National Park is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot and is located in Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India. It is also the largest national park in India in terms of area.

It is located in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region and is recognized as one of the richest areas in biodiversity in India. The park harbours the northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests in the world at 27°N latitude.

Answer: (c)

Great Indian Bustard is found in Gujarat, Rajasthan and surrounding areas, facing stress due to habitat destruction.

Answer: (c)

The Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve encompasses a large part of the island of Great Nicobar, the largest of the Nicobar Islands in the Indian Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

It incorporates two National parks of India, which were gazetted in 1992: the larger Campbell Bay National Park on the northern part of the island, and Galathea National Park in the southern interior.

The reserve is home to many species of plants and animals, often endemic to the Andaman and Nicobars bio-geographic region.

Answer: (b)

Silent Valley National Park, is located in the Nilgiri Hills, Palakkad District in Kerala. The park is one of the last undisturbed tracts of South Western Ghats montane rain forests and tropical moist evergreen forest in India.

Plans for a hydroelectric project that threatened the parks high diversity of wildlife stimulated an environmentalist Social Movement in the 1970s called Save Silent Valley which resulted in the cancellation of the project and the creation of the park in 1980.

Answer: (c)

The valley of flowers is located in Garhwal Himalaya.