ecology forest vegetations & national parks in india section 1 Practice Questions Answers Test with Solutions & More Shortcuts

Answer: (c)

Answer: (b)

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. Situated in the Nainital district of Uttarakhand the park acts as a protected area for the endangered Bengal tiger of India, the secure survival of which is the main objective of Project Tiger, an Indian wildlife protection initiative.

Answer: (c)

Established in the year 1986, Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve is the first biosphere reserve in India. It is an International Biosphere Reserve in the Western Ghats.

Other early biosphere reserves of India: Nokrek and Nandadevi in 1988; and Great Nicobar, Manas, Sunderbans and Gulf of Mannar in 1989.

Answer: (d)

Sultanpur National Park is a famous bird sanctuary in Haryana. Every year over a hundred migratory bird species visit here to feed. The park is a popular picnic spot for residents of New Delhi and the NCR (National Capital Region), especially during the winter migration months.

Answer: (a)