Environment, Ecology & Biodiversity

6. The Lawachara National Park (LNP) is located in which country?

(A) Sri Lanka
(B) Bangladesh
(C) Nepal
(D) Bhutan

Correct Answer: (B) Bangladesh

Answer Explanation:
Lawachara National Park (LNP) is located at Kamalganj Upazila, Maulvi Bazar District of Bangladesh and covers an area of 12.5 km2. It is a major national park and nature reserve in Bangladesh. There are 460 species, of which 167 species are plants, 4 amphibian species, 6 reptile species, 246 bird species, 20 mammal species, and 17 insect species. The park is considered of critical importance because the last viable population of critically endangered Western Hoolock Gibbons survives here.
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7. The Indravati National Park (INP) is located in which State?

(A) Madhya Pradesh
(B) Chhattisgarh
(C) Rajasthan
(D) Uttar Pradesh

Correct Answer: (B) Chhattisgarh

Answer Explanation:
The Indravati National Park (INP) is located in the Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh and covers an area of 1,258.37 square kilometers. The park has one of the last populations of the endangered wild Asian buffalo. It is also home to a variety of other ungulate species such as Indian bison, nilgai, blackbuck, chausingha, sambar, chital, Indian muntjac, Indian spotted chevrotain, tigers, leopards, sloth bears, dholes, etc.
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8. The Mathikettan Shola National Park (MSNS) is located in which state?

(A) Karnataka
(B) Andhra Pradesh
(C) Odisha
(D) Kerala

Correct Answer: (D) Kerala

Answer Explanation:
The Mathikettan Shola National Park (MSNS) is located in Poopara village of Udumbanchola taluk in the Idukki district of Kerala and covers an area of 12.82 square kilometers. It is notified as a national park to protect the wildlife and rich biodiversity of the area. It is home to beautiful and rare animals like panthers, wild elephants, spotted deer, Nilgiri tahrs and giant grizzled squirrels, etc. Among reptiles, species like rat snakes, crocodiles, vipers, cobras, turtles, lizards and pythons inhabit the park.
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9. The Nameri National Park (NNP) is located in which district of Assam?

(A) Sonitpur
(B) Darrang
(C) Goalpara
(D) Karbi Anglong

Correct Answer: (A) Sonitpur

Answer Explanation:
The Nameri National Park (NNP) is located in the foothills of the eastern Himalayas in the Sonitpur District of Assam and covers an area of 200 km2. This forest has over 600 species. Some notable species are Gmelina Arborea, Michelia champaca, Amari and Bonjolokia. The park is an ideal habitat for a host of other animals including the tiger, leopard, sambar, dhole (the Asiatic wild dog), pygmy hog and Indian wild bison. It is home for orchids like Dendrobium, Cymbidium and Cypripedioideae.
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10. The Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (AWLS) is located in which state/UT?

(A) Karnataka
(B) Nagaland
(C) Tripura
(D) Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Correct Answer: (A) Karnataka

Answer Explanation:
The Adichunchanagiri Wildlife Sanctuary (AWLS) is located in Nagamangala Taluk of Mandya district of Karnataka and is spread over 0.88 square kilometers. This was created mainly for the conservation of peacocks. It also houses nearly 250 species of birds.
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