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India is home to an extensive protected area network established under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, encompassing over 100 National Parks, 560+ Wildlife Sanctuaries, 55+ Tiger Reserves, and 18 Biosphere Reserves. Spanning diverse biomes from the alpine Himalayan sanctuaries to the tropical rainforests of the Western Ghats and the mangrove forests of the Sundarbans, these protected zones safeguard critically endangered species including the Bengal Tiger, One-horned Rhinoceros, Asiatic Lion, Snow Leopard, and Great Indian Bustard.
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Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand, established in 1936 as Hailey National Park, is India’s oldest national park.
Kaziranga National Park in Assam holds the world’s largest population of the Great Indian One-horned Rhinoceros.
Gir National Park in Gujarat is the sole natural habitat of the Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica).
Hemis National Park in Ladakh is India’s largest national park by area and a prime sanctuary for snow leopards.
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In June 2021, which two protected areas were officially notified as the 6th and 7th National Parks of Assam respectively?
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Assam notified Raimona National Park (in Kokrajhar, BTR) as its 6th National Park and Dehing Patkai National Park ('Amazon of the East') as its 7th National Park in June 2021.
2ID: GK-WILD-00101
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Guindy National Park, one of the smallest national parks in India (spanning just 2.7 sq km) protecting blackbucks and spotted deer, is situated in which metropolitan city?
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Guindy National Park is situated within the heart of Chennai city in Tamil Nadu, serving as a vital green lung and urban wildlife refuge.
3ID: GK-WILD-00287
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Betla National Park, one of the earliest national parks under Project Tiger notified in 1986, is located in which district of Jharkhand?
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Betla National Park is located on the Chota Nagpur Plateau in Latehar and Palamu districts of Jharkhand, forming part of the Palamu Tiger Reserve.
4ID: GK-WILD-00313
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Guindy National Park, one of the very few national parks situated entirely within the municipal limits of a major metropolitan city, is located in which city?
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Guindy National Park (2.7 sq km) is located entirely within Chennai, Tamil Nadu, protecting tropical dry evergreen scrub vegetation, blackbucks, chital, and jackals.
5ID: GK-WILD-00557
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Campbell Bay National Park and Galathea National Park are two pristine national parks situated on which remote island of India?
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Campbell Bay National Park (notified 1992) and Galathea National Park (notified 1992) form the core protected terrestrial zones of the Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve on Great Nicobar Island.
6ID: GK-WILD-00080
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Sanjay Gandhi National Park, one of the world's most visited urban national parks famous for the ancient Kanheri Caves, is situated in which city?
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Sanjay Gandhi National Park (formerly Borivali National Park) is situated inside the northern suburbs of Mumbai in Maharashtra, containing 109 rock-cut Kanheri Caves.
7ID: GK-WILD-00201
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In which city of Tamil Nadu is the Guindy National Park, one of the few national parks located completely within a metropolitan city's limits, situated?
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Guindy National Park spans 2.70 sq km within the city of Chennai, Tamil Nadu, protecting blackbucks, spotted deer, and tropical dry evergreen scrub vegetation.
8ID: GK-WILD-00184
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Which is the largest national park in India by total area, located in the Union Territory of Ladakh and celebrated as the snow leopard capital?
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Hemis National Park in eastern Ladakh spans over 4,400 square kilometres, making it the largest national park in South Asia, famous for its dense population of snow leopards.
9ID: GK-WILD-00236
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Which National Park in Jammu and Kashmir is situated in the Kishtwar district along the catchment of the Rinnay, Kibar, and Nanth streams of the Chenab River?
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Kishtwar High Altitude National Park spans over 400 sq km in Kishtwar district of J&K, protecting sub-alpine forests and Himalayan musk deer.
10ID: GK-WILD-00242
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In October 2021, the Union Government renamed Mount Harriet National Park in South Andaman Island to which new name in honor of Manipur's Anglo-Manipur war heroes?
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Mount Harriet National Park was renamed Mount Manipur National Park in October 2021 to commemorate Maharaja Kulachandra and 22 Manipuri freedom fighters exiled there after the 1891 Anglo-Manipur War.
11ID: GK-WILD-00291
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Campbell Bay National Park, designated in 1992 and covering 426 sq km, is located on which island of the Andaman and Nicobar archipelago?
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Campbell Bay National Park is located on Great Nicobar Island, protecting pristine insular tropical evergreen rainforests and the Nicobar megapode.
12ID: GK-WILD-00487
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Inderkilla National Park, established in 2010 to conserve Himalayan wildlife including the snow leopard and brown bear, is situated in which Indian state?
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Inderkilla National Park is located in the Kullu district of Himachal Pradesh. Established in 2010 over an area of approximately 104 square kilometres, it provides a protected habitat for rare high-altitude Himalayan fauna.
13ID: GK-WILD-00503
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Murlen National Park and Phawngpui (Blue Mountain) National Park are located in which northeastern state of India?
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Both Murlen National Park (in Champhai) and Phawngpui National Park (in Lawngtlai) are situated in Mizoram, protecting lush subtropical and montane evergreen forests.
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Which national park in Assam is globally renowned for hosting two-thirds of the world's great one-horned rhinoceroses and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
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Kaziranga National Park in Assam holds the world's largest population of the great Indian one-horned rhinoceros and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985.
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Jaldapara National Park, situated on the banks of the Torsa River and famous for the second-largest population of Indian rhinos in India, is located in which state?
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Jaldapara National Park in the Alipurduar district of West Bengal is famous for protecting the largest population of one-horned rhinoceros in West Bengal.
16ID: GK-WILD-00129
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Nagarhole National Park (Rajiv Gandhi National Park), an integral part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, is located in which state?
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Nagarhole National Park is located in Kodagu and Mysuru districts of Karnataka, renowned for its dense tiger, leopard, and elephant populations.
17ID: GK-WILD-00132
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Nameri National Park, located in the foothills of the Eastern Himalayas and famous for the white-winged wood duck, is situated in which state?
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Nameri National Park is located in Sonitpur district of Assam on the border with Arunachal Pradesh along the Jia Bhoroli River.
18ID: GK-WILD-00135
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Which national park in Jammu and Kashmir is situated in the Kishtwar district and known for preserving the Himalayan Snow Leopard and Brown Bear?
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Kishtwar High Altitude National Park was established in 1981 in the Chenab drainage basin of Kishtwar district to protect high-altitude Himalayan wildlife.
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Mathikettan Shola National Park, established in 2003 to protect a pristine high-altitude shola-grassland ecosystem, is situated in which state?
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Mathikettan Shola National Park is located in Poopara village of Udumbanchola taluk in Idukki district of Kerala.
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Navegaon National Park and bird sanctuary is located in which state of western India?
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Navegaon National Park is situated in the Gondia district of eastern Vidarbha region in Maharashtra, famous for its picturesque Navegaon Lake.
21ID: GK-WILD-00138
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Which National Park in Madhya Pradesh is famous for preserving 65-million-year-old plant fossils dating back to the Cretaceous-Tertiary period?
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Ghughua Fossil National Park in Dindori/Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh contains fossilized remains of ancient plants, palms, and gymnosperms.
22ID: GK-WILD-00146
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Gorumara National Park, located in the floodplains of the Murti and Raidak rivers in the Dooars region, is famous for one-horned rhinos in which state?
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Gorumara National Park is situated in the Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal, renowned for its prime habitat for Indian rhinoceroses, gaur, and Asian elephants.
23ID: GK-WILD-00147
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The Clouded Leopard National Park is located inside which protected wildlife sanctuary in the state of Tripura?
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Clouded Leopard National Park, notified in 2007, is situated within the Sipahijola Wildlife Sanctuary in the Sepahijala district of Tripura.
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Guru Ghasidas National Park, which was combined with the Tamor Pingla Sanctuary to form a massive Tiger Reserve, is located in which state?
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Guru Ghasidas National Park is situated in Koriya and Surajpur districts of Chhattisgarh, contiguous with Sanjay National Park in Madhya Pradesh.
25ID: GK-WILD-00158
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Which National Park in Assam was upgraded from a wildlife sanctuary in June 2021 as Assam's 7th National Park and known as the 'Amazon of the East'?
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Dehing Patkai National Park in Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts of Assam is a virgin lowland tropical rainforest famously called the 'Amazon of the East'.