Mcqs on Wildlife Sanctuaries of India

Mcqs on Wildlife Sanctuaries of India

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A wildlife sanctuary is an area where animal habitats and their surroundings are protected in their natural habitat. It includes any animal, aquatic or land vegetation which forms part of any habitat Wildlife sanctuaries of India are classified as IUCN Category IV protected areas. Here we have discussed the important mcqs on Wildlife Sanctuaries of India and Bird sanctuaries of India.

Mcqs on Wildlife Sanctuaries of India

Q1. How many wildlife sanctuaries are there in India?

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A. 533

B. 553

C. 565 

D. 575

C. 565. There are 565 existing wildlife sanctuaries in India as on May 2022

 

Q2. Which is the largest Wildlife Sanctuary of India?

A. Changthang Wildlife Sanctuary

B. Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary

C. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary

D. Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary 

D.Rann of Kutch Wildlife Sanctuary. It is also known as the Indian Wild Ass sanctuary
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Q3. Which is the smallest Wildlife Sanctuary in India?

A. Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary 

B. Tamor Pingla Wildlife Sanctuary

C. Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary

D. Son Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary

A. Mayureshwar Wildlife Sanctuary. It is located in pune Maharashtra and was established in 1997

Q4. Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following states/UTs of India?

A. Ladakh

B. Jammu and Kashmir 

C. Himachal Pradesh

D. Gujarat

B. Jammu and Kashmir. Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Shopian district of J&K. It lies on Pir Panjal range and was notified as sanctuary in 1987

Q5. Changthang and Karakoram (Nubra Shyok) wildlife sanctuaries are located in?

A. Ladakh 

B. Sikkim

C. Jharkhand

D. Odisha

A. Ladakh. Tibetan Antelopes,wild yaks,snow leopard and red foxes are found here

Q6. Which of the following is not the Wildlife Sanctuary of Andaman & Nicobar Islands?

A. Barren Island Wildlife Sanctuary

B. Rowe Island Wildlife Sanctuary

C. Bamboo Island

D. Pitti Bird Sanctuary 

D. Pitti Bird Sanctuary. It is located in Lakshadweep and is important place for sea birds

Q7. Where is Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary located?

A. Punjab

B. Delhi

C. Himachal Pradesh 

D. West Bengal

C. Himachal Pradesh. Pong Dam Lake Wildlife Sanctuary is named in honour of Maharana Pratap

Q8. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is located in?

A. Gujarat

B. Haryana 

C. karala

D. Rajasthan

B. Haryana. Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is famous for migratory and resident birds

Q9. National Chambal Sanctuary and Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary are located in?

A. Uttrakhand

B. West Bengal

C. Odisha

D. Rajasthan 

D. Rajasthan. National Chambal Sanctuary is famous for Ganges river dolphins. A variety of Orchids are found in Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary

Q10. Gir,Wild Ass and Kachchh Desert wildlife sanctuaries are located in?

A. West Bengal

B. Assam 

C. Gujarat

D. Mizoram

B. Assam. Gir Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for Asiatic Lions. Kachchh Desert Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for Wildlife Sanctuary Flamingos.Kachchh Desert Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for Indian wild ass or also known as Khur

Q11. Which of the following is the Wildlife Sanctuary of Madhya Pradesh?

A. Bori Wildlife Sanctuary

B. Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary

C. Son Gharial Wildlife Sanctuary

D. All of the Above

D. All of the Above.

Q12. Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary and Bor Wildlife Sanctuary are located in which of the following states of India?

A. Tamil Nadu

B. Andhra Pradesh

C. Maharashtra 

D. Telangana

C. Maharashtra.Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary is a Tiger reserve.Bor Wildlife Sanctuary is also a Tiger reserve

Q13. Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar and Chandra Shekhar Azad Bird  wildlife sanctuaries are found in which of the following states of india?

A. Uttar Pradesh

B. Mahegalya

C. Assam

D. Tripura

A. Uttar Pradesh.Dr. Bhimrao Ambedkar bird sanctuary has more than 500 species of birds. Shekhar Azad Bird sanctuary provides protection more than 250 migratory birds

Q14. Which of the following is not the wildlife sanctuary of Chhattisgarh?

A. Tamor Pingla WLS

B. Sitanadi WLS

C. Gautam Budha WLS 

D. Achanakmar WLS

C. Gautam Budha WLS is located in Bihar and also in Jharkhand which is famous for its Antelopes and deer

Q15. Buxa,Lothian Island and Haliday Island are located in which of the following states in India?

A. Uttrakhand

B. West Bengal

C. Jharkhand

D. Chhattisgarh

B. West Bengal These wls are famous for mangrove forests

Q16. Bhitarkanika,Nandankanan and Simlipal wildlife sanctuaries are found in which of the following states of india?

A. Odisha

B. Bihar

C. Odisha 

D. Chhattisgarh

C. Odisha Bhitarkanika WLS – second largest mangrove ecosystem in India.Nandankanan WLS – famous for its white tigers.Red silk cotton trees growing in Simlipal WLS

Q17. Where is Dr. Salim Ali Bird wildlife sanctuary located in India?

A. Goa

B. West Bengal

C. Telangana

D. Kerala

A. Goa.Dr. Salim Ali Bird wildlife sanctuary is located on the Island of  Chorao in the Mandovi river of Goa.This WLS is dedicated to Goa’s famous  ornithologist Dr. Salim Ali

Q18. Cauvery WLS and Daroji Sloth Bear WLS are located in which of the following states of India?

A. Goa

B. Mahegalya

C. Assam

D. Karnataka 

D. Karnataka.Grizzled highly endangered giant squirrel is found in Cauvery WLS. Daroji Sloth Bear WLS is the only place where Sloth Bear can be spotted.

Q19. Manjeera Crocodile WLS is located in Telangana and is famous for

A. Saltwater Crocodile

B. Mugger Crocodile 

C. Orinoco Crocodile

D. Gharial Crocodile

B. Mugger Crocodile.It the Earth’s largest living crocodile species and is known as maneater crocodile

Q20. Coringa WLS,Pulicat Lake WLS and Sri Lankamalleswara Wildlife Sanctuary are found in which of the following states of india?

A. Tamil Nadu

B. Andhra Pradesh 

C. Telangana

D. Karnataka

B. Andhra Pradesh.Coringa WLS – critically endangered white backed and long billed vultures found here. Pulicat Lake is the second largest brackish-water ecosystem in India after Chilka lake in Odisha

Q21. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary,Chinnar WLS and Vembanad Bird Sanctuary are found in which of the following states of india?

A. Jammu and kashmir

B. Mahegalya

C. Kerala 

D. Karnataka

C. Kerala.Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for Asian elephants. Chinnar WLS is a home of Indian star tortoises in India

Q22. Vedanthangal Lake Bird WLS is located in which of the following states of India?

A. Kerala

B. Sikkim

C. Arunachal Pradesh

D. Tamil Nadu 

D. Tamil Nadu.It is an oldest WLS

Q23. Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary and Eagle Nest Wildlife Sanctuary are found in which of the following states of india?

A. Telangana

B. Arunachal Pradesh

C. Tamil Nadu

D. All of the Above

B. Arunachal Pradesh. Dibang Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for red goral, red panda and mishmi takin. Eagle Nest WLS – It is a part of Kameng Elephant ReserveWLS

Q24. Deepor Beel Wildlife Sanctuary and Dihing Patkai Wildlife Sanctuary are found in which of the following states of india?

A. Assam

B. Sikkim

C. Arunachal Pradesh

D. Tamil Nadu

A. Assam

Q25. Which of the following is not the wildlife sanctuary of Sikkim?

A. Barsey Rhododendron WLS

B. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary

C. Kyongnosla Alpine

D. Shingba Rhododendron WLS

B. Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary.popularly known as ‘miniature Kaziranga’ for its highest density of one horned Rhinoceros in Assam

Q26. Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following states of India?

A. Tripura 

B. Sikkim

C. Arunachal Pradesh

D. Mizoram

A. Tripura.Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary is famous for its elephants and barking deer

Q27. Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following states of India?

A. Tripura

B. Manipur

C. Nagaland

D. Mizoram 

D. Mizoram.Dampa Wildlife Sanctuary is the home of number of clouded leopards in southeast Asia

Q28. Jiri Makru WLS is located in which of the following states of India?

A. Tripura

B. Manipur

C. Nagaland

D. Mizoram

B. Manipur.

Q29. Singphan WLS is located in which of the following states of India?

A. Tripura

B. Meghalaya 

C. Nagaland 

D. Mizoram

C. Nagaland.Singphan WLS is the 30th elephant reserve of India

Q30. Siju Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which of the following states of India?

A. Tripura

B. Meghalaya

C. Nagaland

D. Assam

B. Meghalaya.Indian grey hornbill is found here

Q31. Sukhna Lake WLS is located in which of the following states/UT of India?

A. Chandigarh 

B. Delhi 

C. Nagaland 

D. Assam

A. Chandigarh.Siberian duck a migratory bird is found here

Q32. Asola Bhatti WLS is located in which of the following states/UT of India?

A. Chandigarh

B. Delhi

C. Nagaland

D. Tripura

B. Delhi.Blue bull, the largest antelope of the of India is found here

Q33. Pitti Bird Sanctuary is located in which of the following states/UT of India?

A. Chandigarh

B. Goa

C. Lakshadweep 

D. Punjab

C. Lakshadweep.well known for the nesting of birds

Q34. Oussudu WLS is located in which of the following states/UT of India?

A. Chandigarh

B. Goa

C. Lakshadweep

D.  Puducherry 

D.  Puducherry.Rich in flora and fauna

Q35. City Bird Sanctuary is located in which of the following states/UT of India?

A. Lakshadweep

B. Goa

C. Chandigarh 

D. Delhi

C. Chandigarh.Also known as Parrot bird sanctuary

Bird sanctuaries of India

There are around 72 Bird sanctuaries in India. Some important bird sanctuaries in India

BIRD SANCTUARIES STATE/UT
Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary  Haryana
Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary Gujarat
Kumarakom Bird SanctuaryKerala
Salim Ali Bird SanctuaryGoa
Vedanthangal Bird SanctuaryTamil Nadu
Chilka Lake Bird SanctuaryOdihsa
Bharatpur Bird SanctuaryRajasthan

 

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How many wildlife sanctuaries are in India 2022?

There are 565 existing wildlife sanctuaries in India 2022. Wildlife sanctuaries of India contains 3.73% of its geographical area. The Madhya Pradesh as the largest number of wildlife sanctuaries in India.Want to know more about wildlife sanctuaries click here

Name some Important wildlife sanctuaries in India?

The important wildlife sanctuaries in India are Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary,Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary,Chilka Lake Bird Sanctuary,Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary,Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary,Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary etc. Want to know more about wildlife sanctuaries click here

Which is largest bird sanctuaries in India?

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