Parks and Sanctuaries

1. Quiz on Bird Sanctuaries of India 2. Quiz on history of National Parks of India

3. Quiz on Little Known Wildlife

Sanctuaries 4. Quiz on Nature Spots of India

6. Quiz on rivers/lakes originating in national

5. Quiz on Parks Sanctuaries of India parks/sanctuaries

Quiz on Bird Sanctuaries of India

1. This sanctuary on the largest brackish water lagoon has the local villagers involved in checking poaching
of birds
Kaundinya Kolleru Chilika

2. This sanctuary is home to the last of the vanishing Great Indian Bustard
Chilika Kaleodev Ghana Rollapadu

3. The first man made bird sanctuary is

Kaladeo Ghana Vedanthangal Ranganthitoo

4. Which of the following is not a Ramsar site?

Kaleodev Chilika Sultanpur

5. In 1985, this bird sanctuary was accepted as a world heritage site

Kolleru, West Godavari Pulicat, Nellore Keoladeo Ghana, Bharatpur

6. “Flamingo colony” is reputed as the largest flamingo colony in the world. Where is this?
Khavda, Gujarat Okhla barrage, New Delhi Sewri mudflats, Mumbai

7. Asian Water Bird Census done in 1992 showed 776 sites in India. Census in 1997 showed the number of
sites to be ……..
125 567 34

8. The largest in terms of area (673 sq km), this bird sanctuary is also a Ramsar site
Neelapattu Kolleru Rollapadu

9. This bird sanctuary comprises of islands in the River Cauvery

Ranganthitto Kumarakom Manjira

10. Possibility of watching migratory birds at close quarters makes this Bird sanctuary a global favourite
Kolleru Thattekad Kalaeodev Ghana

Quiz on history of National Parks of India

1. India has ------------number of tiger reserves
50 23 14

2. To the indiscriminate slaughter to which wild animals were subjected to prior to the 1920s, the idea of
the …………………..was born.
game sanctuary national park forest reserve

3. India`s oldest national park is

Kaziranga Corbett Kanha

4. The Wildlife Act of 1912 specified

the closure and opening of the sanctuary closure of the sanctuary the grant of awards for slaughter of
be left to local government during breeding time noxious animals and birds

5. The idea that a country should preserve unspoilt and unexploited, its natural grandeur, gave the world its
first national park in 1872- this was
Kanha National Park, India Serengetty National Park , Tanzania The Yellow Stone National Park, U.S.A

6. The Bombay Natural History Society was formed in ……….to promote the conservation of wildlife.
 1885 1912 1920

7. In only two regions-Manas (India & Bhutan) and the Sunderbans ( India & Bangladesh) have more than
………….sq.km set aside for tiger reserves
500 sq.km 1000 sq.km 2000sq.km

8. The local secretary of the united Provinces Branch of the Preservation of the fauna of the Empire Society
was
Capt. Lioonel Hearsey F.W Champion Major Jim Corbett

9. The destruction of priceless works of art such as old temples or magnificent buildings would not be
tolerated by public opinion, but it is curious that in India of all the places, where animal life is often
sacrosanct to an extraordinary degree, the extir
Col. A.I.R Glasfurd S.H.Prater Stanley Jepson

10. In its number of mammals threatened with extinction, India ranks

4th in the world 6th in the world 3rd in the world

Quiz on Little Known Wildlife Sanctuaries

1. This 578 sq.km sanctuary is the only one in India where the Indian wolf is seen breeding successfully. The
name is……………….
Tadoba Sanctuary Kumbalgarh Pench Tiger Reserve

2. High up in the mountains of Western Ghat, this park was originally established to protect the Nilgiri Tahr.
Eravikulam National Park Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary

3. Otters and fishing cats are found in the creeks of this sanctuary situated in Andhra Pradesh
Sobebarwa Sanctuary Eturnagaram Wildlife Sanctuary Coringa Wildlife Sanctuary

4. Around 210 bird species have been identified in this bird sanctuary spread over 25.16 sq. km in Kerala.
The name is………….
Thattekad Bird Sancuary Peppara Wildlife Sanctuary Agasthya Vanam Biological Park

5. In this wildlife sanctuary in Uttaranchal, look for the rare Himalayan Monal and Musk Deer. The sanctuary
is …………………
Valley of Flowers Chilla National Park Kedarnath Wildlife Sanctuary

6. In this highest national park in West Bengal, look for sightings of the rare Blood Pheasant and the Red
Panda. The Park is…………….
Neora Valley Dudhwa Singhalila

7. Tigers are believed to move between Royal Bardia National Park in Nepal and -------------------------
Corbett National Park in Uttar Pradesh Valmiki Tiger Reserve in Bihar Suhelwa Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh

8. Katerniaghat Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh, Singhalila Wildlife Sanctuary in West Bengal and
Suhelwa Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh, have one thing in common. That is
All of them border Nepal All are at high altitude They are all tiger reserves

9. 65 km south east of Udaipur in Rajasthan, is this 423 sq.km sanctuary where the chousingha ( four-horned
antelope can be seen. The name is…………
SitaMata Sanctuary Darra Sanctuary Bhensrod sanctuary

10. Parappar dam, Idukky dam and Peechi dam in the state of --------------------- have given rise to small
wildlife sanctuaries around the large lakes created from once flowing rivers.
Orissa Kerala Tamil Nadu

Quiz on Nature Spots of India

1. At least ----------of the 23 Project Tiger Reserves have special security forces for counter insurgency
operations.
2 4 6

2. The only river in India where you can raft in the summer
Ganges Kauvery Zanskar

3. 'Gahirmatha' is a part of the -----------------Sanctuary.

Bhitarkanika Similipal Buxa

4. In this sanctuary the Maldharis ( cattle herders) and predators compete for space.
 Gir Kolleru Binsar

5. The Sainj, Tirthan and Jiwa valleys constitute the -------------National Park.
Great Himalayan Rajaji Manas

6. The topographic isolation of this plateau has prevented human habitation. What is this forest called?
Kalatop-Khajjiar Karakoram Silent Valley

7. The lovely Markha Valley goes through------------------National Park

Dachigam Silent Valley Hemis

8. 70% of world's swamp or wild uffalo population is found in

Kaziranga Nagarhole Kanha

9. Ali Bagh and Ratnagiri are two picturesque areas one passes through while going in the train
Rajdhani Express Palace on wheels Konkan Express

10. The Nilgiri langur and the lion tailed macaque, both listed in IUCN's red list of threatened animals, are
found here.
Kanha N.P Silent Valley N.P Corbett N.P

Quiz on Parks Sanctuaries of India

1. The first marine national park is in
Gujarat Maharashtra Bengal

2. The Indian Wildlife Protection act was promulgated in the year

1947 1972 1966

3. About 70% of the total raptor species found in the country are, harboured in
Nagarhole Dudhwa Corbett

4. India`s oldest zoo was established in the year

1920 1827 1859

5. Official name of Borivli National Park is

Sanjay Gandhi N.P Indira Gandhi N.P Rajiv Gandhi N.P

6. In its number of mammals threatened with extinction India ranks

4th in the world 6th in the world 3rd in the world

7. Bandhavgarh N.P is situated in

Uttar Pradesh Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh

8. The first man made bird sanctuary is

Kaladeo Ghana Vedanthangal Ranganthitoo

9. India has ------------number of tiger reserves

23 14 50

10. India`s oldest national park is

Kaziranga Corbett Kanha

Quiz on rivers/lakes originating in national parks/sanctuaries

1. The Pench river whose catchment forests are part of the Pench tiger reserve is the main source of water
supply to
Raipur city Nagpur city Bhopal

2. India’s first of the 16 water transfer link projects was signed by Madhya Pradesh and U.P on 25 Aug.2005.
This 2000 crore project links the rivers……….
Parbati and KaliSindh Parbati and Chambal Ken and Betwa

3. An estimated ---------------------------sq.km of water bodies exist within the forested areas of the country.
5396 10, 396 17396

4. Tulsi and Vihar lakes in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Tansa and Modak Sagar in Tansa wildlife
sanctuary provide fresh water to the city of
Nagpur Ahmedabad Mumbai

5. The town of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan gets its water through deep tube wells at the edge of the
 Ranthambore tiger reserve Bharatpur sanctuary Sariska tiger reserve

6. This is an important water body in Calcutta which is a unique mix of wetland and waterbody. The name
is
Suraj Kund Vikram Jheel Damdama Lake

7. The water bodies inside India’s forests have been assessed for the first time by
The State of Forests Report, The Centrally Empowered Committee of the Supreme The Tiger Task
2003 court Force

8. --------------------Tiger Reserve feeds the Tapi River supplying 30% of the fresh water requirement of the
Vidharba area in Maharashtra
Tadoba Melghat Satpura

9. The total area of Sunderbans tiger reserve is 2585 sq.km of which ------sq.km covers water body
585 sq.km 285 sq.km 985 sq.km

10. The city of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu gets its water from the dam in
Kalakad-Mundanthurai tiger reserve Bandipur Bhadra