MCQs on National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries of India | JKSSB Mock Test

🗺️ National Parks of India

1. Total National Parks (2025): 106, covering 1.35% of India’s geographical area.
2. First National Park: Jim Corbett (1936), earlier called Hailey National Park.
3. Largest National Park: Hemis National Park, Ladakh (4400 sq km).
4. Smallest National Park: South Button Island National Park, Andaman (0.03 sq km).
5. Famous Parks: Gir (Asiatic Lion), Kaziranga (One-Horned Rhino), Sundarbans (Mangroves & Tiger), Silent Valley (Lion-tailed Macaque).

🔍 SSC CGL: Hemis is the highest altitude National Park in India.

🐾 Wildlife Sanctuaries of India

1. Total Sanctuaries (2025): 567 Wildlife Sanctuaries.
2. Largest Sanctuary: Rann of Kutch, Gujarat.
3. Oldest Bird Sanctuary: Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary, Tamil Nadu (1796).
4. Wildlife Sanctuaries are classified as IUCN Category IV areas.
5. Project Tiger manages 53 Tiger Reserves inside various sanctuaries and parks.

⚡ Fact: Bor Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra is the smallest wildlife sanctuary.

🌿 National Park vs Wildlife Sanctuary

1. National Parks: Focus on preserving the whole ecosystem. No human activity allowed.
2. Wildlife Sanctuaries: Focus on specific species. Some regulated human activity allowed.
3. Both are established under Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.

🧠 JKSSB: National Parks are IUCN Category II. Wildlife Sanctuaries are Category IV.

🗓️ Important Projects

1. Project Tiger - 1973 (53 Tiger Reserves).
2. Project Elephant - 1992.
3. Snow Leopard Project - 2009.

📌 SSC CGL Previous Year: Project Tiger started in Jim Corbett National Park.

📊 State-wise National Parks in India

1. Madhya Pradesh – 11 National Parks (Highest in India)
2. Andaman & Nicobar – 9 National Parks
3. Assam – 7 National Parks
4. Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, West Bengal – 6 each
5. Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu – 5 each

🔍 SSC/JKSSB: Madhya Pradesh is called the Tiger State of India due to its large tiger population.

🌍 Important National Parks & Specialties

1. Jim Corbett (Uttarakhand) – First National Park of India
2. Gir (Gujarat) – Asiatic Lions
3. Kaziranga (Assam) – One-Horned Rhinoceros
4. Keibul Lamjao (Manipur) – Only Floating National Park in the World
5. Sundarbans (West Bengal) – Mangrove Forest & Royal Bengal Tiger

🧠 Previous Year: Gir National Park is the only habitat for Asiatic Lions in the world.

📜 Top Wildlife Sanctuaries & Unique Facts

1. Rann of Kutch (Gujarat) – Largest Wildlife Sanctuary
2. Vedanthangal Bird Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu) – Oldest Bird Sanctuary (1796)
3. Bhitarkanika (Odisha) – Saltwater Crocodiles
4. Rollapadu (Andhra Pradesh) – Great Indian Bustard
5. Bor Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra) – Smallest Wildlife Sanctuary

⚡ JKSSB: The Gulf of Mannar Marine Sanctuary (Tamil Nadu) is India’s first marine sanctuary.

🌐 IUCN Category Classification

1. National Parks: IUCN Category II
2. Wildlife Sanctuaries: IUCN Category IV

📌 SSC CGL: IUCN stands for International Union for Conservation of Nature.

🗺️ Recent Additions & 2025 Updates

1. Dehing Patkai National Park (Assam) – Declared in June 2021. Known as the "Amazon of the East".
2. Raimona National Park (Assam) – Created in June 2021, part of the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR).
3. Kuno National Park (Madhya Pradesh) – Site of Cheetah Reintroduction Project; first cheetah cubs born in India after 75 years (2024).
4. Latest National Park (2025) – Gondwana Fossil National Park proposed in Madhya Pradesh to protect ancient fossil sites. (Awaiting final notification)
5. Tiger Census 2024 – India’s Tiger population is now 3,682, highest in the world.

🆕 2025 Update: India added over 100 new Protected Areas between 2021-2025, focusing on biodiversity hotspots and community reserves.

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