Protected Areas And Wildlife

Question 1

Chandratal lake info

Answer 1

Spiti valley
Source of chandra river ( chandra + bhaga = chenab )
Near kunzam pass
Snow leopard, vulnerable ( iucn )
red fox, least concern ( iucn )
himalayan ibex, least concerned ( iucn )
blue sheep/bharal, least concerned ( iucn )

Question 2

Renuka wetland

Answer 2

Inland karst formation
Named on mother of parahuram

Question 4

Pong dam lale

Answer 4

Man made reservoir
On beas river
On trans himalayan flyway

Question 5

Bhitarkanika wetlands

Answer 5

One of the only remaining mangrove forests along indian coast
Gahirmatha beach highest number of olive ridley turtle ( vulnerbale ) in world
Highest density of salt water crocodile ( least concerned ) in india

Question 6

Deepor beel

Answer 6

Permanent freshwater lake from former channel of brahmaputra
Staging site for migratory flyway
Spot billed pelican ( near threatened )
Adjutant stork ( endangered )
baer’s pochard ( critically endangered)

Question 7

East calcutta wetland

Answer 7

Multi use wetland used for cleaning city waste water
Treated water for pisciculture

Question 8

Sundarbans wetland

Answer 8

Largest mangrove in the world
Critical tiger habitat
Only mangrove to support tigers
Northern river terrapin critically endangered
** Irrawaddy dolphins **
World heritage site
Unesco biosphere reserve

Question 9

Harike lake

Answer 9

Shallow 13 island confluence at beas and satluj meeting point
Indira gandhi canal starts from this place
Manmade

Question 10

Kanjli

Answer 10

Associated with guru nanak dev ji
manmade

Question 11

Ropar lake

Answer 11

Man made on satluj
Smooth indian otter
Hog deer
Sambar
Indian pargolin

Question 12

Keoladeo

Answer 12

Rajasthan
10 artificial reserviors
Siberian crane
World heritage site

Question 13

Nawabganj bird sanctuary bird

Answer 13

Siberian crane

Question 14

Upper ganga river

Answer 14

Crocodile
Dolphins
Otters
Gharial
6 species of turtle

Question 15

Jk ramsar sites

Answer 15

Mansar
Surisar
Wular
Tso morini

Question 16

Tso morini

Answer 16

Black necked crame
Bar headed geese

Question 17

Nandur madhameshwar

Answer 17

First ramsar site
Indian vulture
White rumped vulture

Question 18

Saman bird sanctuary

Answer 18

Graylay geese

Question 19

Sambhar

Answer 19

Brakish
Inland catchment
Flamingo

Question 20

Loktak lake

Answer 20

Manipur

Question 21

Nalsarovar

Answer 21

Sociable lapwing

Question 22

Parvati agra bird sanctuary

Answer 22

Indian vulture
Egyptian vulture

Question 23

Samaspur bird sanctuary

Answer 23

Common pochard
Eguptian vulture

Question 24

Beas bird conservation

Answer 24

Indus dolphin
Reintroduced gharial

Question 25

Tso kar wetland

Answer 25

Black necked crane

Question 26

Asan conservation

Answer 26

Red headed vulture Baer's pochard

Question 27

Bakhira sanctuary

Answer 27

Largest natural flood plain

Question 28

Ashupa lake

Answer 28

Indian skimmer Black bellied tern Wagur

Question 29

Yashwant sagar

Answer 29

Saras crane

Question 30

Chitrangada bird sanctuary

Answer 30

Spot billed pelican Little egret Grey heron Large egret Open billed stork

Question 31

Hygam wetland

Answer 31

Central asian flyway Lost most of wetland Downstream frim wular lake

Question 32

Samarpur

Answer 32

Common pochard

Question 33

Sandi

Answer 33

Egyptian vulture Indian vulture

Question 34

Gulf of munnar matine biosphere reserve

Answer 34

First marine biosphere reservoir in south east asia Dugong Whale shark Green sea turtle Indo pacific humpback dolphin

Question 35

Pichavaram mangrove

Answer 35

White bellied heron Spoon billed sand piper Spotted green shark Olive ridley turtle

Question 36

Karaivatti bird sanctuary

Answer 36

Central asia flyway Spotted eagle Tawny eagle Indian drafter Indian flat shelled turtle

Question 37

Madai kere conservation reserve

Answer 37

Common pochard River tern Bar headed geese

Question 38

Longewood shola reserve

Answer 38

Bourne beak Nilgiri blue robin Nilgiri qood pegion

Question 39

Latest biosphere reserves

Answer 39

Ankasa mudra bird sanctuary Anghanashini anstyary

Question 40

Common invasive species in india

Answer 40

Flora Prosopis juliflora Water hyacinth Snowflake corals Lantana Fauna African apple snail Papaya meal bug Amazon sailfin catfish

Question 41

Project elephant areas

Answer 41

North brahmaputra South brahmaputra Eastern india Kaziranga E doraon E himalayas Nilgiri eastern ghat South nilgiri Western ghat Periyar North india

Question 42

Elephants reserves in eastern india

Answer 42

Mayurbhanj Mayurjharna Singhbhoom Mahanadi

Question 43

Elephant reserve in north brahamaputra

Answer 43

Komey

Question 44

Elephant reserve In south brahmaputra

Answer 44

Dihing South arunachal

Question 45

Elephant reserve in e himalayas

Answer 45

Garo hills

Question 46

Elephant reserve in Kaziranga

Answer 46

Kaziranga Dhansini

Question 47

Elephant reserve in Nilgiri

Answer 47

Nilgiri Mysore Rayala Waynad

Question 48

Elephant reserve in south nilgiri

Answer 48

Nilambur Coimbatore

Question 49

Elephant reserve in western ghat

Answer 49

Anamalai Anamudi

Question 50

North india

Answer 50

Shivalik

Question 51

Tiger corridors are protected under ?

Answer 51

Tiger conservation plans

Question 52

Disease in ranthambore tigers

Answer 52

Canine distemper virus

Question 53

Mame some tiger reserves

Answer 53

Bandipur Corbett Ranthambore Kanha ( MP ) SUNDARBAN tiger reserve Periyar tiger reserve Kaziranga tiger reserve Anamalaimadumalai Sahyadri

Question 54

Bio sphere reserves

Answer 54

Nilgir Dihang dibang Nanda devi Sundarban Gulf of mannar Great nicobar Agasthyamalai Kachach

Question 55

Where were cheetah introduced

Answer 55

Kuno national park

Question 57

Chilika lake

Answer 57

Brakish water Bay of bengal Irrawady dolphin, critically endangered Aquatic algaw