Biospheres, National Parks in India

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Exams
Many competitive examinations include General Knowledge topics from geography.
One common geography related question topic that you should be familiar with is
that of biosphere reserves and national parks in India. Knowing about these
biospheres and national parks in India for SSC CGL, Railways RRB, Civil Services
and IBPS Clerk exams is very important. Here you can find all the necessary
information regarding these topics.

India's wildlife is rich and diverse. Almost 4 % of India's land is under forests. The
popular animals found in India are Apes, Asiatic Lions, Monkeys, Snakes, Crocodiles,
Buffaloes, Elephants, Spotted Deer, Sambar Deer, Hog Deer, Barking Deer, Swamp
Deer, One-Horned Rhinoceros, Sloth Bears, and Tigers. In order to maintain this
diversity and safeguard species from going extinct, the government has established
Biospheres and National Parks in India. Your knowledge of Biospheres and National
Parks in India is tested in SBI Clerk, SBI PO, IBPS Clerk, IBPS PO, SSC CGL, NDA,
Railways RRB, Civil Services and various other competitive exams to test your
Geography.

List of Biosphere Reserves in India

The Indian government has established around eighteen biosphere reserves in India
which protect larger areas of natural habitat and often include one or more national
parks and/or preserves, along with buffer zones that are open to some economic
uses. Protection is granted not only to the flora and fauna of the protected region, but
also to the human communities who inhabit these regions, and their ways of life. A
list of biospheres in India is provided below.

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 Name Location UNESCO's
(Species Man &
Found) Biosphere
List
Achanakmar- Madhya Yes
Amarkantak Pradesh &
(Sarus Crane) Chhattisgarh
Agasthyamalai Kerala -
(Asian elephant)
Cold Desert Himachal -
(Snow Leopard) Pradesh
Dehang-Dibang Arunachal -
(Musk Deer) Pradesh
Dibru-Saikhowa Assam -
(White Winged
Wood Duck)
Great Nicobar Andaman -
(Saltwater & Nicobar
Crocodile) Islands
Gulf of Mannar Tamil Nadu Yes
(Dugong)

Kutch (Indian Gujarat -

Wild Ass)
Khangchendzonga Sikkim -
(Snow Leopard)
Manas (Golden Assam -
Langur)
Nanda Devi Uttarakhand -
(Himalayan
Black Bear)

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 Nilgiri (Tahr, Karnataka, -
Lion-tailed Kerala,
Macaque) Tamil Nadu
Nokrek Meghalaya Yes
(Red Panda)
Pachmarhi Madhya Yes
(Flying Squirrel) Pradesh
Seshachalam Andhra -
(Slender Loris) Pradesh
Simlipal Odisha Yes
(Gaur, Asian
Elephant)
Sunderban West Yes
(Royal Bengal Bengal
Tiger)

List of national parks in India for SSC, RBI, Civil

Services Exam

India's first national park was established in 1905 as Kaziranga National Park,
Assam. By 1970, India only had five national parks. In 1972, India enacted the
Wildlife Protection Act and Project Tiger to safeguard the habitats of conservation-
reliant species. Further federal legislations were introduced in the 1980s. As of July
2015, there were 105 national parks encompassing an area of 40,500 square km
(15,600 square mi), comprising 1.23% of India’s total surface area.

State Name - National Park Year

Est.
Andaman North Button 1979
& Nicobar Island NP
Islands Saddle Peak NP 1979
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 Mahatma Gandhi 1983
Marine NP
Middle Button 1987
Island NP
Mount Harriet NP 1987
South Button 1987
Island NP
Campbell Bay NP 1992
Galathea NP 1992
Rani Jhansi Marine NP 1996
Sri Venkateswara NP 1989
Papikonda NP 2008
Andhra
Pradesh
Namdapha NP 1974
Mouling NP 1986
Arunachal
Pradesh
Kaziranga NP 1974
Nameri NP 1978
Manas NP 1990
Dibru-Saikhowa NP 1999
Assam
Orang NP 1999
Bihar Valmiki NP 1976
Guru Ghasidas NP 1981
Indravati NP 1981
Kanger Ghati NP 1982

Chhattisgarh
Goa Mollem NP 1978
Gujarat Gir Forest NP 1965
Blackbuck NP 1976

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 Vansda NP 1979
Gulf of Kutch 1980
Marine NP
Haryana Sultanpur MP 1989
Kalesar NP 2003
Himachal Pin Valley NP 1987
Pradesh Inderkilla NP 2010
Khirganga NP 2010
Simbalbara NP 2010
Great Himalayan NP 1984
Jammu Dachigam NP 1981
& Kashmir Hemis NP 1981
Kishtwar NP 1981
Salim Ali NP 1992
Jharkhand Betla NP 1986
Bandipur NP 1974
Bannerghatta NP 1986
Anshi NP 1987
Kudremukh 1987
Nagarhole 1988
Karnataka
Kerala Eravikulam NP 1978
Silent Valley NP 1980
Periyar NP 1982
Anamudi Shola NP 2003
Mathikettan Shola NP 2003
Pambadum Shola NP 2003
Madhya Kanha NP 1955
Pradesh Madhav NP 1959
Bandhavgarh NP 1968

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 Pench NP 1977
Panna NP 1981
Sanjay NP 1981
Satpura NP 1981
Mandla Plants 1983
Fossil NP
Van Vihar NP 1983
Maharashtra Tadoba NP 1955
Sanjay Gandhi NP 1969
Navegaon NP 1975
Gugamal NP 1987
Chandoli NP 2004
Manipur Keibul Lamjao NP 1977
Sirohi NP 1982
Meghalaya Balphakram NP 1986
Nokrek NP 1986
Mizoram Murlen NP 1991
Phawngpui Blue 1992
Mountain NP
Nagaland Ntangki NP 1993
Odisha Simlipal NP 1980
Bhitarkanika NP 1988
Rajasthan Sariska Tiger Reserve 1955
Mount Abu NP 1960
Desert NP 1980
Keoladeo NP 1981
Ranthambhore NP 1981
Mukundra Hills NP 2006
Sikkim Khangchendzonga NP 1977
Mudumalai NP 1940

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 Tamil Guindy NP 1976
Nadu Gulf of Mannar 1980
Marine NP
Indra Gandhi 1989
WS & NP
Mukurthi NP 2001
Telangana Kasu Brahmananda 1994
Reddy NP
Mahavir Harina 1994
Vanasthali NP
Mrugavani NP 1994
Tripura Clouded Leopard NP 2003
Bison (Rajbari) NP 2007
Uttar Dudhwa NP 1977
Pradesh
Uttarakhand Jim Corbett NP 1936
Nanda Devi NP 1982
Valley of Flowers NP 1982
Rajaji NP 1983
Gangotri NP 1989
Govind Pashu 1990
Vihar NP
West Sunderbans NP 1984
Bengal Neora Valley NP 1986
Singalila NP 1986
Buxa Tiger Reserve 1992
Gorumara NP 1994
Jaldapara NP 2012

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