Biodiversity, National Parks & Wildlife Questions with Solutions
This topic covers biodiversity and its conservation: biodiversity hotspots, endangered and endemic species, the IUCN Red List, in-situ and ex-situ conservation, India's national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, tiger reserves and biosphere reserves, and wildlife conservation projects. Questions commonly ask in which state a national park is located and which animal it is known for (Kaziranga in Assam for the one-horned rhinoceros, and Gir in Gujarat for the Asiatic lion), when Project Tiger began (1973), and which regions of India are biodiversity hotspots. The number of protected areas changes as new ones are declared, so check the latest lists. Practise the biodiversity and conservation questions below, written in the style of the general awareness sections of exams such as SSC, banking, railways, CUET GAT, MAH CET and CLAT. Each question comes with a detailed explanation that adds related facts, so every question helps you revise more than one point.
- Q1.
Which of the following is the total number of tiger reserves in Maharashtra?
A. 1B. 3C. 4D. 6mediumAsked in MAH LLB 3 Year CET 2026View solution › - Q2.
The Blackbuck National Park at Velavadar is located in:
A. RajasthanB. PunjabC. Andhra PradeshD. GujaratmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q3.
'Palapitta' (Indian roller), the state bird of Telangana, is also known as the:
A. PeacockB. Golden OrioleC. Blue JayD. HornbillmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q4.
The state animals of Rajasthan are the:
A. Chinkara and the camelB. Blackbuck and the horseC. Tiger and the bullockD. Nilgai and the elephantmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q5.
The state animal of Maharashtra is the:
A. Indian giant squirrelB. Indian bison (gaur)C. TigerD. BlackbuckmediumAsked in RailwayView solution › - Q6.
The Gandhi Sagar Wildlife Sanctuary, which became the second home for cheetahs in India, is located in:
A. GujaratB. ChhattisgarhC. RajasthanD. Madhya PradeshmediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q7.
The Intanki National Park, the only national park of its state, is located in:
A. NagalandB. ManipurC. MizoramD. TripuramediumAsked in PoliceView solution › - Q8.
Asia's first National Dolphin Research Centre is located in:
A. PatnaB. GuwahatiC. KolkataD. BhagalpurmediumAsked in SSCView solution › - Q9.
The Animal Welfare Board of India (AWBI) was established in:
A. 1986B. 1962C. 1972D. 1960mediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q10.
The headquarters of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau (WCCB) is in:
A. KolkataB. DehradunC. New DelhiD. BhopalmediumAsked in SSC +1View solution › - Q11.
Biosphere Reserves are designated under an initiative of:
A. UNESCOB. WWFC. UNEPD. IUCNmediumAsked in PoliceView solution ›