Question

A well-known bird sanctuary of our country is situated at _____.
a. Bandipur
b. Kaziranga
c. Palamu
d. Bharatpur

Answer 1

Hint: Bird sanctuary is the building where birds are kept. This is the area where birds are encouraged and protected to breed. There are more bird sanctuaries in India. But some of them are well-known across India. Here, we have to find the most well-known sanctuary in India and then examine it.

Complete answer:
Sanctuaries are sacred places like shrines. This is a place where injured or unwanted animals are taken care off. There are almost 543 sanctuaries across our country. These sanctuaries are classified accordingly based on animals and birds. There are about 1200 species of birds in India. There are about 61 bird sanctuaries across India. Bird sanctuaries are important in India because they promote rehabilitation and survival of birds. These sanctuaries are artificially revived using the pump water from the river Yamuna. There are natural facilities which serve conservation of their species and their natural habitat. The following are some of the important sanctuaries in India. They are as follows:
- Bharatpur bird sanctuary, Rajasthan
- Sultanpur bird sanctuary, Haryana
- Salim ali bird sanctuary, Goa
- Kumarakom bird sanctuary, Kerala
- Ranganthittu bird sanctuary, Karnataka
- Vedanthangal bird sanctuary, Tamilnadu

Tigers are protected in both Bandipur sanctuary that is situated at Mysore and Palamu sanctuary that is situated in Jharkhand. Kaziranga sanctuary protects Rhino and that is situated in Assam. This was an imposing edifice. The first well-known and most popular bird sanctuary in India is the BHARATPUR BIRD SANCTUARY. This sanctuary is situated in Rajasthan. This is also referred to as a World Heritage Site.

Hence, the correct answer is option (D).

Note: The Bharatpur bird sanctuary is formerly known as Keoladeo National park. In India, this is the famous avina sanctuary where there are a greater number of endangered and highly rare species of birds. This is the major tourist center for the ornithologists. They arrive here at the hibernal season. This was declared as a protected sanctuary in India in the year 1971. This place was the hunting place for the kings of Bharatpur and this was a natural depression.