Question

Dehang Debang Biosphere Reserve is located in :
A) Sikkim
B) Assam
C) Arunachal Pradesh
D) Kerala

Answer 1

Hint: Biosphere Reserves are the special environments for both nature and human beings. They are examples of - how nature and humans can coexist, while simultaneously respecting each others’ needs.

Complete Answer:
Biosphere reserves include all - terrestrial, marine and coastal ecosystems. There are 18 biosphere reserves in India :
->Khangchendzonga - Sikkim.
->Nanda Devi - Uttarakhand.
->Cold Desert - Himachal Pradesh.
->Manas - Assam.
->Dibru-Saikhowa - Assam.
->Dehang-Debang - Arunachal Pradesh.
->Nokrek - Meghalaya.
->Pachmarhi - Madhya Pradesh.
->Panna - Madhya Pradesh.
-> Achanakmar-Amarkantak - Madhya Pradesh-Chhattisgarh.
 ->Sundarban - West Bengal.
->Kachchh - Gujarat (Largest Area).
->Similipal - Odisha.
-> Seshachalam - Andhra Pradesh.
-> Nilgiri - Tamil Nadu, Kerala (First to be Included).
->Gulf of Mannar, -Tamil Nadu.
-> Agasthyamala - Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala.
-> Great Nicobar - Andaman & Nicobar Island.

Option A) : Sikkim - Khangchendzonga is the Biosphere Reserve in Sikkim.Thus, this is the incorrect option.
Option B) : Manas and Dibru-Saikhowa are the Biosphere Reserves in Assam.Thus, it is the incorrect option.
Option C) : Arunachal Pradesh - Dehang Debang is situated in Arunachal Pradesh. Thus, this is the Correct option.
Option D) : Kerala - Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve, are situated in Kerala. Thus, this is the incorrect option.

The correct answer is C.

Note: There are 686 biosphere reserves in 122 countries, globally, including 20 cross-border sites. 11 biosphere reserves of India, have been recognized internationally, under the Man and Biosphere.