Question

First biosphere reserve was established in 1986 at
A)Nilgiri
B)Nanda Devi
C)Rann of kutch
D)Sundarbans

Answer 1

Hint: It is located in the Western Ghats and closing parts of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Karnataka. It has very rich vegetation.it also includes many national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.

Complete answer:
The first most Biosphere reserve was established in 1986 at Kerala is the Nilgiri biosphere reserve. It was mainly established to fulfill many objectives-
a)For the conservation of genetic diversity of species.
b)For the restoration of the ecosystem to its natural condition which has become degraded.
c)For the baseline data for research in education of the environment.
Vegetation-
Dry shrub to evergreen forest and swamps are the natural vegetation of the Nilgiri biosphere reserve. Their climatic gradient supports different kinds of vegetation like moist evergreen forest and sholas and grasslands. Apart from this, the biosphere is also quite rich in Flora and Fauna. The biosphere comprises a few unique flora and fauna which are restricted to the Nilgiri biosphere only. Some of the flora species are Adenoon, Calycanthus, Jagodina.

Additional Information: -The sholas and grassland have a very major role in retaining water from the major tributaries of the rivers which are present within the reserve boundary.
-Various diversity in human culture can be seen in this biosphere reserve.
Nanda Devi - is located in Uttarakhand across three districts. It includes forest, Panchayat, agricultural, grassy slopes, bugiyals, and snow-covered areas
Sunderbans Biosphere Reserve- it was declared as a World Heritage site in 1989 and also it is the second biosphere reserve in India after the Nilgiri biosphere reserve. Under the project tiger, Sundarbans tiger reserve was created which is a part of the Sundarbans biosphere reserve.
Rann of kutch- it is the 15th biosphere reserve of India. It covers the entire Rann of Kutch.
So, the correct answer is, "Nilgiri".

Note:
-In the Nilgiri biosphere reserve, Sholas grassland is used by cattle for grazing. Forest fires are common in sholas.
-Nilgiri biosphere reserve is the main site for tourist attraction in South India.