Question

First national park of India is
a. Kanha N.P.
b. Periyar N.P.
c. Corbett N.P.
d. Bandipur N.P.

Answer 1

Hint: A park which is created for conservation purposes is known as a National park. It is usually a reserve of natural, semi-natural, as well as to develop land that a sovereign state declares or owns. Flora as well as fauna are provided immense protection in such areas.

Complete answer:
> Kanha Tiger Reserve, also known as Kanha–Kisli National Park, is considered as one of the tiger reserves of Indian as well as it is the largest national park of the state of Madhya Pradesh.

> Periyar National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary (PNP) is a protected area situated in the districts of Idukki as well as Pathanamthitta in Kerala, India. It is notable as an elephant reserve as well as a tiger reserve. The park is a repository of rare, endemic along with endangered flora and fauna and types the major watershed of two important rivers of Kerala, the Periyar and the Pamba.

> Corbett National Park is the oldest national park of our country and it was established in 1936 as Hailey National Park to protect the endangered Bengal tiger. It is situated in Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand and was named after Jim Corbett, a well known hunter as well as naturalist. The park was the first to come under the Project Tiger initiative.

> Bandipur National Park builded in 1974 as a tiger reserve under Project Tiger, is a national park situated in the Indian state of Karnataka, which is the state with the second highest tiger population in India.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C).

Note: A national park is a park in use for conservation purposes, created as well as protected by national governments. It is their prime duty to reserve fauna and flora. Currently, in India, we have over 166 national parks and Corbett National Park is the first national park of our country.