Question

Kanha Tiger Reserve is situated in _____.
A. Rajasthan
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Chattisgarh
D. Madhya Pradesh
E. Maharashtra

Answer 1

Hint:
The capital of this state is Bhopal. The state was founded on 1st November 1956. The Chief Minister of the state is Shivraj Singh Chauhan. The state is located in Central India. It has the 10th largest state economy in the country.

Complete answer:
Some of the important national parks in the state of Madhya Pradesh are Kanha National Park, Bandhavgarh National Park, Panna National Park, Satpura National Park, Madhav National Park, Sanjay National Park, Pench National Park, Van Vihar National Park, and Fossil National Park. The Kanha National Park is popularized as a Tiger reserve. The park covers the area of two districts namely Mandala and the Kalaghat. It was declared as a reserve forest in 1879. The park is home to several species such as Tigers, Barasingha, Plants, Birds, Reptiles, and insects. This park is also known as Kanha-Kisli National Park. It has a large population of Indian Leopard, Sloth Bear, Bengal tiger, and Dhole. It has 1000 species of a flowering plant. The park covers an area of 940 Km sq. This Kanha national park was created on 1st June 1955 and is one of the biggest reserves in India.

Additional Information – The Kanha National Park has a total of 300 species of bird and among them, the common species are drongos, common teal, crested serpent eagle, grey hornbill, Indian roller, red junglefowl, steppe eagle, white-breasted kingfisher, wood shrike, warblers, and vulture.

Hence, the correct answer is option D.

Note:
The “ Hailey National Park “ which is now called “ Jim Corbett National Park of Uttarakhand was the first national park of India. As of now, the country has a total of 103 national parks and 50 tiger reserves.