Question

The Buxa tiger reserve is located in:
A. Orissa
B. Gujarat
C. West-Bengal
D. Jharkhand

Answer 1

Hint:
> This is India's fourth most populous state.
> The colonial landmarks of the city include the government buildings around B.B.D. Bagh Square and the famous Victoria Monument, dedicated to the Queen of Britain.
> The state is located in the eastern part of India.

Complete answer:
The Buxa Tiger Reserve is a significant tiger reserve in North West Bengal, India that covers an area of about 760 km2. The altitude ranges from 60 m in the Gangetic Plains to 1,750 m in the northern frontier of the Himalayas. There are at least 284 bird species in the reserve. The mammals present include Asian elephant, gaurus, Sambar deer, cloudy leopard, Indian leopard.
The Buxa Tiger Reserve was formed in 1983 as the 15th Tiger Reserve in India. Before becoming a National Park, the dense forest of Buxa was once well known for dolomite mining in the North Bengal region. Spread over an area of 745 square metres, Buxa is a popular tourist resort in North Bengal and the Dooars zone. Buxa National Park has a wide array of rare orchids and medicinal plants. The diversity of mammals in this reserve ranks second highest among all Indian Tiger reserves.
The given options are as follows.

The Buxa tiger reserve is not located in Orissa. Thus, option A is not the right answer.

The Buxa tiger reserve is not located in Gujarat. Thus, Option B is not the right answer.

Buxa Tiger Reserve (BTR) lies in Alipurduar sub-division of Jalpaiguri district of West Bengal. Hence, Option C is the correct option.

The Buxa tiger reserve is not located in Jharkhand. Thus, Option D is also not a right alternative.

Therefore, the correct answer is C

Note:
> Buxa Fort is a significant landmark in this reserve. This fort was captured after the Bhutan war by British-India in 1865.
> In the period from May 2000 to July 2001, 284 bird species were reported in this reserve.
> The Rajabhatkhawa Vulture Breeding Center in the Buxa Tiger Reserve for the breeding and conservation of endangered Indian vultures was built as the second such centre.