Question

The number of national parks and sanctuaries in India are-
(a) 441 and 80
(b) 80 and 441
(c) 144 and 80
(d) 80 and 414

Answer 1

Hint: National parks and sanctuaries are constructed to provide these areas with the natural environment, plants, and animals. They are mostly the hotspots of biodiversity. Human intervention and poaching in these areas is strictly forbidden by legislation and is a legal offense.

Complete answer:
A national park is a park developed and maintained by national governments that are in use for conservation purposes. It is also a reserve of natural, semi-natural, or created land declared or owned by a sovereign state. While individual nations differently name their own national parks, there is a common idea: the protection for posterity of 'wild nature' and as a symbol of national pride.
The International Organization for the Protection of Nature, the International Union for Protection of Nature (IUCN) , and its World Commission on Protected Areas (WCPA) have designated 'National Parks' as a Category II type of protected area. According to the IUCN, in 2006, 6,555 national parks worldwide met their requirements. The criteria for establishing a national park are still being debated by the IUCN.
An animal sanctuary is a facility where animals are brought to life for the rest of their lives and to be protected. "An animal sanctuary is described by Pattrice Jones, co-founder of VINE Sanctuary as" a safe-enough location or relationship within the continuing dangers that threaten everyone. Sanctuaries are, however, an experimental stage for transformative human-animal interactions.
There are four types of animal sanctuaries representing the residents' species:
1) companion animal sanctuaries;
2) sanctuaries of wildlife;
3) sanctuaries of exotic animals; and
4) sanctuaries of farmed animals.
So, the correct answer is ‘(a) 441 and 80’.

Note:
- About 84 million acres of natural scenery and historic sites are preserved by the National Park Service.
- The oldest U.S. national park, founded in 1872, is Yellowstone National Park (in Wyoming, Idaho, and Montana) .
- The second created U.S. national park is no longer a national park.