Question

The Orange national park is located in ___________________.
A. Gujarat
B. Assam
C. Sikkim
D. Rajasthan

Answer 1

Hint: The orange national park is also known as Rajiv Gandhi orange national park and is located in the North bank of the Brahmaputra River.
It is home to a rich variety of flora & fauna including – great Indian one – horned rhinoceros, pygmy hog, elephants, tigers and wild buffalos.
It is located in the coordinates – $26.5568148^{\circ}N\; 92.3279016E.$

Complete Answer:
- A national park is a park used for conservation purposes and is created and protected by the central government and the state governments too. It is a semi – natural reserve which is the habitat to a number of flora and faunas.
- In 1900 the orange national park was home to the local tribes, the tribal population declined due to an epidemic disease and was declared as Orange Game Reserve by the Bruisers in 1919.
- It is located in Udalguri & Sonitpur district of Assam in India and covers an area of 78.81 $km^2$. It was established as a sanctuary in 1985 and declared a national park on 13 April 1999. It has a rich flora and fauna, including great Indian rhinoceros, pygmy hog, Asian elephant, wild water buffalo and Bengal tiger and is the only park on the north bank of the Brahmaputra River which has a stronghold on the numbers of rhinoceros.

Now, let us find the correct answer,
1. Gujarat – There are four national parks in Gujarat which includes – Gir national park, Blackbuck national park, vansda national park and Marine national park.
2. Assam – There are five national parks in Assam which includes - Kaziranga national park, manas national park, Nameri national park, Dibru – Saikhowa national park and Orange national park.
3. Sikkim – There is one national park in Sikkim, i.e. khangchendzonga national park (is under UNESCO world heritage site).
4. Rajasthan – There are many national parks in Rajasthan, some of which are – Ranthambore national park, Sariska national park etc.

So, as per the above explanation we can see that the correct solution is option (b), i.e. Assam.

Note: Total number of national parks in India is 101 which cover an area of around 40,564.00 $km^2$ which totals up to 1.23% of the total geographical area of the country. The state of Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of national parks in India as per the data of December 2019. Hunting, poaching, tree cutting etc. are prohibited and punishable in national parks and wildlife sanctuaries.