Question

The single-horned rhinoceros is protected at
a) Dachigam National Park
b) Kaziranga National Park
c) Sundarbans National Park
d) Dudhwa National Park

Answer 1

Hint: This national park is a protected area situated in the northeast Indian state of Assam that is spread across the floodplains of the Brahmaputra River.

Complete answer: The Kaziranga National Park is home to single-horned rhinoceros. The forests, wetlands, and grasslands under Kaziranga National park are home to a wide variety of flora and fauna. Out of fauna; tigers, elephants, and the world’s largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses occur in Kaziranga National Park.
Single Horned Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis) is one of the important protected wildlife of India. The conservation efforts for single-horned rhinoceros animals were initiated in 1987 as 'project rhino'. It is protected in –
- Kaziranga National Park, Sibsagar, Jorhat, Assam.
- Manas Sanctuary, Barpeta, Assam.
- Jaldapara Sanctuary, Modhirat, West Bengal.
Dachigam National Park is situated in Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir. It is the house of hangul, Kashmir stags.
Sundarbans National Park is a large coastal mangrove forest that is shared by India and Bangladesh. It is the house of Royal Bengal Tiger.
Dudhwa National Park is situated in the Terai belt of Uttar Pradesh. It is the house of swamp deer.
A National park is a land area under the national government allocated for the preservation of the natural environment. India has 104 national parks as of now.

So, the correct answer is ‘Kaziranga National park’.

Note:- Of all the national parks, South Button Island National Park of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is the smallest national park in India.
- Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest and the biggest national park in India.