Question

Match the following
Column I Column II
a. Ranthambore National Park (i) Assam.
b. Kaziranga National Park (ii) Rajasthan.
c. Jim Corbett National Park (iii) Orissa.
d. Nandan Kanan Zoological Park (iv) Uttrakhand.
A . a-i, b-ii, c-iii, d-iv
B. a-ii, b-iii, c-iv d-i.
C. a-ii, b-I, c-iv, d-iii.
D. a-iii, b-ii, c-I, d-iv.

Answer 1

Hint: Ranthambore is famous for its substantial tiger population in sawai madhopur district. Kaziranga National Park is located in the north-east part of India in the Golaghat district. It is located in Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district to protect Bengal tigers. Nandankanan Zoological Park is a zoo and a botanical garden in Bhubaneswar.

Complete answer:
> Ranthambore National Park is a great wildlife and zoological reserve located near the district of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan, in the northern part of India. Earlier it is known for its royal hunting ground and a home to many tigers, leopards and crocodiles.
> Kaziranga National Park is a wildlife protected area in the north-eastern region of Indian state of Assam. It spans across the plains of the Brahmaputra River; it has a large forests region, wetlands region and great grasslands. It is a home to wild animals like tigers, elephants and the sizable population of one-horned rhinoceroses in Indian.
> Jim Corbett National Park is a protected wildlife sanctuary in the northern part of India and is located in the state of Uttarakhand. Its ecology is rich in flora and fauna, it is known in the world for its Bengal tigers. Wild animals like tigers, leopards and elephants are also present.
> Nandankanan Zoological Park spans 437-hectare. It is a zoo and a botanical garden situated in the district of Bhubaneswar in the Odisha district in India. It was established in 1960 and was opened for the general public in 1979. In 2009, it was the first zoo in India to become the World Association of Zoos and Aquariums.

Hence, the correct answer is 'a-ii, b-i, c-iv, d-iii'.

Note:
Ranthambore National Park is famous for deciduous forests and animals like Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, nilgai etc.
Kaziranga National Park is a wildlife world heritage site and is known for the Great Indian one horned rhinoceros.
Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India; formed in 1936 and earlier known as Hailey National Park; Bengal tigers are present there.
Nandankanan is the first park in the world to conserve White tiger and Melanistic tiger.