Question

__________ river flows through Silent Valley National Park in Kerala.
A. Kunthipuzha
B. Periyar
C. Pamba
D. Manimala

Answer 1

Hint: 1. The Silent Valley National Park in Kerala is located in the Palakkad district in Nilgiri Hills of Kerala.
2. The Silent Valley National Park in Kerala was explored in 1847 by the botanist Robert Wight.
3. The Silent Valley National Park is one of the last undisturbed tracts of South Western Ghats.

Complete Answer:
The Silent Valley National Park is at the heart of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and consists of areas of South Western Ghats rain forests and tropical wet evergreen jungle. River Kunthi which is locally referred as Kunthipuzha (puzha in Malayalam means river) passes through it.
The park is legendary for its unique and diverse wildlife and bird species.The major flora of the park are teak, rosewood together with bamboo and also the major fauna present here are highly endangered species like lion tailed macaque, tiger, wild boar, panther, Indian civet and sambhar. The river Kunthi and its tributaries harbor many forms of freshwater life. 12 species of fish have been identified out of which two are new to science.

Let us find the correct answer,
A. Kunthipuzha is the correct option as it originates from the Nilgiri mountains in Kerala and flows through the Silent Valley National Park.
B. Periyar is the wrong option as this river doesn't pass through Silent Valley National Park.
C. Pamba is the wrong option and also doesn't flow through Silent Valley National Park.
D. Manimala is not the correct option as this river has its origins on the Muthuvara hills on the Western Ghats.

Hence the correct answer is Option A.

Note: 1. The Silent Valley National Park was declared a national park in 1984, by late PM, Mrs. Indira Gandhi.
2. This National Park is additionally called "silent" because of the absence of chirping cicadas.
3. The park is also known as "Sairandhrivanam"( Sairandhri forest). Here Sairandhri refers to Drauoadi who disguised herself as Sairandhri, queen Sudeshna's assistant during the exile of Pandavas.