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Which among the following is India's largest wildlife sanctuary?
A) Dibang Valley
B) Kedarnath WildLife Sanctuary
C) Kumbhalgarh
D) Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary

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Hint: The largest wildlife sanctuary can be in terms of area and also the number of conserved species in a limited area.

Complete answer: Dibang valley wildlife sanctuary is located in Arunachal Pradesh with 4,149 $Km^2$established in 1992.
Kedarnath Wild Life Sanctuary is located in Uttarakhand with 975 $Km^2$ established in 1972. Kumbhalgarh WildLife Sanctuary is located in Rajasthan with 610.528 $Km^2$ established in 1971.
Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary is located in Little Rann of Kutch of Gujarat with 4,954 $Km^2$ established in 1972.
Here, endangered species of khur like onager (Equus hemionus) can be spotted here.
The largest wildlife sanctuary in India is Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary in terms of area under them.

Additional information: Jim Corbett National Park is the oldest national park in India, which was formed in 1936 to protect the endangered Bengal Tiger.
It is an eco-tourism destination that consists of 488 species of plants and a diverse variety of fauna. Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary is present in North Goa District Sattari Taluka.

So the correct answer is D.

Note: The largest wildlife sanctuary in India is Kaziranga national park, located in Assam, in terms of their conserved species.
Indian Wild Ass Sanctuary has conserved the endangered species of Indian wild ass.