UPSC Previous Year Question | Prelims GS | 2020

Which one of the following protected areas is well-known for the conservation of a sub-species of the Indian swamp deer (Barasingha) that thrives well on hard ground and is exclusively graminivorous?

  1. Kanha National Park
  2. Manas National Park
  3. Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary
  4. Tal Chhapar Wildlife Sanctuary

Answer

Correct Answer

Kanha National Park

Explanation

Kanha Tiger Reserve is famous for saving the hard-ground barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii branderi), which lives on firm ground and feeds only on grass. Manas has the wetland subspecies.

Topics: environment & ecology, kanha national park - hard-ground barasingha, national parks & sanctuaries, protected areas & biodiversity conservation