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National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries in Odisha MCQ
1 How many National Parks are there in Odisha ?
(a) 2
(b) 6
(c) 11
(d) 15
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2 Bhitarkanika National Park is located in which district of Odisha ?
(a) Kendrapara
(b) Ganjam
(c) Kandhamal
(d) Boudh
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3 Bhitarkanika National Park came into existence in
(a) 1962
(b) 1973
(c) 1998
(d) 2000
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4 Simlipal National Park is located in which district of Odisha?
(a) Kalahandi
(b) Nuapada
(c) Mayurbhanj
(d) Koraput
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5 Which wildlife sanctuary of Odisha has a unique feature of being a tiger reserve, biosphere reserve and national park?
(a) Simlipal
(b) Bhitarkanika
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of these
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6 Which wildlife sanctuary is also known as ‘Ushakothi Sanctuary’?
(a) Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary
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7 Bhitarkanika was declared as a wildlife sanctuary in the year
(a) 1984
(b) 1975
(c) 1962
(d) 1948
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8 The wildlife sanctuary around Satkosia Gorge gets water from which river in Odisha?
(a) Brahmani
(b) Mahanadi
(c) Subarnarekha
(d) Indravati
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9 Chandaka Dampara Wildlife Sanctuary is located in
(a) Khurda
(b) Cuttack
(c) Boudh
(d) Both (a) and (b)
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10 Which among the following wildlife sanctuary is located along the sea coast of Odisha?
(a) Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) Satkosia Gorge Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Badrama Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Balukhand-Konark Wildlife Sanctuary
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11 Which of the following sanctuaries is also known as Nalabana Bird Sanctuary?
(a) Chilika
(b) Gahirmatha
(c) Bhitarkanika
(d) Badrama
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12 Birds island is a part of which sanctuary of Odisha?
(a) Nandankanan Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) Chilika Lake Bird Sanctuary
(c) Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Baisipalli Wildlife Sanctuary
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13 Which wildlife sanctuary in Odisha lies adjoining to Udanti Sanctuary of
Chhattisgarh?
(a) Sunabeda
(b) Hadgarh
(c) Kuldiha
(d) Lakhari
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14 Which is the only marine sanctuary in Odisha?
(a) Gahirmatha
(b) Nalabana
(c) Bhitarkanika
(d) Debrigarh
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15 Which of the following sanctuaries is the world’s largest nesting beach of Olive Ridley Sea Turtles?
(a) Gahirmatha Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) Simlipal Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary
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16 Simlipal Tiger Reserve came into existence in which year?
(a) 1956
(b) 1967
(c) 1986
(d) 1999
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17 The Mayurbhanj Elephant Reserve is comprised of which of the following protected areas of Odisha?
(a) Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) Simlipal Tiger Reserve
(c) Kuldiha Wildlife Sanctuary
(d) All of the above
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18 Mahanadi Elephant Reserve is located in which district of Odisha?
(a) Angul
(b) Cuttack
(c) Nayagarh
(d) All of these
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19 Simlipal Biosphere Reserve was notified by the Government of India in which year?
(a) 1956
(b) 1974
(c) 1994
(d) 2001
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20 Bhitarkanika Mangrove was designated as Ramsar Site in which year?
(a) 1966
(b) 1978
(c) 1999
(d) 2002
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21 Which wildlife sanctuary is also a tiger reserve Odisha?
(a) Satkosia Wildlife Sanctuary
(b) Simlipal Wildlife Sanctuary
(c) Both (a) and (b)
(d) None of the above
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22 With reference to Nandankanan Zoological Park, the world ‘Nandankanan’ literally means
(a) Garden of Gods
(b) Garden of Miseries
(c) Garden of Pleasure
(d) Garden of Sorrow
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23 Nandankanan Zoological Park in Bhubaneswar is located along the bank of which lake?
(a) Kania
(b) Chilika
(c) Kolab
(d) Phurlijharan
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24 Odisha Wildlife Organisation of Odisha came into existence in which year?
(a) 1966
(b) 1974
(c) 1987
(d) 1999
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25 Ramatirtha Conservation Centre in Odisha runs conservation programme for protecting which endangered species?
(a) Sea turtle
(b) Royal Bengal tiger
(c) Elephant
(d) Crocodile
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26 The ‘Olive Ridley Turtles’ are considered to be endangered because of their few remaining nesting sites in the world. In this context, which among the following statement(s) is/are correct?
1. Their peculiar behaviour of synchronised nesting in mass numbers is known as ‘Arribada’.
2. Gahirmatha Beach in Orissa is one of their few nesting grounds in the world.
(a) Only 1
(b) Only 2
(c) Both 1 and 2
(d) Neither 1 nor 2
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27 Consider the following statements about Simlipal National Park.
I. It provides shelter to many Royal Bengal Tigers.
II. The park is a rich source of countless medicinal and aromatic plants. Which of the above statements is/are correct?
(a) Only I
(b) Only II
(c) None of these
(d) All of these
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28 Match the following Wildlife Sanctuaries Districts
(a) Baisipalli 1. Kalahandi
(b) Karlapat 2. Dhenkanal
(c) Kapilash 3. Kandhamal
(d) Kotagarh 4. Nayagarh
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A B C D A B C D
(a) 1 4 2 3
(b) 3 1 4 2
(c) 4 1 2 3
(d) 2 3 1 4
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29 Which of the following is incorrect?
(a) Chilika Wildlife Sanctuary Irrawady dolphins
(b) Bhitarkanika Wildlife Sanctuary Asiatic elephants
(c) Sunabeda Wildlife Sanctuary Barasingha
(d) Nandankanan
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