ABHYAS PREP: MAHARASHTRA GK (MPSC) · GEOGRAPHY OF MAHARASHTRA

Tiger reserves and sanctuaries

Where the tiger reserves, national parks and sanctuaries are.

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Worked examples

Example 1 · level 1

Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra part) lies in which part of Maharashtra?

  1. Amravati district
  2. Jalgaon district
  3. Nagpur district
  4. Mumbai Suburban and Thane districts
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  1. Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra part): Nagpur district.
  2. Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary: Jalgaon district.
  3. Melghat Tiger Reserve: Amravati district (in the Satpura hills; among India’s first nine tiger reserves of 1973).
  4. Sanjay Gandhi National Park: Mumbai Suburban and Thane districts (at Borivali).
  5. Source: https://mahaforest.gov.in/

Answer: Nagpur district

Example 2 · level 2

Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary lies in which part of Maharashtra?

  1. Nagpur district
  2. Nashik district
  3. Gondia and Bhandara districts
  4. Jalgaon district
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  1. Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary: Jalgaon district.
  2. Navegaon-Nagzira Tiger Reserve: Gondia and Bhandara districts.
  3. Nandur Madhmeshwar Bird Sanctuary: Nashik district (a Ramsar wetland).
  4. Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra part): Nagpur district.
  5. Source: https://mahaforest.gov.in/

Answer: Jalgaon district

Example 3 · level 3

Consider the following pairs (Protected area : District): 1. Malvan Marine Sanctuary : Solapur and Ahilyanagar districts 2. Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra part) : Nagpur district 3. Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary : Jalgaon district How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

  1. Only one pair
  2. Only two pairs
  3. All three pairs
  4. None of the pairs
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  1. Pair 1 is wrong: Malvan Marine Sanctuary is not Solapur and Ahilyanagar districts. Malvan Marine Sanctuary: Sindhudurg district.
  2. Pair 2 is correct: Pench Tiger Reserve (Maharashtra part): Nagpur district.
  3. Pair 3 is correct: Yawal Wildlife Sanctuary: Jalgaon district.
  4. So 2 of the 3 pairs are correctly matched.
  5. Source: https://mahaforest.gov.in/

Answer: Only two pairs

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