Correct Answer - Option 1 : Musk Deer
The correct answer is Musk Deer.
Askot Wild Life Sanctuary
- The Askot Wild Life Sanctuary is located at Askot, a small hamlet situated some 54 km from the Pithoragarh town in the Pithoragarh district of the Kumaon region Uttarakhand state in India.
- The Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary was established in 1986.
- The Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary was created to protect the endangered Musk Deer and its habitat.
- Perched at an elevation of 1600 meters, Askot Sanctuary has a sprawling area of 600 sq km which is blessed with innumerable species of flora and fauna.
- Some of the other animal species found in the Ascot Wildlife Sanctuary include Jungle Cat, Bengal Tiger, Himalayan Leopard, Pheasant, Serow, Barking Deer, Civet Cat, Ghoral, and Himalayan Brown Bear.
- Askot Wildlife Sanctuary is one of India’s most famous wildlife sanctuaries and is rightly known as the ‘Green Paradise of India'.
Uttarakhand
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Foundation Day: 9 November 2000(carved out from Uttar Pradesh on this date and became the 27th state of the Republic of India).
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Capital: Gairsain(Summer), Dehradun( Winter).
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Chief Minister: Tirath Singh Rawat.
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Governor: Baby Rani Maurya.
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State Animal: Alpine Musk Deer.
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State Bird: Himalayan Monal.
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State Tree: Buransh.
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State Flower: Brahma Kamal.
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Hindi, Garhwali, Jaunsari, and Kumaoni are the principal languages of Uttarakhand.
- Uttarakhand is the only state in India that has Sanskrit as one of its official languages.
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Govind Vallabh Pant Agriculture University is the first Agricultural University in India.
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India's first engineering college was set up at Roorkee.
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Central Buiding Research Institute is situated at Roorkee.
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Lal Bahadur Sastri National Academy of Administration is situated at Mussoorie.
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Indian Military Academy is situated at Dehradun.
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Central Forest Research Institute is situated at Dehradun.
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Wild Life Institue of India is situated at Dehradun.
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University of Petroleum and Energy Studies is situated at Dehradun.
- The high court of Uttarakhand is situated in Nainital.
- The biggest optical telescope (ARIES) in Asia is situated in Uttarakhand.
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Thunganath temple is the world's highest Shiva temple.
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Haridwar (Gateway of God) is the venue of Kumbhamela held every 12 years.
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Uttarakhand is known as the 'Land of Gods'.
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Pithoragarh is known as Mini Kashmir of Uttarakhand.
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Rishikesh is known as the 'Yoga Capital of the World'.
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Mussoorie is known as the 'Queen of hill stations in India.
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Nainital is known as the 'Lake District of India'.
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Dehradun is known as the 'City of Schools' and 'School Capital of India'.
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Uttarakhand is known as the 'Valley of Flowers'.