Question

India's first national park Jim Corbett National Park is located in which state?
1. Uttarakhand
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. West Bengal
4. Gujarat

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Uttarakhand

The correct answer is Uttarakhand.

• India's first national park Jim Corbett National Park is located in Uttarakhand state.
  • Corbett National Park, also called Jim Corbett National Park, natural area in southern Uttarakhand state, northern India.
  • It is the first national park in India, it was established in 1936 during the British Raj and named Hailey National Park.
  • In 1956, nearly a decade after India's independence, it was renamed Corbett National Park after the hunter and naturalist Jim Corbett, who had played a leading role in its establishment and had died the year before.

• Jim Corbett believed in the conservation of the ecosystem and wildlife, especially tigers, and which is why Jim Corbett National Park was chosen as the venue for the inauguration of the 'Save the tigers' project in India, launched in 1973.
• National parks in Uttarakhand:
  • Chilla (Rajaji National Park), Gangotri National Park, Govind Pashu Vihar National Park, Jim Corbett National Park, Nanda Devi National Park, Rajaji National Park, Valley of Flowers National Park.