Question

In which district of Madhya Pradesh is the Plant Fossils National Park located?
1. Balaghat
2. Mandala
3. Bhopal
4. Indore

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Mandala

The correct answer is Mandala.

 

• Mandla district
  • Mandla Plant Fossils National Park is situated in the Mandla district of Madhya Pradesh in India.
  • This national park has plants in fossil form that existed in India anywhere between 40 million and 150 million years ago spread over seven villages of Mandla District.

 

• Kaziranga National Park is a protected area in the northeast Indian state of Assam.
  • Spread across the floodplains of the Brahmaputra River, its forests, wetlands, and grasslands are home to the world's largest population of tigers, elephants, and the Indian one-horned rhinoceros.
  • The one-horned rhinoceros, Royal Bengal tiger, Asiatic elephant, bison, and swamp deer are collectively known as the 'Big Five' of Kaziranga.
  • In the year 1985, the park was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO.
  • It has been declared a national park in 1974.
• Simlipal National Park :
  • Similipal National Park is a national park and a tiger reserve in the Mayurbhanj district in the Indian state of Odisha.
  • It has some beautiful waterfalls like Joranda and Barehipani. 
• Guindy National Park :
  • Guindy National Park is a beautiful place, located in the Chennai district of the state of Tamil Nadu.
  • The park is home to spotted deer, blackbucks, white bucks, river otter, hyena, bonnet monkey, civet cat, jackals, pangolin, hedgehog and common mongoose, etc.
  • Guindy National Park was established in the year of 1976.
• Ranthambore National Park :
  • Ranthambore National Park is located about 13.5 kilometers from the city of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan.
  • It is a former royal hunting ground and home to tigers, leopards, and marsh crocodiles.