Question

State with largest number of National Parks in India:
1. Kerala
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Goa
4. Gujarat

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : Madhya Pradesh

The correct answer is Madhya Pradesh.

• A national park is an area that has been formally protected by the administration system of a nation.
  • There are more than 500 sanctuaries in India, which are called wildlife sanctuaries.
  • Madhya Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar have the highest number of national parks (9 each).
  • In July 2019, the number of national parks in the country was 104, whose total area is 40501.13 sq km (15637.70 sq mi),
  • Which is about 1.23 percent of the entire land area of ​​India.

• India's largest and smallest national park-
• Largest - Hemis National Park, Ladakh
• Smallest - South Button Island National Park, Andaman, and the Nicobar Islands
• Yellowstone National Park is the world's first national park, established in 1872 through a law signed by US President Ulysses S. Grant.