Question

When was the Panna National Park declared a Tiger Reserve?
1. 1996
2. 1995
3. 1994
4. 1997

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 3 : 1994

The correct answer is 1994.

• The Panna National Park got the status of Tiger Reserve in 1994,
• Panna Biosphere Reserve:
  • It was established in 1981.
    • It is situated in the Vindhya mountain range.
    • It is located in the Panna and Chhatarpur districts of Madhya Pradesh.
    • It was notified as a Biosphere Reserve by the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) in 2011.
    • Ken river flows through it.

• Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of tigers in the country followed by Karnataka and Uttarakhand.
• Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
  • Union Minister- Prakash Javadekar.
  • Minister of State- Babul Supriyo.
  • Secretary- Mr. Rameshwar Prasad Gupta.

State	Capital	Chief Minister	Governor
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Shivraj Singh Chouhan	Anandiben Patel