Question

The Kulik bird sanctuary is located in:
1. West Bengal
2. Uttar Pradesh
3. Kerala
4. Madhya Pradesh

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : West Bengal

The correct answer is West Bengal.

•  Raiganj Wildlife sanctuary also popularly known as Kulik bird sanctuary.
• It is located near Raiganj in Uttar Dinajpur district in the state of West Bengal.
• The bird sanctuary is home to 164 species of birds and some 90,000 to 1,00,000 migratory birds visit the sanctuary every year.

West Bengal

• State Formed: 1st November 1956 
• Capital: Kolkata
• Chief Minister: Mamata Banerjee
• Governor: Jagdeep Dhankhar
• Official Language: Bengali.
• The sorrow of Bengal: Damodar
• City of Palaces and City of Joy - Kolkata
• India's first underground railway system and first metro train service were established in Kolkata.
• India's first IIT was set up at Kharagpur.
• The Himalayan Mountaineering Institute was established in Darjeeling.
• Largest Cantilever bridge in India - Howrah Bridge
• The leading producer of Rice and Jute.
• Largest Delta in the world - Sunderbans Delta Kolkata
• Largest Planetarium - Birla Planetarium in Kolkata