Question

In which district of Bihar does the Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is situated?

1. Bhagalpur 
2. Jamui
3. Buxar
4. Bhojpur

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Bhagalpur 

The correct answer is Bhagalpur.

• The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is a home for endangered Gangetic dolphin in Asia.

• The sanctuary is a 60 km stretch of Ganges river from Munger to Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district of Bihar.
• The National Ganga River Basin Authority declared Gangetic dolphins as the national aquatic animal of India.

• Nagi Dam Bird sanctuary is located in the Jamui district of Bihar near the Jharkhand border.