20 questions on national parks and wildlife of India
- Sundarbans National Park is in which state? West Bengal The Sundarbans is the largest mangrove forest in the world and a home of the tiger.
- Ranthambore National Park is in which state? Rajasthan It is known for its tigers and for the old fort inside it.
- Kanha National Park is in which state? Madhya Pradesh The barasingha, or swamp deer, was saved from dying out here.
- Bandipur National Park is in which state? Karnataka It is part of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
- Periyar National Park is in which state? Kerala It lies around a lake at Thekkady and is known for its elephants.
- Tadoba National Park is in which state? Maharashtra It forms part of the Tadoba-Andhari Tiger Reserve.
- Mudumalai National Park is in which state? Tamil Nadu It lies in the Nilgiri hills, close to where Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Kerala meet.
- Manas National Park is in which state? Assam It lies on the border with Bhutan and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Khangchendzonga National Park is in which state? Sikkim It is named after the third highest mountain in the world.
- The Valley of Flowers National Park is in which state? Uttarakhand Its meadows fill with wild flowers during the monsoon.
- The Great Himalayan National Park is in which state? Himachal Pradesh It is in the Kullu district.
- Keibul Lamjao, a national park that floats on a lake, is in which state? Manipur It floats on Loktak Lake and is the home of the sangai deer.
- Keoladeo National Park at Bharatpur is famous for what? Birds Thousands of water birds spend the winter there.
- Hemis National Park in Ladakh is best known for which animal? Snow leopard Hemis is the largest national park in India.
- Dachigam National Park near Srinagar protects which animal? Hangul The hangul is also called the Kashmir stag.
- The Indian wild ass is found mainly in which state? Gujarat It lives in the Little Rann of Kutch.
- Olive ridley sea turtles nest in very large numbers at Gahirmatha beach in which state? Odisha Thousands of turtles come ashore together to lay their eggs.
- In which year was Project Tiger launched? 1973 It was launched from Jim Corbett National Park.
- In which year was the Wild Life (Protection) Act passed in India? 1972 The Act protects wild animals, birds and plants.
- Who is known as the "Birdman of India"? Salim Ali He wrote "The Book of Indian Birds".
These are well-established facts, written in our own words and last checked on 11 November 2026. If your textbook says something different, follow your textbook and tell us.