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Context:

The Forest Department has initiated plans to revise the Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary boundaries to resolve existing legal complications.

About Nahargarh Wildlife Sanctuary

Category	Details
Foundation Year	1980
Location	Jaipur, Rajasthan
Named After	Nahargarh Fort, overlooking the sanctuary
Part of	Tiger Reserve Ranthambore Corridor
Geographic Features	Located in Aravalli Hills, approximately 50 square kilometers, with hills, valleys, and platforms.
Water Sources	Seasonal streams and water openings
Flora	Dry deciduous and thorny forests; key trees include DHOK, Babool, Khejri, Ber; grass and shrubs
Fauna	Leopards, hyenas, wild boars, jackals, sambars, peacocks, migratory birds, reptiles, pollinators

NATIONAL PARKS, SANCTUARIES, AND SITES IN RAJASTHAN

Category	Details
Keoladeo Ghana National Park	Formerly Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, a Ramsar & UNESCO World Heritage Site, freshwater swamp, monsoon-flooded.
Vegetation	Tropical dry deciduous forests, dry grasslands, wetlands.
Major Avifauna	Migratory waterfowl, Siberian crane (CR), Sarus crane (VU).
Major Fauna	Blackbuck, hog deer, chital deer, sambar.
Mukundra Hills National Park	Formerly Darrah Wildlife Sanctuary, part of Kathiawar-Gir dry deciduous forests ecoregion.
Vegetation	Dry deciduous forests, grasslands.
Major Fauna	Bengal tiger, Indian wolf, leopard, chital, sambar, sloth bear, chinkara.
Major Reptilian Fauna	Mugger crocodile, gharial.
Ramgarh Vishdhari Tiger Reserve	Acts as a buffer for Ranthambore links Ranthambore & Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve.
Ranthambore National Park	Located between Banas & Chambal Rivers, overcrowded, part of Ranthambore Tiger Reserve.
Vegetation	Dry deciduous forests, grasslands.
Major Fauna	Bengal tiger, leopard, nilgai, sambar.
Major Reptilian Fauna	Mugger crocodile.
Threats	Poaching, habitat fragmentation, poisoning.
Sariska National Park	Located in Aravalli Range, rich in minerals, formerly no tigers until relocation in 2008.
Vegetation	Arid forests, dry deciduous forests, scrub-thorn, grasslands.
Major Fauna	Bengal tiger, Indian leopard, golden jackal, chital, sambar, nilgai, rhesus macaque.
Threats	Marble mining, poaching, habitat loss.
Wildlife Sanctuaries of Rajasthan	Includes Bhensrodgarh, Mukundara Hills, Jaisamand, Jamwa Ramgarh, Jawahar Sagar, Kailadevi, Mount Abu, etc.
Ramsar Sites	Keoladeo National Park: Artificial marshes, water shortage, unbalanced grazing. Sambhar Lake: India’s largest inland saltwater lake, wintering area for flamingos.

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Ranthambhore Tiger Reserve

Source:

TOI

PRACTICE QUESTION

Which of the following sanctuaries is located in Rajasthan?

Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary
Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary
Jim Corbett National Park
Kaziranga National Park

Select the correct answer using the codes given below:

A) 1 only

B) 1 and 3 only

C) 1 and 4 only

D) 1, 2, and 3 only

Answer: A

Explanation:

Ranthambore Wildlife Sanctuary, located in Rajasthan, is a famous sanctuary known for its population of tigers. Bandipur Wildlife Sanctuary is in Karnataka, Jim Corbett National Park is in Uttarakhand, and Kaziranga National Park is in Assam.