How many biosphere reserves have been set up in the country to protect flora and fauna?

Fifteen

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Sixteen

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Seventeen

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Eighteen

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Solution

The correct option is D Eighteen
Name Location
Gulf of Mannar Tamil Nadu
Sundarbans West Bengal
Cold Desert Himachal Pradesh
Nanda Devi Uttarakhand
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
Dihang-Dibang Arunachal Pradesh
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Madhya Pradesh
Seshachalam Hills Andhra Pradesh
Simlipal Odisha
Achanakamar -Amarkantak Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Manas Assam
Khangchendzonga Sikkim
Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Nokrek Meghalaya
Dibru-Saikhowa Assam
Panna Madhya Pradesh
Great Rann of Kutch
Gujarat
Abiosphere reserveis an ecosystem with plants and animals of unusual scientific and natural interest. It is a label given by UNESCO. There are at present 18 biosphere reserves in India.

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Name	Location
Gulf of Mannar	Tamil Nadu
Sundarbans	West Bengal
Cold Desert	Himachal Pradesh
Nanda Devi	Uttarakhand
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve	Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
Dihang-Dibang	Arunachal Pradesh
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve	Madhya Pradesh
Seshachalam Hills	Andhra Pradesh
Simlipal	Odisha
Achanakamar -Amarkantak	Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Manas	Assam
Khangchendzonga	Sikkim
Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve	Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve	Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Nokrek	Meghalaya
Dibru-Saikhowa	Assam
Panna	Madhya Pradesh
Great Rann of Kutch	Gujarat