Question

Q2. Consider the following statements:

1. Kaziranga National Park is located in the State of Assam

2. Kaziranga is home to the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world.

Which of the above statements are correct?

• A. a) 1 only
• B. b) 2 only
• C. c) Both 1 and 2
• D. d) Neither 1 nor 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C

c) Both 1 and 2

Kaziranga National Park

1. State of Assam

2. The sanctuary, which hosts two-thirds of the world’s great one-horned rhinoceroses, is a World Heritage Site

3. Kaziranga is home to the highest density of tigers among protected areas in the world, and was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2006.

4. It is crisscrossed by four main rivers — Brahmaputra, Diphlu, Mora Diphlu and Mora Dhansiri and has numerous small water bodies.

Indian rhinoceros

1. one-horned rhinoceros

2. It is listed as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List

3. It is under Schedule I of Wildlife Protection Act, 1972