Wildlife and Bird Sanctuaries

1. Gomarda wildlife sanctuary is situated in? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2017]

(a) Dhamtari District
(b) Raipur District
(c) Raigarh District
(d) Surguja District

Correct Answer: (c) Raigarh District

Solution:Gomarda Wildlife Sanctuary is situated near Sarangarh in district of Raigarh. There are a lot of hilly terrains in the region. Spread over an area of 277.82 sq km it is one of the ideal destination for the adventure seekers.

2. Which National Park of Chhattisgarh covers Project Tiger? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2003 ]

(a) Kuturu
(b) Indravati
(c) Sanjay Guru Ghasi Das
(d) Ranker Valley

Correct Answer: (b) Indravati

Solution:Indravati National Park, located in Bijapur district of Chhattisgarh, was declared national park in 1981. This national park was included in the Project Tiger in 1982-83. As per WII-ENVIS network presently there are three tiger reserves (Achanakmar and Indravati) in Chhattisgarh.

3. Bhairamgarh Sanctuary is in which District? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

Correct Answer: (a) Bijapurbeda

Solution:Bhairamgarh sanctuary is located in Bijapur district.

4. Match the following List-I (Name of Sanctuaries) with List-II (District). [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2015]

Sanctuaries	District
1. Semarsot	A. Raigarh
2. Badalkhol	B. Dhamtari
3. Gomarda	C. Balrampur
4. Sita nadi	D. Jashpur

Choose the correctly matched group of districts out of the following:

Codes :

	1	2	3	4
(a)	A	B	C	D
(b)	C	D	A	B
(c)	C	B	A	D
(d)	D	A	C	B

Correct Answer: (b)

Solution:The correct match is as follows -

Sanctuaries	District
Semarsot	Balrampur Ramanujganj
Badalkhol	Jashpur
Gomarda	Raigarh
Sita Nadi	Dhamtari

5. Which one of the following pairs (sanctuaries and districts) is not properly matched? [Chhattisgarh P.C.S. (Pre) 2008]

Correct Answer: (e) *