Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in which district of Haryana?
- A.Sirsa
- B.Fatehabad
- C.Hisar
- D.Bhiwani
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Sirsa. Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary lies in Sirsa district in the dry south-western corner of Haryana, in the belt through which the seasonal Ghaggar passes. It protects the open scrub and grassland habitat of the blackbuck, the chinkara and the nilgai, animals of the arid plain rather than of forest.
Option B, Fatehabad, and Option C, Hisar, are neighbouring districts of the same dry tract and hold blackbuck in the countryside, and Hisar has a well-known deer park, but the sanctuary is not in either. Option D, Bhiwani, is also part of the dry south-west and has a chinkara breeding centre at Kairu and a mini zoo, but again no Abubshahar. Remember the south-western group by district: the sanctuary in Sirsa, the chinkara centre in Bhiwani, the deer park in Hisar.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Jhajjar
- B.Gurugram
- C.Rewari
- D.Kurukshetra
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Read the full explanation →Kalesar National Park is situated in which district?
- A.Yamunanagar
- B.Panchkula
- C.Ambala
- D.Kaithal
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- A.Kalesar National Park and Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary
- B.Sultanpur National Park and Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
- C.Chhilchhila and Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuaries
- D.Saraswati and Nahar Wildlife Sanctuaries
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Read the full explanation →Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, the largest wetland of Haryana, lies in which district?
- A.Sirsa
- B.Jhajjar
- C.Kaithal
- D.Rewari
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Read the full explanation →India's first vulture conservation and breeding centre, the Jatayu centre, was set up at which place in Haryana?
- A.Pinjore
- B.Morni
- C.Kalesar
- D.Bhor Saidan
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