Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve, created from the former Darrah sanctuary, lies near which city of Rajasthan?
- A.Kota
- B.Ajmer
- C.Jodhpur
- D.Bikaner
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Explanation
The correct answer is A, Kota. The Mukundra Hills Tiger Reserve lies in the Kota region of south-eastern Rajasthan, taking in the old Darrah sanctuary along with the Jawahar Sagar and Chambal tracts, and it was notified as a tiger reserve in 2013, making it the third of the state after Ranthambore and Sariska. The Mukundra range and the Chambal gorge give it its character. Option B, Ajmer, has no tiger reserve; its Sonkhaliya area is a closed area for the Great Indian Bustard. Option C, Jodhpur, is associated with Khejarli and with Khichan, where the demoiselle cranes gather. Option D, Bikaner, lies in the desert and has the Gajner sanctuary. Learn the tiger reserves of Rajasthan in order of notification, since the sequence is itself a common question.
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- A.Alwar
- B.Bharatpur
- C.Sawai Madhopur
- D.Kota
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- A.Alwar
- B.Bundi
- C.Udaipur
- D.Jaisalmer
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- A.Rohida
- B.Dhok
- C.Khejri
- D.Babool
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- A.Indian wolf
- B.Flying squirrel
- C.Gharial
- D.Blackbuck
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- A.Demoiselle crane
- B.Siberian crane
- C.Great Indian Bustard
- D.Flamingo
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