The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary, the only sanctuary in India for the Gangetic dolphin, lies in which district?
- A.Patna
- B.Bhagalpur
- C.Munger
- D.Katihar
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Bhagalpur. The sanctuary was notified in 1991 on about fifty kilometres of the Ganga between Sultanganj and Kahalgaon in Bhagalpur district, and it takes its name from the ancient university of Vikramshila nearby. It is the only protected area in the country declared for the Gangetic dolphin, which is almost blind, hunts by echo and therefore needs deep, quiet pools. Option A, Patna, lies upstream on the same river but holds no such sanctuary. Option C, Munger, is next to Bhagalpur and has the Bhimbandh sanctuary in its hills, which makes it a tempting answer. Option D, Katihar, has the Gogabil bird habitat and the state's first community reserve. Two facts to pair: the dolphin is India's national aquatic animal and Vikramshila is its only sanctuary.
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Practice Questions
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- A.Bhimbandh
- B.Valmiki
- C.Kaimur
- D.Gautam Buddha
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Valmiki in West Champaran district is the only national park of Bihar and also its only tiger reserve: the sanctuary was notified in 1978, the national park declared in 1989 and the tiger reserve in 1990.
Read the full explanation →The Valmiki Tiger Reserve is situated in which district of Bihar?
- A.East Champaran
- B.West Champaran
- C.Gopalganj
- D.Sitamarhi
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The reserve occupies the north-western corner of Bihar in West Champaran, where the Himalayan foothills of the Someshwar and Dun ranges meet the Gandak, and its northern boundary is the international border with Nepal.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Bihar by area?
- A.Bhimbandh
- B.Kaimur
- C.Gautam Buddha
- D.Pant, Rajgir
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The Kaimur wildlife sanctuary runs along the Kaimur plateau in Kaimur and Rohtas districts in the south-west of the state and is the largest sanctuary of Bihar, a dry deciduous forest of sal, khair and bamboo with gorges, waterfalls and rock paintings in its hills.
Read the full explanation →Which wildlife sanctuary of Bihar is known for its hot water springs?
- A.Kaimur
- B.Bhimbandh
- C.Valmiki
- D.Gogabil
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The Bhimbandh sanctuary lies in the Kharagpur hills of Munger district and is famous for the hot springs that bubble out of its forest, the best known of them giving the place its name; pilgrims and visitors come for the water, which is believed to cure skin ailments.
Read the full explanation →Which was the first Ramsar site, that is an internationally recognised wetland, of Bihar?
- A.Nagi Dam
- B.Kabartal or Kanwar lake
- C.Gogabil
- D.Kusheshwar Asthan
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It is a great oxbow lake left behind by a shifting channel of the Burhi Gandak, one of the largest freshwater wetlands of the Ganga plain, and it fills every winter with migratory ducks, geese and waders while also supporting fishing and singhara cultivation by the villages around it.
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