Which of the following National Parks of India are declared as World Heritage by UNESCO? 1. Keoladeo National Park 2. Sundarbans National Park 3. Kaziranga National Park 4. Ranthambore National Park Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A.1 and 2 only
- B.1, 2 and 3 only
- C.3 and 4 only
- D.1, 2, 3 and 4
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, 1, 2 and 3 only. Keoladeo, Sundarbans and Kaziranga national parks are UNESCO World Heritage Sites, while Ranthambore National Park is not one in its own right. Kaziranga in Assam and Keoladeo in Rajasthan were inscribed as natural sites in 1985, Kaziranga for its one-horned rhinoceros and Keoladeo near Bharatpur for its wintering water birds. The Sundarbans National Park in West Bengal, with the world's largest mangrove forest and its Bengal tigers, was inscribed in 1987. Ranthambore is a well-known tiger reserve in Sawai Madhopur, but the national park has never been listed; only the Ranthambore Fort inside it is part of the Hill Forts of Rajasthan, a cultural site inscribed in 2013. Option A is wrong because it leaves out Kaziranga. Option C is wrong because it leaves out Keoladeo and Sundarbans and wrongly includes Ranthambore. Option D is wrong because Ranthambore National Park is not on the list. Exam tip: 1985 brought Kaziranga, Keoladeo and Manas; 1987 brought the Sundarbans; Ranthambore counts only as a hill fort.
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