Correct Answer - Option 2 : Kaziranga
National Park:
- A national park is an area dedicated to the conservation of wildlife along with its environment.
- It is usually a small reserve covering an area of about 100 to 500 km2.
- Within biosphere reserves, one or more national parks may also exist.
- Kaziranga National Park is located in Assam.
- Kaziranga National Park is one of India’s oldest reserve areas.
- It is located in Golaghat and Nagaon, in the Karbi Anglong district of Assam in northeast India.
- The park is administered by the forest department of the Assam State Government.
- Kaziranga national park is famous for being the world's largest habitat for the great one-horned rhinos.
- It was declared a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1985.
Thus, "Kaziranga" the famous Sanctuary of Assam is famous for one-horned rhinos.
The following National parks are most famous in India:
| Famous National Parks |
Location |
Prominent animal |
| Jim Corbett National Park |
Uttarakhand |
Royal Bengal Tiger |
| Kaziranga National Park |
Assam |
One-horned rhinoceros |
| Gir National Park |
Gujarat |
Asiatic lion |
| Sunderbans National Park |
West Bengal |
Royal Bengal Tiger |
| Sariska National Park |
Rajasthan |
Royal Bengal Tiger |
| Kanha National Park |
Madhya Pradesh |
Swamp deer |
| Ranthambore National Park |
Rajasthan |
Tiger |
| Bandipur National Park |
Karnataka |
Tiger |
| Tadoba Andhari National Park |
Maharashtra |
Tiger |
| Namdapha National Park |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Leopard, Clouded leopard, Tiger |
| Manas National Park |
Assam |
Pygmy Hog, Water buffalo |
| Dachigam National Park |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Kashmir stag |
| Hemis National Park |
Ladakh |
Snow leopard |
| Periyar National Park |
Kerala |
Elephant |
