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  1. In a recent judgement, the Supreme Court of India directed that every protected forest, national park and wildlife sanctuary across the country should have a mandatory eco-sensitive zone (ESZ) of a minimum ofAsked in UPSC NDA 2 2022
  2. Which one of the following tiger reserves of India has 'Bhoorsingh the Barasingha' as its official mascot ?Asked in UPSC CAPF 2017
  3. Where is Asan Conservation Reserve located?Asked in UPSC CAPF 2021
  4. On the occasion of the World Environment Day, 2021, which one of the following was declared as a National Park in India?Asked in UPSC CAPF 2021
  5. Recently there was a proposal to translocate some of the lions from their natural habitat in Gujarat to which one of the following sites?Asked in UPSC IAS 2017
  6. Among the following Tiger Reserves, which one has the largest area under "Critical Tiger Habitat"?Asked in UPSC IAS 2020
  7. It is an area of adequate size, duly notified by the state government, required to be kept inviolate for the purpose of tiger conservation. The total area and CTH area vary between tiger reserves. As of recent data (around the time this question was likely framed or based on common knowledge about large reserves), Nagarjunsagar-Srisailam consistently ranks as having one of the largest, if not the largest, CTH among major tiger reserves in India. 160. The country which has the finest system of protected lands in the world is—Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2011 · UPPSC Upper Mains 2007
  8. Which of the following National Parks in India are World Heritage Sites? (i) Keoladeo National Park (ii) Manas National Park (iii) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve (iv) Great Himalayan National Park Select the correct answer using the codes given below.Asked in APSC CCE Prelims Exam 2023
  9. Which of the following National Parks of India are declared as World Heritage by UN‐ ESCO? 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.Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2018
  10. In the year 2020 which one of the following tiger reserves of India was declared by UNESCO as a Biosphere Reserve?Asked in UPSC CDS 1 2021
  11. Biosphere Reserve Programme was initiated by :Asked in UPSC Geoscientist 2024
  12. Which area of Gujarat state was listed as biosphere reserve by Man and Biosphere Programme of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization?Asked in GPSC Prelims CSP 2 2023
  13. Which Biosphere Reserve in India becomes the 11th Biosphere Reserve from India to be included in the UNESCO designated World Network of Biosphere Reserves ?Asked in KPSC KAS Prelims 2017
  14. Which set of the following biosphere reserves in India is included in the World Network of Biosphere Reserves ?Asked in UPSC NDA 2 2017
  15. The 'Man and Biosphere Programme' (MAB) by UNESCO was started in :Asked in RPSC RAS Prelims 2013
  16. Which one of the following biosphere reserves is not ioncluded ion the list of world network of biosphere reserves of UNESCO?Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2010
  17. The UNESCO has given international recognition to 1. Nilgiri Biosphere 2. Nanda Devi Biosphere 3. Manas Biosphere 4. Simlipal Biosphere Select the correct answer from the following code: Codes:Asked in UPPCS Prelims 2010
  18. MAB stands forAsked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2021
  19. The latest Biosphere Reserve in India isAsked in WBCS Main Paper 4 2023
  20. Which tiger reserve in the country has been declared as UNESCO biosphere reserve?Asked in Assistant Auditor(LDCE) 2021
  21. The UNESCO declared which one of the following National Parks of India as the World Heritage Site in July, 2016 ?Asked in RO ARO pre 2016
  22. From the ecological point of view, which one of the following assumes importance in being a good link between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats?Asked in UPSC IAS 2017
  23. Biosphere reserves are demarcated into __________ .Asked in MPSC CS Prelims 2022