UPSC Prelims 2015 – Question 52

by Edukemy Team April 25, 2024

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52.Which one of the following National Parks has a
climate that varies from tropical to subtropical,
temperate and arctic?

Namdapha National Park
It is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalaya biodiversity hotspot
This national park is located in Arunachal Pradesh in Northeast India.
This area is also known for extensive Dipterocarp forests, comprising the northwestern parts of the ecoregion of Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rainforests.
As you go up in altitude, the ecosystem changes from tropical moist woods to montane forests, temperate forests, and finally, at the highest altitudes, Alpine meadows with year-round snow.

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Khangchendzonga National Park
Neither Khangchendzonga nor Nandadevi National Park includes tropical plants.
It is also known as Kanchenjunga Biosphere Reserve is a National Park and a Biosphere reserve located in Sikkim.
This park was inscribed to the UNESCO World Heritage Sites list in July 2016.
Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
It is situated in three districts of Uttarakhand (Chamoli in Garhwal, Pithoragarh in Kumaon and Bageshwar).
The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve includes the Valley of Flowers and Nanda Devi National Park.
Since 2004, this reserve has belonged to the UNESCO World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Neora Valley National Park
It is situated in the Kalimpong district, West Bengal, India and was established in 1986.
One of the richest biological zones in all of Eastern India, it covers an area of 88 km2.
The clean, unspoiled natural habitat of the graceful red panda, along with the park’s difficult-to-access steep terrain and abundantly varied flora and fauna, make this area a significant wilderness zone.

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