Which of the following is the first National Park of India?

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WBCS Mains 2021 (Held On May 2022) Official Paper-IV
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  1. Periyar
  2. Rajaji
  3. Jim Corbett
  4. Bandipur

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Option 3 : Jim Corbett

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The correct answer is Jim Corbett.

Key Points Jim Corbett National Park:

  • Established in the year 1936 as Hailey National Park.
  • It is Asia’s first national park.
  • The reserve is located between the Shivalik Himalayas and the Terai area.
  • It is famous for the Royal Bengal tigers and Asiatic elephants.
  • Mammals like a jungle cat, barking deer, spotted deer, sambar deer, sloth, chital etc are also found.
  • Birdlife International has declared the area as an ‘Important Bird Area’.
  • It is a protected area covered by the World Wide Fund (WWF) for Nature under their Terai Arc Landscape Program.
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