1. Nagarhole National Park
2. Papikonda National Park
3. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
4. Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
4. Answer: (c) Cauvery is an easterly flowing river of Peninsular India that runs across three of the southern Indian states i.e., Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and a Union Territory of Puducherry. The point of origin of Cauvery, Talakaveri is in the Brahmagiri ranges of the Western Ghats at an elevation of 1341m.
Statement 1 is correct: Nagarhole Tiger Reserve, previously known as Rajiv Gandhi (Nagarhole) National Park, was named after the river ‘Nagarhole’ which means ‘Serpent River’ in the Kannada language. Nagarhole tiger reserve forms a critical connecting habitat for tigers and elephants to other areas of the Western Ghats through Brahmagiri wildlife sanctuary and to the Eastern Ghats through Bandipur Tiger reserve. It is located in the Cauvery basin.
Statement 2 is not correct: Papikonda National Park is located in the East Godavari and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh and Khammam district of Telangana. The Park lies in the River Godavari basin.
Statement 3 is correct: The Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is located in Kerala. It is located in the Eastern and Western Ghats. Sandalwood trees are a common find here. It lies in the Cauvery basin.
Statement 4 is correct: Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kerala and was set up in 1973. These are located in the southern trenches of the famous Western Ghats, ranked 8th in the list of the World’s Biodiversity Hotspots. The protected areas here share their boundaries with the protected area network of Nagarhole and Bandipur Tiger Reserves of Karnataka in the northeast and Mudumalai Tiger Reserve of Tamil Nadu in the southeast. It lies in the Cauvery basin.
