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Detailed explanation-1: -India has a network of 998 Protected Areas including 106 National Parks, 567 Wildlife Sanctuaries, 105 Conservation Reserves and 220 Community Reserves covering a total of 1, 73, 629.52 km2 of geographical area of the country which is approximately 5.28%.

Detailed explanation-2: -What percentage of India do PAs cover? There are 870 notified PAs covering an area of 1, 65, 158.54 sq km or 5.02% of India’s land area.

Detailed explanation-3: -Considering both the national parks along the coastlines of the peninsular Indian subcontinent as well as the sanctuaries in the islands and Union Territories there are altogether 31 marine protected areas in India.

Detailed explanation-4: -Protected Areas of India The term “protected area” also includes Marine Protected Areas, the boundaries of which will include some area of ocean, and Transboundary Protected Areas that overlap multiple countries which remove the borders inside the area for conservation and economic purposes.

Detailed explanation-5: -The correct answer is Namdapha National Park. Namdapha National Park is the largest protected area in the Eastern Himalayan sub-region. It is a wide protected area of 1, 985 km2 in Arunachal Pradesh of Northeast India.