INDIAN GEOGRAPHY

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INDIAN TRANSPORTATION COMMUNICATION NATIONAL PARKS AND SANCTUARIES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which is the first National Park established in India? [Asstt Comm PF 2003]
A
Velvadna National Park
B
Periyar National Park
C
Bandipur National Park
D
Corbett National Park
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The correct answer is Jim Corbett. The First National Park established in India was Jim Corbett National Park and was established in 1936. It is established as Hailey National Park to protect the Bengal tiger. Jim Corbett Park is located in the Nainital district and Pauri Garhwal district of Uttarakhand.

Detailed explanation-2: -In 1936, the first national park in India, Jim Corbett National park was established. Initially, it was known as Hailey National Park at the time of its establishment.

Detailed explanation-3: -Established in 1936, this is India’s first national park. It is named after the legendary naturalist and conservationist Jim Corbett.

Detailed explanation-4: -Thanks to their reports, the United States Congress established Yellowstone National Park just six months after the Hayden Expedition. On March 1, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the Yellowstone National Park Protection Act into law. The world’s first national park was born.

Detailed explanation-5: -Jim Corbett National Park was the first national park to be set up in India in 1936.

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