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UPSC Prelims 2005 · General Studies

Question 82: Environment and Ecology

Which one of the following is not a Biosphere Reserve?

aAgasthyamalai
bNallamalai
cNilgiri
dPanchmarhi

AnswerThe answer is (b).

Nilgiri (1986), Panchmarhi (1999) and Agasthyamalai (2001) are all notified biosphere reserves. Nallamalai is a hill range in Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, and not a biosphere reserve. Remember that the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was India's first. The Nallamalai region is better known for the Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve and the Chenchu tribe, not for a biosphere reserve.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Agasthyamalai is a biosphere reserve, notified in 2001.
  • (b) Correct: Nallamalai is not a biosphere reserve.
  • (c) Nilgiri was the first biosphere reserve, in 1986.
  • (d) Panchmarhi is a biosphere reserve, notified in 1999.

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