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UPSC Prelims 2019 · GS Paper I

Question 27: Environment and Ecology

Which of the following are in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve?

aNeyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve
bMudumalai, Sathyamangalam and Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Silent Valley National Park
cKaundinya, Gundla Brahmeswaram and Papikonda Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Mukurthi National Park
dKawal and Sri Venkateswara Wildlife Sanctuaries; and Nagarjunasagar-Srisailam Tiger Reserve

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).

Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve, in the southern Western Ghats across Kerala and Tamil Nadu, includes the Neyyar, Peppara and Shendurney wildlife sanctuaries in Kerala and the Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu. The other lists belong elsewhere: Mudumalai, Sathyamangalam, Wayanad and Silent Valley fall in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, and the Andhra Pradesh and Telangana sanctuaries lie in the Eastern Ghats and Deccan region.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Correct: these sanctuaries and the Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve lie in Agasthyamala.
  • (b) These belong to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
  • (c) These are in Andhra Pradesh, apart from Mukurthi, which is in the Nilgiris.
  • (d) These are in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh, not Agasthyamala.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2019, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.