UPSC Prelims 2026 · GS Paper I
Question 32: Environment and Ecology
With reference to Madhav National Park, which of the following statements is/are correct ?
- 1.It was declared a Tiger Reserve in India in 2025.
- 2.Sakhya Sagar, which is designated as a Ramsar Site, is situated within this National Park.
- 3.Its area is shared between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.
Select the answer using the code given below :
AnswerUPSC’s answer is (b).
Madhav National Park in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2025, and Sakhya Sagar, a lake within the park, is a Ramsar site. So statements 1 and 2 are correct. The park lies wholly within Madhya Pradesh, so statement 3 about it being shared with Rajasthan is wrong.
- 1. The park was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2025.
- 2. Sakhya Sagar, inside the park, is a Ramsar site.
- 3. The park is entirely in Madhya Pradesh.
How you could have got this
- If you were sure statement 1 is correct, (c) and (d) go: each of them leaves 1 out.
What you needed to know: The park was declared a Tiger Reserve in 2025.
- Then, if you were sure statement 2 is correct, (a) goes: it leaves 2 out.
What you needed to know: Sakhya Sagar, inside the park, is a Ramsar site.
Only (b) is left. You didn’t need statement 3.
This follows UPSC’s provisional key; the final key could change it.
Which options go is worked out from UPSC’s key and the options, not by a model.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Incomplete: statement 2 is also correct.
- (b) Right: the tiger reserve status and the Ramsar lake are correct.
- (c) Wrong: statement 3 is false, as the park is in Madhya Pradesh alone.
- (d) Wrong: the park is not shared with Rajasthan.
Only the provisional key (27 May 2026) was found; the final key replaces it when found.
Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.