Which one of the following districts has the only National Park of Bihar?
- ANalanda
- BBhagalpur
- CWest Champaran
- DEast Champaran
- ENone of the above / More than one of the above
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Correct answer: (c) West Champaran
Explanation
At the time of the question, no National Park was located in any of the then Bihar districts/cities given in the options. Among the options, Hazaribagh and Gaya have Hazaribagh Wildlife Sanctuary and Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary respectively. It is noteworthy that at present Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary extends into Gaya district of Bihar and also into Koderma and Chatra districts of Jharkhand. In Bihar, the only National Park has been established in West Champaran district under the name “Valmiki National Park.”
This explanation is carried over from question 5 of this topic, which the book cross-references.