Which of the following national parks is not correctly matched?

Explanation

## Page 33 Guindy National Park is located in Tamil Nadu. It is one of the smallest national parks in India. Bhagwan Mahavir Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Mollem village of Goa. It is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Goa. It was notified as a wildlife sanctuary in 1967. Balpakram National Park is located near the Garo Hills in Meghalaya. It is situated at an altitude of about 3,000 feet above sea level. Therefore, option (b) is the correct answer. ## 19. Ten captive-bred Asian giant tortoises (Manouria emys), one of the largest tortoise species in mainland Asia, were recently released in which national park of India? (a) Kanchenjunga National Park (b) Ntangki National Park (c) Periyar National Park (d) Pench National Park Ans. (b) In 2022, ten captive-bred juvenile Asian giant tortoises (Manouria emys) were released in Ntangki National Park, a protected area in Nagaland. The Asian giant tortoise is listed in the IUCN Red List under the “Critically Endangered” category. Notably, the Nagaland Forest Department, along with the non-profit Turtle Survival Alliance and Wildlife Conservation Society, India, released the juveniles to help them adjust to wild habitats again and to improve the population. Before release, the animals were kept and bred for five years at the Nagaland Zoological Park, Dimapur. The giant Asian forest tortoise, Manouria emys (Family Testudinidae), is the largest tortoise species in mainland Asia; its straight carapace length (CL) can reach up to 600 mm…