UPSC Prelims 2015 GS Paper I · Q52 of 100 Environment & Ecology medium

Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?

  1. (a) Khangchendzonga National Park
  2. (b) Nandadevi National Park
  3. (c) Neora Valley National Park
  4. (d) Namdapha National Park ✓ UPSC's answer

Why the answer is (d)

• Namdapha National Park in Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, spans altitudes from about 200 m to 4,571 m (Dapha Bum), giving it climates from tropical through subtropical and temperate to arctic/alpine — option (d).

• It is the only park with four big cats: tiger, leopard, clouded leopard and snow leopard.

• Khangchendzonga (a) and Nanda Devi (b) start at high altitude with no tropical zone; Neora Valley (c) ranges from tropical to temperate only.

• Hence option (d).

Why the other options are wrong

(a) Khangchendzonga National Park
Khangchendzonga has no tropical zone.
(b) Nandadevi National Park
Nanda Devi is entirely high-altitude.
(c) Neora Valley National Park
Neora Valley lacks an arctic zone.

Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2015, held on 23 August 2015. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.

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