Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2019 · Environment · Question 78

Which one of the following National Parks lies completely in the temperate alpine zone?

  1. Manas National Park
  2. Namdapha National Park
  3. Neora Valley National Park
  4. Valley of Flowers National Park

Answer

Valley of Flowers National Park

  • (a) Manas National Park: Located in the foothills/alluvial grassland-forest belt of Assam at low elevation. Not in the temperate alpine zone.
  • (b) Namdapha National Park: Has a very wide altitudinal range from tropical to alpine, but not completely in the temperate alpine zone.
  • (c) Neora Valley National Park: Eastern Himalaya park with subtropical to temperate and subalpine habitats; not entirely alpine/temperate alpine.
  • (d) Valley of Flowers National Park: High-altitude Himalayan national park in Uttarakhand, lying in the temperate alpine zone. Correct.
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