Q. Consider the following statements regarding the Ranipur Tiger Reserve:
1.It is located in the tarai region of Uttar Pradesh bordering Nepal.
2.It has tropical dry deciduous forest type of vegetation.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: B
Notes:
Explanation: 2 only
Statement 1 is incorrect: Ranipur Tiger Reserve is situated in Chitrakoot district, Uttar Pradesh. The reserve is not part of the Terai Arc Landscape and does not share a boundary with Nepal. It lies in the Vindhyan landscape of the Bundelkhand region and serves as an important corridor with the Panna Tiger Reserve in Madhya Pradesh.
Statement 2 is correct: The Ranipur Tiger Reserve has tropical dry deciduous forests and is home to fauna such as tigers, leopards, sloth bears, spotted deer, sambhar, chinkara and a number of birds and reptiles.
Source: IE
