Biosphere reserves and key fauna MCQ — 2 Practice Questions with Answers

Explanation

The golden langur is closely associated with the Manas landscape in Assam and adjoining Bhutan, so Manas Biosphere Reserve is the correct reserve here. Simlipal in Odisha is better known for tigers, elephants and sal forests, not golden langurs. Great Nicobar represents island tropical ecosystems with species such as the Nicobar megapode and endemic island fauna. Nanda Devi is a Himalayan biosphere reserve, noted for high-altitude flora and fauna such as snow leopard and Himalayan musk deer, not the golden langur.

Explanation

Nokrek Biosphere Reserve, in Meghalaya’s Garo Hills, is associated with the red panda among its notable fauna, so it fits the question. Nanda Devi is a high-Himalayan biosphere reserve better known for species such as the snow leopard and Himalayan musk deer. Dibru-Dibang in Assam is linked with wetland and forest fauna of the Brahmaputra valley, not the red panda as the main answer here. Gulf of Mannar is a marine biosphere reserve, so its characteristic fauna is marine, including corals, dugongs, and reef species.