RAS question
Bharatpur (Keoladeo) National Park is famous for:
Correct answer: (C) Migratory birds (UNESCO World Heritage Site).
Bharatpur's Keoladeo National Park is famous for migratory birds and is recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Explanation
Keoladeo National Park, also known as Bharatpur National Park and Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, is identified with birds rather than big mammals. Britannica records that it became a bird sanctuary in 1956, was declared a national park in 1982, and was designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1985. Its geography explains the answer: woodlands, swamps, wet grasslands, and human-made wetlands support permanent and migratory birds. The park has more than 360 bird species and lies on the Central Asian migratory flyway, drawing winter visitors from regions including Siberia. That is why, in an RAS geography question on Bharatpur or Keoladeo, the expected association is migratory birds, not lions, elephants, or tigers.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Lions do not match the source-backed identity of Keoladeo, which is described as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and a major site for permanent and migratory birds.
- (B) Elephants are not the feature for which this Bharatpur park is known; the cited account centres on its wetlands, bird sanctuary history, and migratory bird species.
- (D) Tigers are a wrong association here because the question points to Keoladeo's established bird-sanctuary and UNESCO profile, not a tiger reserve identity.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan's protected areas and their signature fauna, a recurring RAS theme because parks are often asked through location-plus-speciality pairs. Keoladeo is the standard Bharatpur cue for migratory birds and World Heritage recognition.