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Gir National Park, part of the Gir landscape associated with the Asiatic lion, is located in:

Correct answer: (C) Gujarat.

Gir National Park, part of the Gir landscape associated with the Asiatic lion, is located in Gujarat.

  1. (A)

    MP

  2. (B)

    Rajasthan

  3. (C)

    Gujarat

  4. (D)

    Maharashtra

Explanation

Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is in Gujarat's Junagadh district. Official Gir Online Permit Booking System, Gujarat Forest Department identifies Gir as the last home of the Asiatic lion and describes it as source population of the last surviving gene pool of Panthera leo persica in the world. That is why the location is not a generic wildlife fact: Gir is tied directly to Asiatic lion conservation. The lion population recovered from about 20 in the early 1900s to more than 674 in the 2020 census, reinforcing why Gir is repeatedly used in exam questions on protected areas and flagship species.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Madhya Pradesh is not the location of the Asiatic lion landscape in Gujarat's Saurashtra region.
  • (B) Rajasthan is a common western-India distractor, but Gir National Park and Wildlife Sanctuary is in Gujarat's Junagadh district.
  • (D) Maharashtra is not the location of Gir; the Asiatic lion's present range is linked to Saurashtra in Gujarat.

Concept

This tests the mapping of protected areas with flagship species, especially Gir with the Asiatic lion. It recurs in RAS because wildlife sanctuaries and national parks are a standard part of Indian geography and environment questions.

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