RAS question
Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan is primarily known for:
Correct answer: (A) Bengal Tiger.
Ranthambore National Park in Rajasthan is primarily known for the Bengal Tiger.
Explanation
Ranthambore National Park is best linked with the Bengal Tiger because it is one of India's premier tiger reserves, famous for its Bengal Tiger population, and part of Project Tiger. Rajasthan Tourism presents Ranthambore as a National Park and Tiger Reserve and describes it as a major wildlife attraction for spotting tigers. It also locates Ranthambore near Sawai Madhopur, matching the Sawai Madhopur district reference. Therefore, among the listed wildlife options, Bengal Tiger is the only choice that fits both the exam explanation and Rajasthan Tourism.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) Great Indian Bustard does not fit Ranthambore because it belongs with Desert National Park, not this tiger reserve.
- (C) Indian Rhinoceros is wrong here because it is associated with Kaziranga and Dudhwa rather than Ranthambore.
- (D) Asiatic Lion is not the identifying species of Ranthambore because it belongs with Gir National Park, Gujarat.
Concept
This tests the Rajasthan Geography habit of matching protected areas with their flagship species. It recurs in RAS because national parks, tiger reserves and species-location pairs are compact, high-yield factual units.
