RAS question
Sunderban Tiger Reserve is in:
Correct answer: (B) West Bengal.
Sundarban Tiger Reserve is located in West Bengal.
Explanation
Sundarban Tiger Reserve is not a generic mangrove-location point; the state is fixed by its official protected-area location. The NTCA brief says Sundarbans Tiger Reserve is situated in the coastal districts of West Bengal, specifically South 24-Parganas and part of North 24-Parganas, at the southern end of the lower Gangetic delta near the Bay of Bengal. That official location directly rules in West Bengal. It lies in South 24 Parganas and is exam-relevant as one of India's large tiger reserves and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. For RAS, the recall hook is the link between Sundarban, the lower Gangetic delta, mangroves and West Bengal.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Assam is wrong because the official NTCA brief places Sundarban Tiger Reserve in the coastal districts of West Bengal.
- (C) Jharkhand is wrong because the protected-area location is South 24-Parganas and part of North 24-Parganas in West Bengal, not Jharkhand.
- (D) Odisha is wrong because the NTCA source links the reserve with West Bengal's coastal districts and the lower Gangetic delta.
Concept
This tests protected-area location mapping in Indian geography: matching tiger reserves and distinctive ecosystems to the correct state. It recurs in RAS because national parks, tiger reserves and World Heritage-linked landscapes are common one-line factual traps.