RAS question
Which national park in Rajasthan is most famous for its tiger population?
Correct answer: (C) Ranthambore National Park.
Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur is Rajasthan's national park most famous for its tiger population.
Explanation
Ranthambore National Park in Sawai Madhopur is the Rajasthan national park most strongly associated with tigers. It is among India's most famous tiger reserves and was one of the original nine reserves under Project Tiger in 1973. Rajasthan Tourism presents Ranthambore as both a National Park and Tiger Reserve, describes it as one of the world's best-known wilderness areas, and specifically says it offers fine opportunities for sighting tigers in the wild. It is therefore not merely a wildlife site in Rajasthan; its exam relevance comes from its tiger-reserve identity and its Project Tiger pedigree.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Desert National Park is a different Rajasthan protected area, while Ranthambore is the tiger-focused National Park and Tiger Reserve.
- (B) Keoladeo National Park is not the park identified by Rajasthan Tourism for tiger sightings and tiger-reserve identity.
- (D) Mount Abu Wildlife Sanctuary does not match the question's national-park framing, and the tiger-population link points to Ranthambore.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan geography through protected areas, tiger reserves and Project Tiger. It recurs in RAS because wildlife sites combine map location, conservation status and one-line factual recall.