In which of the following states is Dudhwa National Park located?
2021
In which of the following states is Dudhwa National Park located?
- A.
Odisha
- B.
Madhya Pradesh
- C.
Uttar Pradesh
- D.
Uttarakhand
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Correct answer: C
Every national park in India falls administratively within one specific state, determined by the district and forest division in which its boundaries lie, even when a neighbouring state shares the same ecological belt (such as the Terai grasslands) or the same tiger-reserve network under Project Tiger.
Dudhwa National Park lies in the Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, along the India-Nepal border. Declared a national park in 1977, it forms the core zone of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve, one of India's key Terai-belt tiger habitats.
Checking this against the other states offered:
Odisha's flagship protected areas are Similipal and Bhitarkanika National Parks, on India's eastern coast, a different forest zone altogether.
Madhya Pradesh's well-known tiger reserves are Kanha, Bandhavgarh, and Pench, in central India's forests, geographically distinct from the Terai belt.
Uttarakhand's national parks, Corbett and Rajaji, also lie in the Terai/Himalayan-foothill belt but are administered separately, further west of Uttar Pradesh's forest jurisdiction.
Hence, among the given options, Uttar Pradesh is the state where Dudhwa National Park is located.