Which of the following Protected Areas are located in Cauvery basin? 1. Nagarhole National park 2. Papikonda National Park 3. Sathyamagalam Tiger Reserve 4

1. A. 1 and 2 only
2. B. 3 and 4 only
3. C. 1, 3 and 4 only
4. D. 1, 2, 3 and 4

Answer: C

Explanation

Option 1 is correct: Nagarhole National Park, also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park, is a wildlife reserve in the South Indian state of Karnataka. Nagarhole National Park is in the Cauvery Basin. Option 2 is not correct: Papikonda National Park is located near Rajamahendravaram in the Papi Hills in East Godavari and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh, and covers an area of 1,012.86 km2 (391.07 sq mi). It is an Important Bird and Biodiversity Area and home to some endangered species of flora and fauna. River Godavari flows through Papikonda National Park. Option 3 is correct: Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve is a protected area and tiger reserve in the Eastern Ghats in the Erode District of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is located at the confluence of two distinct geographical regions of bio diversity landscape; Western Ghat and Eastern Ghat. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, the Gateway to Eastern Ghats, is a significant ecosystem and a wildlife corridor in the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve between the Western Ghats and the rest of the Eastern Ghats and a genetic link between the five other protected areas which it adjoins, including the Billigiriranga Swamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, Sigur Plateau, Mudumalai National Park, Bandipur National Park and the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary. Option 4 is correct: The Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary is an animal sanctuary in Wayanad, Kerala, India. Kabini river (a tributary of Cauvery river) flows through the sanctuary.