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How many biosphere reserves have been set up in the country to protect flora and fauna?
  1. Fifteen
  2. Sixteen
  3. Seventeen
  4. Eighteen

A
Sixteen
B
Eighteen
C
Fifteen
D
Seventeen
Solution
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The correct option is D Eighteen
Name Location
Gulf of Mannar Tamil Nadu
Sundarbans West Bengal
Cold Desert Himachal Pradesh
Nanda Devi Uttarakhand
Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka
Dihang-DibangArunachal Pradesh
Pachmarhi Biosphere Reserve Madhya Pradesh
Seshachalam Hills Andhra Pradesh
Simlipal Odisha
Achanakamar -AmarkantakMadhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh
Manas Assam
Khangchendzonga Sikkim
Agasthyamalai Biosphere Reserve Kerala, Tamil Nadu
Great Nicobar Biosphere Reserve Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Nokrek Meghalaya
Dibru-Saikhowa Assam
PannaMadhya Pradesh
Great Rann of Kutch

Gujarat

Abiosphere reserveis an ecosystem with plants and animals of unusual scientific and natural interest. It is a label given by UNESCO. There are at present 18 biosphere reserves in India.

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