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🌏 Geography of Bihar Chapter 5: Soils, Natural Vegetation & Wildlife (मृदा, वनस्पति एवं वन्यजीव)

Module 3: Wildlife sanctuaries and national park

📖 Chapter 5 of 17 🧩 Module 3 of 6 ⏱️ ~2 min read 💡 9 MCQs
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Concept

Subtopic 3.1: Wildlife sanctuaries and national park

  • Current position (2026): Valmiki is still Bihar's only tiger reserve (899 sq km; about 54 tigers in the 2022 estimate). The state has proposed Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary as a second tiger reserve (awaiting NTCA approval).
  • Bihar has 6 Ramsar wetlands: Kanwar Taal (Begusarai, 2020), Nagi and Nakti (Jamui, 2023), Gokul Jalashay (Buxar) and Udaipur Jheel (West Champaran, 2025), and Gogabil (Katihar, 2025).
  • Bhimbandh wildlife sanctuary: Munger district, set up in 1976; animals include tiger, sambar, leopard, hyena, monkeys and snakes.
  • Gautam Buddha wildlife sanctuary: Gaya district, set up in 1976; about 25.83 sq km.
  • Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary: Bhagalpur, 1990; about 50 km of the Ganga where the Gangetic dolphin lives.
  • Valmiki Nagar: West Champaran; Bihar's tiger reserve and national park (about 840 sq km); in 2002 the state had 54 tigers, 33 of them here.
  • Sanjay Gandhi Biological Park: in Patna; protects different animals and plants.
  • Bird sanctuaries (Vihar): Kanwar Lake (Begusarai, 1989, about 63.11 sq km); Nagi (Jamui, 1987) and Nakti (Jamui, 1987); Gogabil (Katihar, 1990, horseshoe-shaped lake); Kusheshwar Sthan (Darbhanga).
⭐ Key Points
  • Six: Kanwar, Nagi, Nakti, Gokul Jalashay, Udaipur Jheel, Gogabil.
  • Kanwar (Kabar) Taal, Begusarai.
  • Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary (Valmiki is the only one now).
  • Munger district.
  • Bhagalpur district, established in 1990.
  • West Champaran.
  • Begusarai district, notified in 1989.
  • Katihar district.
  • Gaya district.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Question: How many Ramsar sites does Bihar have (2026)? Answer: 6.
  • Question: Bihar's first Ramsar site (2020) is: Answer: Kanwar Taal.
  • Question: Which sanctuary has Bihar proposed as its second tiger reserve? Answer: Kaimur.
  • Question: Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is in: Answer: Munger.
  • Question: The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is in: Answer: Bhagalpur.
  • Question: Valmiki Tiger Reserve is in: Answer: West Champaran.
  • Question: Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary lies in: Answer: Begusarai.
  • Question: Gogabil Bird Sanctuary is in: Answer: Katihar.
  • Question: Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary is in: Answer: Gaya.
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MCQs

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Question 1: How many Ramsar sites does Bihar have (2026)?

Six: Kanwar, Nagi, Nakti, Gokul Jalashay, Udaipur Jheel, Gogabil.

Question 2: Bihar's first Ramsar site (2020) is:

Kanwar (Kabar) Taal, Begusarai.

Question 3: Which sanctuary has Bihar proposed as its second tiger reserve?

Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary (Valmiki is the only one now).

Question 4: Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is in:

Munger district.

Question 5: The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is in:

Bhagalpur district, established in 1990.

Question 6: Valmiki Tiger Reserve is in:

West Champaran.

Question 7: Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary lies in:

Begusarai district, notified in 1989.

Question 8: Gogabil Bird Sanctuary is in:

Katihar district.

Question 9: Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary is in:

Gaya district.
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One-liners

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How many Ramsar sites does Bihar have (2026)?

6.

Bihar's first Ramsar site (2020) is:

Kanwar Taal.

Which sanctuary has Bihar proposed as its second tiger reserve?

Kaimur.

Bhimbandh Wildlife Sanctuary is in:

Munger.

The Vikramshila Gangetic Dolphin Sanctuary is in:

Bhagalpur.

Valmiki Tiger Reserve is in:

West Champaran.

Kanwar Lake Bird Sanctuary lies in:

Begusarai.

Gogabil Bird Sanctuary is in:

Katihar.

Gautam Buddha Wildlife Sanctuary is in:

Gaya.
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