Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary

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Context

Location

The Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the Bargarh district in Odisha.
It is situated near the city of Sambalpur's Hirakud Dam.

Flora and Fauna

It is home to a wide variety of flora and fauna.
Over 40 species of mammals, 200 species of birds, 40 species of reptiles, 12 species of amphibians, 42 species of fishes, 39 species of odonates, 85 species of butterflies and 38 species of spiders have been found living in the sanctuary.

Conservation

The Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary is an important location for the conservation of various local wildlife and their habitat.
Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary is an Eco-sensitive Zone from both a ecological and environmental point of view and to prohibit industries or class of industries and their operations and processes in the said Eco-sensitive zone.

PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. Which one of the following pairs is correctly matched?

Protected Area	State
A)Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
B) Bori Wildlife Sanctuary	Jharkhand
C)Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary	Against the coup to overthrow the Government of Maldives.
D) Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary	Madhya Pradesh

Which of the pairs given above is / are correctly matched?

(a) 1 only

(b) 1 and 2 only

(c) 2 only

(d) 1, 2 and 3

Answer

(c) 2 only

Explanation:

Protected Area	State
A)Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary	Odisha
B) Bori Wildlife Sanctuary	Jharkhand
C)Hadgarh Wildlife Sanctuary	Odisha
D) Bassi Wildlife Sanctuary	Rajasthan