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National Parks Climate Variation

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Question

Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?

Options

a

Khangchendzonga National Park

Answer
b

Nandadevi National Park

c

Neora Valley National Park

d

Namdapha National Park

Explanation

Khangchendzonga National Park in Sikkim spans an altitude range from about 1,220 meters to 8,586 meters (Mount Khangchendzonga), creating distinct climate zones from tropical to subtropical, temperate, subalpine, and arctic conditions. Nandadevi National Park in Uttarakhand has high altitudes but lacks the full range of tropical conditions. Neora Valley National Park in West Bengal is primarily in subtropical to temperate zones. Namdapha National Park in Arunachal Pradesh spans tropical to temperate but not all the mentioned zones. Khangchendzonga's exceptional altitude range creates the widest climatic variation. > Khangchendzonga's extreme altitude span from foothills to the third-highest peak creates tropical to arctic climate zones. Answer: a.

Question details

Year

2015

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q52

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

National Parks and Biodiversity

Type

Factual single

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography - National Parks of India

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