Valley of Flowers National Park - Quiz
Valley of Flowers National Park
  • 1. When was the presence of the snow leopard established in the national park?
A) June 1983
B) October 2004
C) October 1993
D) June 2004
  • 2. Where is the common leopard found in the valley?
A) Lower parts closer to villages
B) Near the seed bank
C) High altitude rocky peaks
D) The center of the park
  • 3. Which bear species have local people reported sighting?
A) Polar bear
B) Sloth bear
C) Brown bear
D) Black bear
  • 4. Which of the following is listed as a reptile in the park?
A) Common garden lizard
B) Himalayan pit viper
C) Green sea turtle
D) Indian cobra
  • 5. Which butterfly species is found in the Valley of Flowers?
A) Painted lady
B) Monarch butterfly
C) Blue morpho
D) Common blue apollo
  • 6. How many bird species were seen in Nanda Devi Park in 1993?
A) 124
B) 141
C) 104
D) 114
  • 7. Which department administers the park?
A) National Park Authority
B) Ministry of Tourism
C) Uttarakhand State Forestry Department
D) Wildlife Institute of India
  • 8. When was grazing officially banned in the park?
A) 1993
B) 1983
C) 1973
D) 2004
  • 9. During which months is the park open to visitors?
A) March to August
B) January to May
C) June to October
D) September to December
  • 10. Where is the research nursery and seed bank located?
A) The village center
B) Musadhar
C) Nanda Devi
D) The valley floor
  • 11. Which plant is the subject of control research to prevent its spread?
A) Aconitum heterophyllum
B) Himalayan knotweed
C) Dactylorhiza hatagirea
D) Taxus wallichiana
  • 12. What is the scientific name of the snow leopard?
A) Picus squamatus
B) Panthera pardus
C) Panthera uncia
D) Ursus arctos
  • 13. Which pheasant species is commonly seen in the valley?
A) Golden pheasant
B) Silver pheasant
C) Himalayan monal pheasant
D) Ring-necked pheasant
  • 14. Which butterfly is also known as Papilio demoleus demoleus?
A) Common yellow swallowtail
B) Lime butterfly
C) Spangle
D) Common Mormon
  • 15. What kind of bank is located at Musadhar?
A) River bank
B) Water reservoir
C) Financial bank
D) Seed/rhizome/tuber bank
  • 16. What is the lower elevation limit for the foothills alpine zone?
A) 3,700 m
B) 3,000 m
C) 3,500 m
D) 3,200 m
  • 17. Which family is dominant in the Valley of Flowers with 62 species?
A) Ranunculaceae
B) Rosaceae
C) Asteraceae
D) Orchidaceae
  • 18. How many species of angiosperms were recorded in the valley by the Forest Research Institute in 1992?
A) 498
B) 600
C) 520
D) 30
  • 19. Which plant is collected as a religious offering to goddesses Nanda Devi and Sunanda Devi?
A) Taxus wallichiana
B) Acer caesium
C) Betula utilis
D) Saussurea obvallata
  • 20. What is the rampant weed found in trampled areas of the park?
A) Arisaema jacquemontii
B) Polygonum polystachium
C) Impatiens sulcata
D) Geranium wallichianum
  • 21. How many species of higher plants did C.P. Kala conclude exist in the Valley of Flowers?
A) 600
B) 498
C) 520
D) 58
  • 22. In what year did the Wildlife Institute of India survey and inventory the flowers?
A) 2004
B) 1987
C) 1997
D) 1992
  • 23. Which of these is a globally threatened plant found in the valley?
A) Rhododendron campanulatum
B) Betula utilis
C) Meconopsis aculeata
D) Abies pindrow
  • 24. What is the upper height limit for trees in the foothills alpine zone?
A) 3,200 m
B) 3,500 m
C) 4,000 m
D) 3,700 m
  • 25. Which river valley is the Valley of Flowers nestled in?
A) Yamuna river valley
B) Pushpawati river valley
C) Brahmaputra river valley
D) Ganges river valley
  • 26. The Valley of Flowers is located near which town in the Garhwal region?
A) Rishikesh
B) Joshimath
C) Dehradun
D) Haridwar
  • 27. What is the name of the valley located in the lower reaches of Bhyundar Ganga?
A) Zanskar Valley
B) Nanda Devi Valley
C) Pushpawati Valley
D) Bhyundar Valley
  • 28. How far is the Valley of Flowers from Nanda Devi National Park?
A) 20 km
B) 50 km
C) 5 km
D) 10 km
  • 29. Which valley runs parallel to the Valley of Flowers approximately 10 km to the south?
A) Hemkund valley
B) Zanskar valley
C) Bhyundar valley
D) Pushpawati valley
  • 30. What is the approximate length of the Valley of Flowers?
A) 10 km
B) 15 km
C) 30 km
D) 5 km
  • 31. What is the average width of the Valley of Flowers?
A) 2 km
B) 10 km
C) 15 km
D) 6 km
  • 32. The tributary that flows through the Valley of Flowers originates from which glacier?
A) Tipra glacier
B) Gangotri glacier
C) Siachen glacier
D) Yamunotri glacier
  • 33. Which mountain range is the Valley of Flowers situated on?
A) Shivalik range
B) Pir Panjal range
C) Zanskar range
D) Karakoram range
  • 34. What is the highest point in the Valley of Flowers National Park?
A) Kamet
B) Gauri Parbat
C) Nanda Devi
D) Trisul
  • 35. What is the maximum temperature reached between mid April and June?
A) 10 °C
B) 30 °C
C) 19 °C
D) 25 °C
  • 36. Which range shields the valley from the full impact of the southwest summer monsoon?
A) Greater Himalaya range
B) Karakoram range
C) Pir Panjal range
D) Zanskar range
  • 37. Who is known to have visited the valley for meditation?
A) Indian yogis
B) British botanists
C) Western explorers
D) Mountain guides
  • 38. The valley lies in a transition zone between which two mountain ranges?
A) Eastern and Western Ghats
B) Pir Panjal and Ladakh
C) Karakoram and Shivalik
D) Zanskar and Great Himalayas
  • 39. The Valley of Flowers National Park is the second core zone of which biosphere reserve?
A) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
B) Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
C) Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
D) Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
  • 40. How many restricted-range bird species are endemic to this part of the Endemic Bird Area?
A) Two
B) Ten
C) Seven
D) Five
  • 41. Where does the trek to the Valley of Flowers officially begin?
A) Ghangaria
B) Badrinath
C) Govindghat
D) Joshimath
  • 42. Where must visitors obtain a permit for the park?
A) Delhi
B) Govindghat
C) Ghangaria
D) Joshimath
  • 43. At what time of day are visitors allowed to visit the park?
A) Only at sunrise
B) Any time
C) Day time
D) Night time
  • 44. What transport options are available to reach Ghangaria?
A) Train only
B) Bus only
C) Porter, mule, or helicopter
D) Car only
  • 45. Who discovered the Pushpawati River Valley in 1862?
A) Eric Shipton
B) Col. Edmund Smyth
C) Frank S. Smythe
D) Bill Tilman
  • 46. Which climber wrote a book that publicized the Valley of Flowers in 1931?
A) Frank S. Smythe
B) Eric Shipton
C) Col. Edmund Smyth
D) Noel Odell
  • 47. Which mountaineers reached and described the upper Nanda Devi Sanctuary in 1934?
A) Frank S. Smythe & Col. Edmund Smyth
B) Noel Odell & Frank S. Smythe
C) Eric Shipton & Bill Tilman
D) Col. Edmund Smyth & Bill Tilman
  • 48. In what year did Bill Tilman and Noel Odell climb Nanda Devi?
A) 1934
B) 1931
C) 1939
D) 1936
  • 49. When was the Nanda Devi Game Sanctuary established?
A) 1980
B) 1962
C) 1936
D) 1939
  • 50. What event caused the closure of the area to traffic in 1962?
A) Border disputes
B) Government order for conservation
C) UNESCO restrictions
D) Environmental degradation
  • 51. What led to the closure of the sanctuary to all users between 1974 and 1982?
A) Lack of funding
B) Grazing activities
C) Degradation from mountaineering
D) Border disputes
  • 52. What was the park established as in 1980 by Notification 3912/ XIV 3-35-80?
A) Valley of Flowers National Park
B) Nanda Devi Game Sanctuary
C) Nanda Devi National Park
D) Sanjay Gandhi National Park
  • 53. Under which act was the Valley of Flowers declared a national park in 1980?
A) Wildlife Protection Act of 1972
B) Forest Conservation Act of 1962
C) Environmental Protection Act of 1980
D) Biosphere Reserve Act of 1974
  • 54. In what year was the park renamed Nanda Devi National Park?
A) 1988
B) 2000
C) 1980
D) 1982
  • 55. What was the size of the core zone when the Nanda Devi National Biosphere Reserve was established in 1988?
A) 71,212 ha
B) 514,857 ha
C) 62,462 ha
D) 223,674 ha
  • 56. In what year was the area inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage site?
A) 1980
B) 2004
C) 1988
D) 2000
  • 57. What happened to the rights of nearby villagers in 1988?
A) Rights were abolished
B) Rights remained unchanged
C) Restrictions were imposed
D) Rights were expanded
  • 58. What was the total core area of the Biosphere Reserve after the addition of the Valley of Flowers in 2000?
A) 71,212 ha
B) 8,750 ha
C) 586,069 ha
D) 62,462 ha
  • 59. Which animal is found in the Valley of Flowers National Park?
A) African lion
B) Snow leopard
C) Giant panda
D) Bengal tiger
  • 60. What is the total area of the Valley of Flowers National Park?
A) 223,674 ha
B) 87.50 km2
C) 100 km2
D) 5,148.57 km2
  • 61. Who died in the valley while collecting flowers in 1939?
A) R. L. Holdsworth
B) Frank S. Smythe
C) Lady Joan Margaret Legge
D) Eric Shipton
  • 62. What happens to the park for the majority of the year?
A) It is closed for agricultural planting
B) It experiences heavy rainfall
C) It undergoes controlled burning
D) It is covered by heavy snow
  • 63. Who authored the book 'The Valley of Flowers – Myth and Reality'?
A) Lady Joan Margaret Legge
B) Chandra Prakash Kala
C) Frank S. Smythe
D) Eric Shipton
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