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