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UPSC CSE Prelims 2026 · GS Paper I · Question 32 · Protected areas & conservation

माधव राष्ट्रीय उद्यान के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा/कौन-से कथन सही है/हैं ?

UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2026, General Studies Paper I, Question 32 — Protected areas & conservation.

Prelims 2026 · Q32

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माधव राष्ट्रीय उद्यान के संदर्भ में, निम्नलिखित में से कौन-सा/कौन-से कथन सही है/हैं ?

  1. 1.इसे वर्ष 2025 में भारत का बाघ अभयारण्य (टाइगर रिज़र्व) घोषित किया गया था।
  2. 2.साख्य सागर, जिसे रामसर स्थल के रूप में नामित किया गया है, इस राष्ट्रीय उद्यान के भीतर स्थित है।
  3. 3.इसका क्षेत्रफल मध्य प्रदेश और राजस्थान के बीच में साझा होता है।

नीचे दिए गए कूट का प्रयोग कर उत्तर चुनिए :

Read this question in English

With reference to Madhav National Park, which of the following statements is/are correct?

1. It was declared a Tiger Reserve in India in 2025.

2. Sakhya Sagar, which is designated as a Ramsar Site, is situated within this National Park.

3. Its area is shared between Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan.

Select the answer using the code given below:

(a) 1 only · (b) 1 and 2 · (c) 2 and 3 · (d) 3 only

उत्तर और व्याख्या · explanation in English

Answer: (b) 1 और 2

Madhav National Park, near Shivpuri in Madhya Pradesh, became Madhav Tiger Reserve in 2025, and Sakhya Sagar, a Ramsar site since 2022, lies inside it. The park is wholly in Madhya Pradesh, so the claim of a share with Rajasthan is wrong.

  • ✓ 1. In March 2025 the Prime Minister announced Madhav Tiger Reserve as the country's 58th and Madhya Pradesh's 9th tiger reserve.
  • ✓ 2. Sakhya Sagar, a man-made reservoir in the core zone of the reserve, was designated a Ramsar site in July 2022 and is a wetland of Madhya Pradesh.
  • ✗ 3. The park lies in Shivpuri district of Madhya Pradesh. It is not a transboundary area and no part of it is in Rajasthan.

Remember · Madhav Tiger Reserve (Shivpuri, MP): 58th in India, 9th in MP, announced March 2025. Sakhya Sagar, a Ramsar site since 2022, lies inside it. All within Madhya Pradesh.

Sources

Question and answer: UPSC's provisional GS Paper I (2026, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 1 Oct 2026 (how we verify). ·

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