From the ecological point of view, which one of the following assumes importance in being a good link between the Eastern Ghats and the Western Ghats?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve
Sathyamangalam, in the Erode region of western Tamil Nadu, sits where the Western Ghats meet the Eastern Ghats. Its forests form a corridor that lets tigers, elephants and other wildlife move between the two hill systems; it became a tiger reserve in 2013.
- ✓ (a) The reserve's own management describes it as the vital corridor linking the Western and Eastern Ghats, which keeps wildlife populations of the two ranges connected.
- ✗ (c) Nagarhole in Karnataka is a Western Ghats park; it does not reach the Eastern Ghats.
- ✗ (d) Seshachalam, around Tirupati in Andhra Pradesh, is an Eastern Ghats biosphere reserve with no link to the Western Ghats.
Remember · Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve (Tamil Nadu, 2013) is the junction and wildlife corridor between the Western and Eastern Ghats, within the Nilgiri landscape.
Sources
- Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve, Tamil Nadu Forest Department (official site) ↗ “Born from the vision to protect the vital corridor linking the Western and Eastern Ghats, Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve stands as a triumph of conservation science and community partnership”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2017, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·