In which one of the following States is Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary located?
Answer & explanation
Answer: (a) Arunachal Pradesh
Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary is in the East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh. Pakhui and Pakke are two spellings of the same protected area, which is also a tiger reserve.
- ✓ (a) The National Tiger Conservation Authority places Pakke Tiger Reserve in East Kameng district, Arunachal Pradesh. PIB records that it was declared the Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary in 2002 and was made a tiger reserve in the same year.
- ✗ (b) Pakhui is not in Manipur. The reserve lies in Arunachal Pradesh and is contiguous with Assam's Nameri Tiger Reserve.
- ✗ (c) Pakhui is not in Meghalaya; it is in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
- ✗ (d) Pakhui is not in Nagaland; it is in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
Remember · Pakhui (Pakke) Wildlife Sanctuary and Tiger Reserve: East Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh, next to Assam's Nameri.
Sources
- Pakke Tiger Reserve, brief note (National Tiger Conservation Authority) ↗ “Pakke Tiger Reserve is located in the East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.”
- Tiger Reserves of India: Pakhui Tiger Reserve, Backgrounder (PIB, Ministry of Environment and Forests, 11 June 2009) ↗ “It was designated ‘Como Sanctuary’ in 1977. Later on it was declared as Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary in 2002.”
Question and answer: UPSC's official GS Paper I (2018, Series A) — paper ↗ · answer key ↗. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 30 Sept 2026 (how we verify). ·