Quiz on rivers/lakes originating in national parks/sanctuaries

1. India’s first of the 16 water transfer link projects was signed by Madhya Pradesh and U.P on 25 Aug.2005. This 2000 crore project links the rivers……….

2. The water bodies inside India’s forests have been assessed for the first time by

3. This is an important water body in Calcutta which is a unique mix of wetland and waterbody. The name is

4. --------------------Tiger Reserve feeds the Tapi River supplying 30% of the fresh water requirement of the Vidharba area in Maharashtra

5. The total area of Sunderbans tiger reserve is 2585 sq.km of which ------sq.km covers water body

6. An estimated ---------------------------sq.km of water bodies exist within the forested areas of the country.

7. The town of Sawai Madhopur in Rajasthan gets its water through deep tube wells at the edge of the

8. The city of Tirunelveli in Tamil Nadu gets its water from the dam in

9. The Pench river whose catchment forests are part of the Pench tiger reserve is the main source of water supply to

10. Tulsi and Vihar lakes in the Sanjay Gandhi National Park and Tansa and Modak Sagar in Tansa wildlife sanctuary provide fresh water to the city of