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Question: Which among the following cities was declared as “Tiger Gateway of India”? (a) Bhopal (b) Nagpur...
Which among the following cities was declared as “Tiger Gateway of India”?
(a) Bhopal
(b) Nagpur
(c) Mysore
(d) Lucknow
Solution
This city is believed to be the second capital of Maharashtra and the third-largest city of that state. It is famous for oranges and is also called the Orange City for being a major Trade Centre of oranges cultivated in large parts of the region.
Complete step-by-step answer:
Now that we have got a lot of hints, let's guess the right answer. Yes, Nagpur is called the “Tiger Gateway of India” or “Tiger Capital of India” as many tiger reserves are located in and around the city and it also hosts the regional office of the National Tiger Conservation Authority.
-The zero mile city, Nagpur, is best suited to explore wildlife reserves of Maharashtra in all the directions.
- There is a wide range of forest areas, national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, and tiger reserve within a 200 km range of Nagpur and most of them are famous for the Big Cats sighting in central India.
- Some of these reserves and national parks are Pench Tiger Reserve, Tadoba National Park, Melghat Tiger Reserve, Umred Karhandla Wildlife Sanctuary, Kanha Tiger Reserve, Bor wildlife sanctuary and Navegaon National Park.
So, the correct answer is Nagpur.
Note:
- Bhopal, the capital city of Madhya Pradesh, is also known as the ‘City of lakes’ for its various natural as well as artificial lakes.
- Mysore: The ‘Garden City of India’ and the ‘City of palaces’.
- Lucknow is known as ‘City of nawabs’.