{"id":323,"date":"2023-06-11T21:37:52","date_gmt":"2023-06-11T16:07:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=323"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:17:10","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:47:10","slug":"q-which-of-the-following-are-the-most-likely-places-to-find-the-musk-deer-in-its-natural-habitat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-of-the-following-are-the-most-likely-places-to-find-the-musk-deer-in-its-natural-habitat","title":{"rendered":"Q.\u00a0Which of the following are the most likely places to find the musk deer in its natural habitat?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Askot Wildlife Sanctuary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Gangotri National Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Manas National Park<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the code given below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 and 4 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 4 only<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) 1 and 2 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Musk deer largely can be seen&nbsp;in Himalayan states<\/strong>&nbsp;such as&nbsp;<strong>Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It inhabits high alpine environments above altitudes of 2,500 m.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>IUCN Status: Endangered<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Additional Information<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Askot Wildlife Sanctuary<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Askot Musk Deer Sanctuary has located&nbsp;54 km from the town of Askot,&nbsp;<strong>Pithoragarh&nbsp;in Uttarakhand<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>As the name suggests, the sanctuary has been set up primarily for the conservation of musk deer and its natural habitat.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Gangotri National Park<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Gangotri National Park is a national park in&nbsp;<strong>Uttarkashi District of Uttarakhand<\/strong>&nbsp;in India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Various rare and endangered species like bharal or blue sheep, black bear, brown bear, Himalayan Monal, Himalayan Snowcock, Himalayan&nbsp;Thar, musk deer, and Snow leopard are found in the park.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary&nbsp;<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>Kishanpur Wildlife Sanctuary is a part of the Dudhwa Tiger Reserve near Mailani in Uttar Pradesh, India.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It covers an area of 227 km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;(88 sq mi) and was founded in 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