{"id":585,"date":"2023-06-13T12:49:11","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:19:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=585"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:08:58","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:38:58","slug":"q-which-of-the-following-national-parks-is-unique-in-being-a-swamp-with-floating-vegetation-that-supports-a-rich-biodiversity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-which-of-the-following-national-parks-is-unique-in-being-a-swamp-with-floating-vegetation-that-supports-a-rich-biodiversity","title":{"rendered":"Q. Which of the following National Parks is unique in being a swamp with floating vegetation that supports a rich biodiversity?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Bhitarkanika National Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Keibul Lamjao National Park<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keoladeo Ghana National Park<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sultanpur National Park<\/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: (b) Keibul Lamjao National Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keibul Lamjao National Park<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/news\/loktak-lake-upsc\/\">Loktak lake<\/a>&nbsp;hosts the world\u2019s only floating national park, the Keibul Lamjao National Park.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is a natural habitat for the browantlered deer or the Sangai \u2013 which is the state animal of Manipur. The&nbsp;<strong>national park is characterized by many floating decomposed plant materials locally called \u2018phumdis\u2019 (a Manipuri word meaning floating mats of soil and vegetation).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Loktak Lake is the largest natural freshwater lake in the north-eastern region of India and has been designated as a wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention in 1990.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Loktak Lake<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/news\/loktak-lake-upsc\/\">Loktak Lake<\/a>&nbsp;is the&nbsp;<mark>largest freshwater lake in India<\/mark>.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>The lake is located at Moirang in&nbsp;<mark>Manipur&nbsp;<\/mark>state.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Known for its<strong>&nbsp;floating circular swamps, which are called phumdis<\/strong>&nbsp;in the local tongue,\u202f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lake invites tourists from far and wide for its ethereal beauty.\u202f<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These&nbsp;<strong>swamps look almost like islands and are a mass of soil, organic matter, and vegetation.\u202f<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark>The lake houses the<strong>&nbsp;only floating national park in the world, the&nbsp;Keibul Lamjao National Park<\/strong>,&nbsp;<\/mark>which is the last refuge of the<strong>&nbsp;endangered brow-antlered deer or sangai<\/strong>, Manipur\u2019s state animal.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u202fIn addition, the lake shelters about&nbsp;<strong>230 species of aquatic plants, 100 types of birds, and 400 species of fauna like barking deer, sambar, and Indian python.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Loktak lake was initially designated as a wetland of international importance under the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/ramsar-sites-in-india-upsc\/\">Ramsar Convention<\/a>&nbsp;in 1990.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Later it was also listed under the&nbsp;<strong>Montreux Record<\/strong>&nbsp;in 1993.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Keibul-Lamjao-National-Park.jpeg\" alt=\"Keibul Lamjao National Park\" class=\"wp-image-39835\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_d27e80-dd .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_d27e80-dd .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_d27e80-dd\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: (b) Keibul Lamjao National Park Keibul Lamjao National Park Loktak 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