UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 16
If you want to see gharials in their natural habitat, which one of the following is the best place to visit ?
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Correct answer: B
Correct Option: B
Explanation: The Chambal River, particularly the National Chambal Sanctuary, supports one of the best-known wild populations of the fish-eating gharial.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Incorrect - Bhitarkanika is known especially for saltwater crocodiles rather than wild gharials.
B: Correct - Correct-the Chambal river system is a principal gharial conservation habitat.
C: Incorrect - Pulicat is a brackish lagoon, not the characteristic gharial river habitat.
D: Incorrect - Deepor Beel is a freshwater wetland in Assam, not a principal gharial site.