Question

What was the former name of the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary?

• A. Chinnar Game Sanctuary
• B. Nellikampetty Game Sanctuary
• C. Pattanamthitta Game Sanctuary
• D. Thekkady Game Sanctuary

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Nellikampetty Game Sanctuary

• Districts where Periyar Tiger Reserve is located are Idukki, Pathanamthitta and Kottayam

• The former name of Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary was Nellikampetty Game Sanctuary (1934).

• Nellikampetty Game Sanctuary was established by which King of Travancore - Sreechithira Thirunal

• Taluk where Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary is situated - Peerumedu

• A place of worship in Kerala located inside the Periyar Tiger Reserve - Mangaladevi Temple

• In 2018, based on the evaluation of activities in 50 tiger reserves across the country, the Periyar Tiger Reserve and Pench Tiger Reserve (Madhya Pradesh) were selected as the best tiger reserves in the country.