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GS Geography Physical Geography of World
Q.

The area reserved for the welfare of wild life is called:

Explanation:

ANS. (C) 
A National Park is an area which is strictly reserved for the welfare of wildlife and where activities such as forestry, grazing or cultivation are not allowed. Private ownership, rights and habitat, manipulation are not permitted in a national park. There are 103 national parks in India covering an area of 40,500 km2, which is 1.23% of the geographical area of the country. 

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