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Eravikulam
*The first National park in Kerala
Ans : Eravikulam (Idukki, 1978)
*Largest national park in Kerala
Ans : Eravikulam
Area of Periyar - 350 sq.km.
Area of Eravikulam - 97 sq.km
*Eravikulam national park is located at
Ans : Devikulam Taluk
*Eravikulam was declared as wild life sanctuary in
Ans : 1975
*Eravikulam was declared as National Park in
Ans : 1978
*Eravikulam National Park is a sanctuary for the endangered Nilgiri Thar.
*It was designated as the core area of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
*The scientific name of Nilgiri Thar
Ans : Nilgiritragus hylocrius
*The peak located in the Eravikulam National Park
Ans : Anamudi
*Tourism zone of Eravikulam National Park
Ans : Rajamala
Silent Valley
*Second largest national park in Kerala -
Ans : Silent Valley
*Silent Valley was established in the year -
Ans : 1980
*Silent valley is the part of
Ans : Nilgiri Biosphere reserve
*Silent valley declared an Buffer zone in
Ans : 2007
*Silent valley was declared as National Park in the year
Ans : 1984
*The Prime Minister who declared Silent valley as National Park
Ans : Indira Gandhi
*The Prime Minister who inaugurated silent valley National park
Ans : Rajiv Gandhi (7th September 1985)
*The silent valley located at
Ans : Mannarcaud taluk
*In Kerala, the endangered species Lion tailed macaque is found at Silent valley
*Scientific name of Lion tailed Macaque
Ans : Macaque silanus
*The name silent valley is due to the absence of ‘Cicadas’
*The lion tailed macaque is found only at silent valley because of the presence of a tree named ‘Vediplavu’
*Scientific name of Vediplavu
Ans : Cullenia exarillatta
*The Silent Valley is the largest rainforest in Kerala
National Parks
Name District
1.Eravikulam -Idukki
2.Silent Valley -Palakkad
3.Periyarr -Idukki
4.Anamudi Shola -Idukki
5.Mathikettan Shola -Idukki
6.Pambadum Shola -Idukki
*The only virgin forest
Ans : Silent valley
*The national park which is included in the World Heritage list
Ans : Silent valley
*The name ‘Silent Valley’ was given by
Ans : Robert Wright
*In Mahabharata silent valley was depicited as
Ans : Sirendari forest
*The smallest national park in Kerala
Ans : Pambadum Shola (Idukki, 1.32 sq.km)
*The only biological park of Kerala
Ans : Agasthyavanam Biological Park
DAMS IN KERALA
*Total number of dams in Kerala for irrigation purpose
Ans : 18
*The largest reservoir in Kerala - Malampuzha Dam (Palakkad)
*The largest irrigation project in Kerala - Kallada Irrigation Project (Kollam)
*The second largest irrigation project in Kerala
Ans : Thenmala
*The largest earthern dam in India Banasura Sagar Dam (the second largest in Asia)
*The first concrete dam in Kearla
Ans : Mattupetty dam
Mullaperiyar dam
*The first dam in Kerala
Ans : Mullaperiyar
*The district in which Mullaperiyar dam located
Ans : Idukki
*Mullaperiyar dam built across the river -
Ans : Periyar
*The taluk in which Mullaperiyar dam located
Ans : Peerumedu (Panchayat - Kumili)
*The construction work of dam started in the year
Ans : 1887
*It was commissioned in the year
Ans : 1895
*The chief architect of the Mullaperiyar dam
Ans : John Pennycuick
*The dam was built with surki mixture
*The Mullaperiyar lease agreement was signed on
Ans : 29 October 1886
Dams in Kerala
*Aruvikkara -Thiruvananthapuram
*Peppara -Thiruvananthapuram
*Neyyar -Thiruvananthapuram
*Thenmala - Kollam
*Kakki -Pathanamthitta
*Idamalayar-Bmakulam
*Mullaperiyar-Idukki
*Idukki arch Dam -Idukki
*Malankara-Idukki
*Mattupetty-Idukki
*Peechi -Thrissur
*Malampiizh -Palakkad
*Walayar - Palakkad
*Pothundi - Palakkadi
