Which of the following are in Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve?
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Answer: A. Agasthyamala Biosphere Reserve lies at the southern tip of the Western Ghats across Kerala and Tamil Nadu. It includes Neyyar, Peppara and Shendurney Wildlife Sanctuaries in Kerala and the Kalakad Mundanthurai Tiger Reserve in Tamil Nadu.
Watch for: Option B names famous southern parks, so students pick it without matching them to the right biosphere reserve.
Why the other options are wrong
- B. Wrong because these areas belong to the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
- C. Wrong because these are mostly Andhra Pradesh sanctuaries, and Mukurthi is in the Nilgiris.
- D. Wrong because these are Telangana/Andhra Pradesh protected areas.
Source to check: MoEFCC list of Biosphere Reserves in India; UNESCO MAB World Network page for Agasthyamala (added 2016)
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