Wildlife Sanctuaries of India
The 24 wildlife sanctuaries that actually appear in UPSC and PCS papers, from Tal Chhapar to Gahirmatha.
Asked in exams
Actual questions from UPSC and state PCS papers that this map answers. The key detail column carries the correct fact behind each question.
| Exam | Question | Key detail |
|---|---|---|
| UPSC 2020 | Hard-ground barasingha: Kanha | Tal Chhapar was a distractor |
| UPSC 2006 | Jaisamand: Udaipur | nearby town |
| UPSC 2006 | Nahargarh: Jaipur | — |
| UPPCS | Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is in: Kerala | — |
| UPSC 2019 | Neyyar, Peppara, Shendurney + KMTR: Agasthyamala BR | — |
| UPSC 2019 | Same set: Agasthyamala BR | — |
| UPSC 2018 | Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary is in: Arunachal Pradesh | — |
| UPPCS | Pakhui: Arunachal Pradesh | — |
| UPSC 2007 | Distractor in “which is known as Top Slip?” | answer: Indira Gandhi WLS/NP |
| UPPCS | Pakhal: Andhra Pradesh | match list; now Telangana |
| UPSC 2007 | Distractor in “which is in the Bastar region?” | answer: Indravati |
| UPSC 2006 | Chandra Prabha: Varanasi | — |
| UPPCS | Chandraprabha is in which district?: Chandauli | — |
| UPPCS | UP sanctuary established in 1975: Katarniaghat | — |
| UPPCS | Option in the 1975 question | Chambal |
| UPPCS | Option in the 1975 question | — |
| UPSC 2006 | Kerera: Jhansi | — |
| UPPCS | Where is the wild ass sanctuary?: Gujarat | — |
| UPPCS | Garampani: Assam | match list |
| UPPCS | Ganga dolphin sanctuary is at: Sultanganj | — |
| UPSC 2019 | Distractor in the Agasthyamala question | — |
| UPSC 2002 | Coast famous for olive ridley nesting: Odisha | — |
| UPPCS | Thattekad Bird Sanctuary: Kerala | the Salim Ali Bird Sanctuary |
| UPPCS | Okhla Bird Sanctuary: on the UP-Delhi border | Gautam Buddha Nagar, UP |
| UPPCS | Nal Sarovar Bird Sanctuary: Gujarat | — |
| UPPCS | Vedanthangal: India’s oldest bird sanctuary | Tamil Nadu |
About this map
The sanctuaries UPSC and the state PCS exams have actually named in questions, each with the question it came from. This is a curated hit-list, not an exhaustive directory.
Sanctuary questions test the park-versus-sanctuary distinction and state placement. Bird sanctuaries (Bharatpur, Nal Sarovar, Ranganathittu) form their own asked-set.
Use the year tags: a sanctuary asked once tends to repeat in neighbouring exams. The "which of these is a sanctuary and not a national park" format is the house special.