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GPSC Study Material 1

The document lists 21 wildlife sanctuaries in Gujarat, India. It provides the name, area in square kilometers, district located in, and major wildlife supported for each sanctuary. The largest is Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary covering 7506.22 square kilometers in Kutch district and supporting species like chinkara, hyena, fox, and flamingos. The smallest is Porbandar Bird Sanctuary covering just 0.09 square kilometers and supporting flamingos and pelicans.

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GPSC Study Material 1

The document lists 21 wildlife sanctuaries in Gujarat, India. It provides the name, area in square kilometers, district located in, and major wildlife supported for each sanctuary. The largest is Kutch Desert Wildlife Sanctuary covering 7506.22 square kilometers in Kutch district and supporting species like chinkara, hyena, fox, and flamingos. The smallest is Porbandar Bird Sanctuary covering just 0.09 square kilometers and supporting flamingos and pelicans.

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Speakers of Lok Sabha

Term
No.

Name
From

Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar 15 May 1952

To

Length

Lok Sabha

27 February 1956 3 years, 288 days


1st

8 March 1956

10 May 1957

1 year, 63 days

11 May 1957

16 April 1962

4 years, 340 days 2nd

M. A. Ayyangar

Sardar Hukam Singh

17 April 1962

16 March 1967

4 years, 333 days 3rd

Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

17 March 1967

19 July 1969

2 years, 124 days

8 August 1969

19 March 1971

1 year, 221 days

22 March 1971

1 December 1975 4 years, 254 days

Bali Ram Bhagat

15 January 1976

25 March 1977

1 year, 69 days

(4) Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

26 March 1977

13 July 1977

0 years, 109 days

21 July 1977

21 January 1980

2 years, 184 days

22 January 1980

15 January 1985

4 years, 359 days 7th

16 January 1985

18 December 1989 4 years, 336 days 8th

4th
5

Gurdial Singh Dhillon


5th

6th

K. S. Hegde

Balram Jakhar

Rabi Ray

19 December 1989 9 July 1991

1 year, 202 days 9th

10 Shivraj Patil

10 July 1991

22 May 1996

4 years, 317 days 10th

11 P. A. Sangma

23 May 1996

23 March 1998

1 year, 304 days 11th

24 March 1998

19 October 1999

1 year, 209 days 12th

22 October 1999

3 March 2002

2 years, 132 days

12 G. M. C. Balayogi
13th
13 Manohar Joshi

10 May 2002

2 June 2004

2 years, 23 days

14 Somnath Chatterjee

4 June 2004

31 May 2009

4 years, 361 days 14th

15 Meira Kumar

4 June 2009

4 June 2014

5 years, 0 days

16 Sumitra Mahajan

6 June 2014

Incumbent

0 years, 17 days 16th

15th

Heritage Sites in India


Sr.
Name

Region

Period

No.
01

Kaziranga Wild Life Sanctuary,


Assam

Assam, India

20th century

02

Manas Wild Life Sanctuary,


Assam

Assam, India

20th century

03

Mahabodhi Temple Complex at


Bihar, India
Bodh Gaya, Bihar

3rd century BC, 5th and


6th century AD and 19th
century

04

Humayuns Tomb, Delhi

Delhi, India

1570

05

Qutb Minar and its


Monuments, Delhi

Delhi, India

Late 12th century

06

Red Fort Complex

Delhi, India

1648

07

Churches and Convents of Goa Velha Goa (Old Goa), Goa,India

16th and 18th centuries

08

Champaner-Pavagadh
Archaeological Park, Gujarat

Prehistoric and 8th to


14th centuries

09

Group of Monuments at Hampi Bellary District,Karnataka,India

14th and 16th centuries

10

Group of Monuments at
Pattadakal

8th century

11

Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi,


Madhya Pradesh, India
Madhya Pradesh

2nd and 1st centuries BC


to the 12th century AD

12

Rock Shelters of Bhimbetka,


Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh, India

2nd and 1st centuries BC

13

Khajuraho Group of
Monuments, Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh, India

950 AD to 1050 AD

14

Ajanta Caves

Maharashtra,India

2nd century BC to 6th


century

15

Ellora Caves

Maharashtra,India

600 to 1000 AD

Gujarat, India

Karnataka,India

Sr.
Name

Region

Period

No.
16

Elephanta Caves

Maharashtra,India

5th and 8th centuries

17

Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus


(formerly Victoria Terminus)

Maharashtra,India

18871888

18

Sun Temple, Konrak

Puri District,Orissa, India

13th-century

19

Keoladeo National Park

Bharatpur,Rajasthan, India

1981

20

Jantar Mantar, Jaipur

Jaipur,Rajasthan, India

1727 and 1734

21

Great Living Chola Temples

Brihadeeswarar temple,Gangaikonda
Cholapuram,Tamil Nadu,India

11th and 12th century

21

Great Living Chola Temples

Airavateshwarar Temple,Darasuram,Tamil
Nadu,India

11th and 12th century

21

Great Living Chola Temples

Brihadeeswarar Temple,Thanjavur, Tamil


Nadu, India

11th and 12th century

22

Group of Monuments at
Mahabalipuram

Mahabalipuram,Tamil Nadu,India

7th and 8th centuries

23

Agra Fort, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh,India

16th century

24

Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh,India

16th century

25

Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh,India

17th century

26

Mountain Railways of India

Darjeeling Himalayan
Railway (1999),Darjeeling,West Bengal

19th and early 20th


centuries

26

Mountain Railways of India

Nilgiri Mountain Railway (2005)Ooty, Tamil Nadu

19th and early 20th


centuries

26

Mountain Railways of India

Kalka-Shimla Railway,Himachal Pradesh (2008)


India

19th and early 20th


centuries

27

Nanda Devi and Valley of


Flowers National Parks

Chamoli District,Uttarakhand,India

1939 and 1982

28

Sundarbans National Park

Bangladesh,West Bengal(India)

1939 and 1982

Sr.
Name

Region

Period

No.
29

Western Ghats

Agasthyamalai Sub-Cluster

2012

29

Western Ghats

Periyar Sub-Cluster

2012

29

Western Ghats

Anamalai Sub-Cluster

2012

29

Western Ghats

Nilgiri Sub-Cluster

2012

29

Western Ghats

Talakaveri Sub-Cluster (five properties)

2012

29

Western Ghats

Kudremukh Sub-Cluster(five properties)

2012

29

Western Ghats

Sahyadri Sub-Cluster

2012

30

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Chittorgarh

2013

30

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Kumbhalgarh

2013

30

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Ranthambhore

2013

30

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Amber Sub-Cluster

2013

30

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Jaisalmer

2013

30

Hill Forts of Rajasthan

Gagron

2013

31

Rani ki vav(The Queen's


Stepwell)

Patan, Gujarat,India

11th century AD[74]

32

Great Himalayan National Park Himachal Pradesh, India

2014 [76]

National Parks in Gujarat


#

Name of National Park

Area km

District

Major Wildlife Supported

Gir Forest National Park

258.71

Junagadh

Asiatic Lion, Leopard, Chausingha, Spotted


deer, Hyena, Sambar Deer, Chinkara

Blackbuck National Park,


Velavadar

34.08

Bhavnagar

Blackbuck, Fox, Macqueen's bustard, Lesser Florican

Marine National Park,


Gulf of Kutch

162.89

Jamnagar

Sponges, Corals, Jelly fish, Seahorse, Octopus, Pearl


oyster, Starfish, Lobster, Dolphin, Dugong

Vansda National Park

23.99

Navsari

Leopard, Hyena, Spotted deer, Chausingha

Wildlife Sanctuaries of Gujarat


#

Name of Sanctuary

Kutch Desert Wildlife


Sanctuary

2 Wild Ass Sanctuary

Gir Wildlife Sanctuary


& National Parks

Area km

District

Major Wildlife Supported

Kutch

Chinkara, Hyena, Fox, Flamingo, Pelicans & other


waterfowls, Herpetofauna

4953.70

Kutch

Chinkara, Nilgai, Blackbuck, Onager(wild Ass) Wolf, Fox,


Blue bull, Macqueen's bustard, Wolf, Waterfowls,
Herpetofauna

1153.42

Junagadh

Lion, Leopard, Chausinga, Chital, Hyena, Sambar,


Chinkara, Herpetofauna, Crocodiles and birds

Narmada

Sloth bear, Leopard, Rhesus macaque, Chausinga,


Barking deer, Pangolin, Herpetofauna, birds including
Alexandrian parakeet

7506.22

Shoolpaneshwar
4
Wildlife Sanctuary

607.70

Balaram Ambaji
Wildlife Sanctuary

542.08

Narayan Sarovar
Sanctuary

444.23

Kutch

Chinkara, green day, Desert Cat, Hyena, Desert


Fox,Jackal, Birds, Herpetofauna

7 Marine Sanctuary

295.03

Jamnagar

Sponges, Corals, Jellyfish, Sea horse, Octopus,Oyster,


Pearloyster, Starfish, Dolphin, Dugong, waterfowls

Barda Wildlife
Sanctuary

192.31

Porbandar & Jamnagar

Leopard, Blue bull, Hyena, wild boar, Jackal, Birds,


Herpetofauna

Jessore Sloth Bear


Sanctuary

180.66

Banaskantha

Sloth Bear, Leopard, Hyena, Birds, Herpetofauna

10

Purna Wildlife
Sanctuary

160.8

Dangs

Leopard, Barking deer, macaques, Four horned


antelope, Sambhar, Hyena, Herpetofauna, birds

11

Jambuhoda Wildlife
Sanctuary

130.38

Panchmahal

Sloth bear, Leopard, Jungle cat, Hyena, Wolf, Four


Horned Antelope, Herpetofauna, Birds

12

Nal Sarovar Bird


Sanctuary

120.82

Ahmedabad, Surendrana Flamingos, Pelicans, Coot, ducks, waders, storks,


gar
Herons and other spp. of waterfowls, Herpetofauna

13

Ratanmahal Sloth Bear


55.65
Sanctuary

Dahod

Sloth bear, Leopard, Hyena, Jackal, Chausinga, Civet


Cat, Jungle cat, Birds, Herpetofauna

14

Pania Wildlife
Sanctuary

39.63

Amreli

Lion, Chinkara, Leopard, Chital, Hyena, wild board, four


horned antelope, pangolin, Blue bull, birds

15 Rampara Wildlife

15.01

Rajkot

Blue bull, Chinkara, Wolf, Fox, Jackal, Birds,

Sanctuary

Herpetofauna

16 Thol Wildlife Sanctuary 6.99

Mehsana

Cranes, Geese, Famingos, Sarus and app. 125 spp. of


other waterfowls

17

Hingolgadh Nature
Education Sanctuary

6.54

Rajkot

Chinkara, Blue bull, Wolf, Hyena, Fox, Birds,


Herpetofauna

18

Khijadiya Bird
Sanctuary

6.05

Jamnagar

Indian Skimmer, Ibises, Painted stork, Cormorants, etc.


App. 220 spp. of birds, Herpetofauna

19

Gaga Wildlife
Sanctuary

3.33

Jamnagar

Great Indian Bustard, Wolf, Jackal, Birds, Herpetofauna

20

Kutch Bustard
Sanctuary

2.03

Kutch

Great Indian Bustard, Lesser Florican, Macqueen's


bustard, Chinkara, Blue bull, Herpetofauna

21

Porbandar Bird
Sanctuary

0.09

Porbandar

Flamingos, Pelicans, Spoonbill and various bird spp.

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