Answer» Correct Answer - Option 4 : West Champaran, Bihar
The correct answer is West Champaran, Bihar. - Valmiki Tiger Reserve is located at West Champaran, Bihar.
- Valmiki Tiger Reserve forms the easternmost limit of the Himalayan Terai forests in India and is the only tiger reserve of Bihar.
- Valmiki Tiger Reserve lies in the north-western (mostly in the West Champaran) district of Bihar. The name of the district has been derived from two words Champa and Aranya meaning Forest of Champa trees.
- Situated in the Gangetic Plains bio-geographic zone of the country, the forest has a combination of bhabar and terai tracts.
- Project Tiger was launched by the Government of India in the year 1973 to save the endangered species of tiger in the country. Starting from nine (9) reserves in 1973-2016 the number is grown up to fifty (50).
- Madhya Pradesh is also known as the 'Tiger State' has 6 Tiger reserves within the state.
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