1. Assam
  2. Sikkim
  3. Nagaland
  4. Manipur
  5. Mizoram

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Option 1 : Assam

The correct answer is Assam.

  • The Assam government has announced that the Rajiv Gandhi Orang National Park will be known as the Orang National Park.
  • It is the oldest reserve in the state, located on the north bank of the Brahmaputra.
  • It is located in the Darrang and Sonitpur districts of Assam.
  • The development comes weeks after the Centre dropped former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s name from the Khel Ratna award.
  • The park is known for the one-horned rhino, tigers, elephants, etc.

  •  It is often called ‘Mini Kaziranga’ owing to the similarities in topography, and a rich population of the one-horned rhino.
  • Orang was notified as a game reserve by the British in 1915, making it the oldest such reserve in the state. 
  • it was upgraded to a National Park in 1999.
  • The other existing national parks in Assam are Kaziranga, Manas, Dibru-Saikhowa, Nameri, Dehing Patkai and Raimona.
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