UPSC Prelims 2015 Question:

Which one of the following National Parks has a climate that varies from tropical to subtropical, temperate and arctic?

Explanation:

• Namdapha National Park and Tiger Reserve having diverse flora and fauna lie in the international border between India and Myanmar (Burma) within Changlang District in the State of Arunachal Pradesh.
  
  
• It is located along the turbulent Noa-Dihing river and lies in the tropical rainforest region. It was declared a Tiger Reserve by the Government in 1983.
  
  
• It is only park in the World to have the four Feline species of big cat namely the Tiger (Panthera Tigris), Leopard (Panthera Pardus), Snow Leopard (Panthera Uncia) and Clouded Leopard (Neofelis Nebulosa) and numbers of Lesser cats.
  
  
• Additionally, the region is well-known for its huge Dipterocarp forests, which make up the northwest portion of the Mizoram-Manipur-Kachin rain forest ecoregion.
  
  
• With a rise in altitude, the environment shifts from tropical moist woods to montane forests, temperate forests and finally, at higher altitudes, Alpine meadows and year-round snow.
  
  

Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.

Subject: Environment | Protected Areas