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Where is the Silent Valley National Park located?

Solve this multiple-choice question and check the correct answer with its explanation below.

Answer options

  1. Tamil Nadu
  2. Karnataka
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Kerala

Correct answer and explanation

Correct answer: Kerala

Explanation: āœ… Correct Answer: C) Kerala šŸ“š Explanation: Silent Valley National Park is located in the Nilgiri Hills of Palakkad district in Kerala. It is one of the last undisturbed tracts of South Western Ghats mountain rain forests and tropical moist evergreen forests in India. The park is particularly famous for being a core habitat for the endangered lion-tailed macaque. It was at the center of a major environmental movement in the 1970s, which successfully prevented the construction of a hydroelectric project in the area.