About this quiz
Practice questions on Nepal's national parks, World Heritage natural sites, Ramsar sites, physiographic regions and climate.
This Lok Sewa practice set has 20 multiple-choice questions (Subject: General Knowledge · For: Kharidar, Nayab Subba, Section Officer · Level: Medium). Take the quiz above first; after that, use the study list below to revise every question with its correct answer and a short explanation.
Study list: all 20 questions with answers and explanations
Which is the first national park of Nepal?
- A) Sagarmatha National Park
- B) Langtang National Park
- C) Rara National Park
- D) Chitwan National Park ✔
Why: Chitwan National Park was established in 2030 BS (1973 AD) as Nepal's first national park.
In which year was Sagarmatha National Park listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site?
- A) 1984
- B) 1979 ✔
- C) 1976
- D) 1990
Why: Sagarmatha National Park was inscribed as a natural World Heritage Site in 1979.
Which two sites of Nepal are listed as natural World Heritage Sites by UNESCO?
- A) Chitwan National Park and Sagarmatha National Park ✔
- B) Rara National Park and Langtang National Park
- C) Bardiya National Park and Chitwan National Park
- D) Sagarmatha National Park and Shey Phoksundo National Park
Why: Nepal's two natural World Heritage Sites are Sagarmatha National Park (1979) and Chitwan National Park (1984).
Which is the largest national park of Nepal by area?
- A) Chitwan National Park
- B) Langtang National Park
- C) Shey Phoksundo National Park ✔
- D) Makalu Barun National Park
Why: Shey Phoksundo National Park, lying mainly in Dolpa and Mugu, is the largest national park in Nepal.
Which is the smallest national park of Nepal by area?
- A) Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park
- B) Rara National Park ✔
- C) Khaptad National Park
- D) Banke National Park
Why: Rara National Park in Mugu and Jumla districts is the smallest national park of Nepal.
Which was the first Ramsar site (wetland of international importance) of Nepal?
- A) Rara Lake
- B) Ghodaghodi Lake
- C) Beeshazar Lake
- D) Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve ✔
Why: Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve was listed in 1987 as Nepal's first Ramsar site.
Ghodaghodi Lake, a Ramsar site, lies in which district?
- A) Kailali ✔
- B) Kanchanpur
- C) Bardiya
- D) Banke
Why: Ghodaghodi Lake is located in Kailali district of Sudurpashchim Province.
Shuklaphanta National Park, known for its herds of swamp deer, lies in which district?
- A) Kailali
- B) Bardiya
- C) Kanchanpur ✔
- D) Dadeldhura
Why: Shuklaphanta National Park lies in Kanchanpur district and is famous for the swamp deer (barasingha).
Which is the only hunting reserve of Nepal?
- A) Shivapuri Hunting Reserve
- B) Parsa Hunting Reserve
- C) Khaptad Hunting Reserve
- D) Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve ✔
Why: Dhorpatan, lying in Baglung, Myagdi and Rukum, is the only hunting reserve in Nepal where controlled hunting is allowed.
Which was the first conservation area of Nepal, started in 2043 BS (1986 AD)?
- A) Annapurna Conservation Area ✔
- B) Kanchenjunga Conservation Area
- C) Manaslu Conservation Area
- D) Gaurishankar Conservation Area
Why: The Annapurna Conservation Area, started in 1986, was Nepal's first conservation area and is managed by the National Trust for Nature Conservation.
Which national park lies closest to Kathmandu and is an important source of drinking water for the valley?
- A) Langtang National Park
- B) Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park ✔
- C) Chitwan National Park
- D) Parsa National Park
Why: Shivapuri Nagarjun National Park lies on the northern edge of Kathmandu Valley and feeds rivers such as the Bagmati.
Khaptad National Park lies in which province?
- A) Karnali
- B) Lumbini
- C) Sudurpashchim ✔
- D) Gandaki
Why: Khaptad National Park spreads over Bajhang, Bajura, Doti and Achham districts of Sudurpashchim Province.
Which act provides the legal basis for national parks in Nepal and was passed in 2029 BS (1973 AD)?
- A) National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act ✔
- B) Forest Act
- C) Environment Protection Act
- D) Soil and Watershed Conservation Act
Why: The National Parks and Wildlife Conservation Act 2029 BS is the main law for protected areas, and Chitwan National Park was set up under it.
Makalu Barun National Park lies mainly in which districts?
- A) Taplejung and Panchthar
- B) Dolakha and Ramechhap
- C) Rasuwa and Nuwakot
- D) Sankhuwasabha and Solukhumbu ✔
Why: Makalu Barun National Park lies in Sankhuwasabha and Solukhumbu districts of Koshi Province.
Which wind system brings most of Nepal's annual rainfall?
- A) Western disturbance
- B) Trade winds
- C) Summer monsoon from the Bay of Bengal ✔
- D) Winter north-east winds from Tibet
Why: Most of Nepal's rain falls between June and September from the summer monsoon arriving from the Bay of Bengal.
In general, how does monsoon rainfall change across Nepal?
- A) It increases from east to west
- B) It decreases from east to west ✔
- C) It is equal in all parts of the country
- D) It is highest in the trans-Himalayan region
Why: The monsoon enters from the east, so eastern Nepal usually receives more rain than western Nepal.
Winter rainfall in western Nepal is mainly caused by which weather system?
- A) Bay of Bengal monsoon
- B) Tropical cyclones
- C) Western disturbances ✔
- D) Sea breeze
Why: Western disturbances coming from the west bring winter rain and snow, mostly to western Nepal.
Mustang and Manang receive little rain mainly because they lie in which type of area?
- A) Rain-shadow area ✔
- B) Tropical rainforest area
- C) Coastal area
- D) Inner Tarai valley
Why: These trans-Himalayan districts lie north of the main Himalayan range, which blocks monsoon clouds and creates a rain shadow.
The porous belt of boulders and gravel at the foot of the Chure hills, where streams often sink underground, is called what?
- A) Doon
- B) Tarai
- C) Lekh
- D) Bhabar ✔
Why: The Bhabar is the gravelly belt along the southern foot of the Chure where water seeps underground before re-emerging in the Tarai.
Chitwan, Dang and Surkhet are examples of which type of landform in Nepal?
- A) Trans-Himalayan valleys
- B) Inner Tarai (Bhitri Madhesh) valleys ✔
- C) Glacial valleys
- D) High Himalayan plateaus
Why: Chitwan, Dang and Surkhet are inner Tarai valleys lying between the Chure and Mahabharat ranges.