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WBCS Main Examination 2023 — Paper IV: General Studies II · Question 39 of 200

Q39
Current Affairs & General KnowledgeEnvironment & Climate
How many biosphere reserves are there in India in 2023?
  1. a.17
  2. b.18
  3. c.19
  4. d.20

Answer: (B) 18

Answer as of 2023 — this may have changed since.

As of 2023 India had 18 notified biosphere reserves, from Nilgiri (1986, the first) to Panna (2011), of which 12 are in UNESCO's World Network. 17, 19 and 20 do not match the count for that year.