Q86
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Environment, Wildlife & Disasters
Sundarban is declared as 'World Heritage Site' for
- a.tiger reserve
- b.sundari tree
- c.mangrove forest
- d.biodiversity
Answer: (C) mangrove forest
UNESCO inscribed the Sundarbans National Park (the Indian portion of the larger delta) as a World Heritage Site in 1987, recognising it as the world's largest contiguous mangrove forest ecosystem.