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Which is the first National Park established in India?

A. Velvadna National Park

B. Periyar National Park

C. Bandipur National Park

D. Corbett National Park

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Corbett National Park is the first National Park established in India. Corbett National Park, also called Jim Corbett National Park, natural area in southern Uttarakhand state, northern India. It was established as Hailey National Park in 1936 and was first renamed Ramganga in the mid-1950s, before the name was changed to Corbett later that decade in memory of Jim Corbett, a well-known British sportsman and writer.

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