UPSC Prelims 2019 Question:

Which one of the following National Parks lies completely in the temperate alpine zone?

Explanation:

• Valley of Flowers National Park is located in the Valley of Flowers in the Zanskar range of the Himalayas, in Uttarakhand. It is a high-altitude Himalayan valley located wholly in a temperate alpine zone. The valley has three types of sub-alpine zones as follows:
  • Foothills alpine zone
  • Lower alpine
  • Higher alpine
• The highest point in the national park is Gauri Parbat at 6,719 m above sea level.
  
  

Therefore, option (4) is the correct answer.

Subject: Environment | Protected Areas