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    Question

    In which state / UT India's first dark sky reserve has

    come up?
    A Ladakh Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    B Uttarakhand Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    C Himachal Pradesh Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    D J&K Correct Answer Incorrect Answer
    E Sikkim Correct Answer Incorrect Answer

    Solution

    The government of the Union Territory of Ladakh has designated a 1,073 square kilometre region in Ladakh's Hanle as India's first dark sky reserve, which will be known as the Hanle Dark Sky Reserve ( HDSR ). In a gazette notification issued by the UT's Wildlife Department, the UT has identified this region covering a cluster of six hamlets of the Hanle revenue range . Bhok, Khuldo, Shado, Punguk, Naga, and Tibetan Refugee habitations are among these hamlets . About Ladakh Union territory : 31 October 2019

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