Which of the following national parks is recognised as the world's only floating national park?

Correct option is C

The correct answer is: (C) Keibul Lamjao National Park

Keibul Lamjao National Park, located in the Bishnupur district of Manipur, is the world's only floating national park. It is situated on the Loktak Lake and is known for its phumdis—floating masses of vegetation, soil, and organic matter. The park is especially important as the last natural habitat of the endangered Sangai deer (Manipuri brow-antlered deer).

• Declared a national park in 1977.

• Spread over 40 sq km on Loktak Lake, Manipur.

• Habitat of the endangered Sangai deer, also called the dancing deer.

• The phumdis float due to trapped gases and decomposed organic matter.

• Managed under the Loktak Lake ecosystem conservation programs.

• Sundarbans National Park: Located in West Bengal; famous for Royal Bengal Tigers and mangrove forests, but not a floating park.

• Bhitarkanika National Park: Situated in Odisha; known for saltwater crocodiles and mangroves, not floating.

• Gulf of Mannar Marine National Park: Located in Tamil Nadu; India’s first marine biosphere reserve, but not floating.