Practice question

Hemis National Park, notified 1981 in Ladakh Union Territory, spans 4400 km² across Zanskar range north of Indus, making it largest national park in South Asia. Altitudinal gradient 3000-6000 meters includes alpine scrub, cold desert, and ephemeral riverine woodlands. Park holds highest density of snow leopard globally, over 200 individuals estimated by WII camera trapping, plus Tibetan wolf, brown bear, bharal. Hemis monastery within park contributes cultural protection. Annual snow leopard census attracts global researchers. This pattern is frequently tested in NCERT-based competitive examinations requiring precise recall of taxonomic hierarchy principles.