Correct Answer: Valmiki Tiger Reserve
Subject: 2025
Explanation: <p><strong>Key Fact:</strong> <strong>Valmiki Tiger Reserve (VTR)</strong>, situated in the West Champaran district of Bihar along the India-Nepal border (contiguous with Chitwan National Park), is the sole operational tiger reserve in Bihar.</p><p><strong>Additional Info:</strong> The Bihar government is also in the advanced stages of establishing the state's second tiger reserve in the Kaimur Wildlife Sanctuary (Kaimur district).</p><p><strong>Why the other options are wrong:</strong> Palamu Tiger Reserve is located in Jharkhand; Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve is in Uttarakhand; Ranthambore Tiger Reserve is in Rajasthan.</p><p><strong>Exam Trick:</strong> Bihar's only national park and tiger reserve = Valmiki (West Champaran).</p><p><strong>Final Answer:</strong> Valmiki