Question

The oldest zoo of India is the Sakkarbaug zoo of Junagadh. It was established in _______.
A. 1850 A.D
B. 1857 A.D
C. 1863 A.D
D. 1875 A.D

Answer 1

Hint:1. Sakkarbaug Zoo is India's second oldest zoo and India's fourth-largest zoo.
2. For the critically endangered species, the zoo offers purebred Asian lions for the Indian and the international endangered species captive breeding program. In most of Asia, wild free-ranging Asian lions have become extinct and are today found only in the surrounding Gir Forest.

Complete answer:
The Sakkarbaug Zoo was founded by Junagadh State's Mohabat khanji Babi-II in 1863.
The Central Zoo Authority of India extended the captive breeding program for Asian lions to include ten additional zoos in 1998. The program is operated jointly by the Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA) and Sakkarbaug Zoo, the largest breeding center in India, with nearly 150 lions being bred in 2008.
The zoo is part of the white-backed vultures' breeding program. At the Vulture Conservation and Breeding Centre of the zoo in February 2011, the first chick from this initiative was born.
The zoo has been criticized for the size of some of its enclosures, but says it is in the process of updating them to comply with the Central Zoo Authority of India (CZA) requirements, and hopes to do so by 2013.
The oldest zoo in India is Junagadh's Sakkarbaug Zoo. It was produced in 1863 A.D.

Therefore, from the above explanation, we can conclude that Option(C). 1863 A.D is a correct answer.

Note:1. To establish and manage the zoo and its finances, the Sakkarbaug Zoo Management Advisory Society (initially with 10 members) was established in 2008.
2. In 2009, when it traded three of its lions to a Singapore zoo for two pairs of cheetahs, Sakkarbaug Zoo became the only zoo in India to hold African cheetahs. In 1946, over 60 years ago, the last cheetah at the zoo died.
3. In return for a pair of Asian lions, the zoo purchased Indian gaur, Malabar giant squirrels, marmosets and green pheasants from Mysore Zoo in 2011. The zoo reported to have 40 lions and lionesses in their genetic pool at this time.