If you want to see gharials in their natural habitat, which one of the following is the best place to visit ?

Identifies Bhitarkanika as a major mangrove area in Odisha (gives precise site and nature: mangrove/estuarine habitat).

A student could locate Bhitarkanika on a map and note it is an estuarine/mangrove system (coastal), then compare that setting to known gharial habitat requirements.

States Bhitarkanika is the second largest mangrove of India, reinforcing its importance as a coastal/estuarine mangrove area.

Use this to reinforce that Bhitarkanika is coastal (likely brackish/tidal), then check whether gharials inhabit coastal/estuarine vs freshwater riverine systems.

NCERT lists mangrove-associated fauna generally and explicitly includes 'gharial' among animals found in these forests (a general rule/example that gharials can be mentioned with mangrove deltas).

A student could treat this as a general association and then test whether that association applies to specific mangroves (e.g., Bhitarkanika) by checking species distributions or salinity tolerances.

Gives a more specific range and habitat description for gharial: lists rivers (Chambal, Girwa, Son) and labels habitat as 'Terrestrial, Fresh Water' implying preference for freshwater river systems.

Compare these named freshwater riverine ranges to coastal mangrove locations like Bhitarkanika to see if known gharial populations overlap with Odisha's estuarine systems.

Lists Bhitarkanika among India's mangrove areas in a statewise inventory (reinforces site identity as mangrove habitat to be evaluated).

Use this inventory to compile candidate mangrove sites and then check which of them have documented gharial records or suitable freshwater reaches.