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Q17·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2013

Biosphere Reserves and Protected Areas

GeographyProtected Areas in IndiaMatching pairsHardStatic

Question

Consider the following pairs:

1Nokrek Biosphere Reserve : Garo Hills
2Logtak (Loktak) Lake : Barail Range
3Namdapha National Park : Dafla Hills

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

Options

a

1 only

b

2 and 3 only

c

1, 2 and 3

d

None

Answer

Explanation

Examining each pair: Pair 1 - Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, so this appears correct. Pair 2 - Loktak Lake is in Manipur, but the Barail Range is not the correct geographical feature; Loktak is in the Manipur Valley and the nearby hills are the Manipur Hills, not specifically Barail Range. The Barail Range is in Manipur and Nagaland but not directly associated with Loktak Lake. Pair 3 - Namdapha National Park is in Arunachal Pradesh, located in the Patkai Range, not the Dafla Hills. The Dafla Hills refer to the Dafla tribe area, but the park is primarily in the Patkai/eastern ranges. All three pairs have geographical mismatches. Therefore, none of the pairs is/are correctly matched.

Nokrek is in Garo Hills (correct), but Loktak-Barail and Namdapha-Dafla associations are geographically inaccurate. Answer: (d).

Question details

Year

2013

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q17

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

Protected Areas in India

Type

Matching pairs

Difficulty

Hard

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography - Biosphere Reserves of India

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