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Q17·GS Paper 1 · Prelims 2014

Protected Areas Geographic Matching

GeographyNational Parks and Biosphere ReservesMatching pairsMediumStatic

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

Answer
b

2 and 3 only

c

1, 2 and 3

d

None

Explanation

Pair 1 is correctly matched—Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is located in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya. Pair 2 is incorrectly matched—Loktak Lake is located in Manipur but not specifically in the Barail Range; it is a freshwater lake in the Imphal Valley. Pair 3 is incorrectly matched—Namdapha National Park is located in Arunachal Pradesh but in the Mishmi Hills (or Miscellaneous Hills), not the Dafla Hills. Only the first pairing correctly identifies the geographic location. > Geographic precision matters: Nokrek (Garo Hills), Loktak (Imphal Valley), Namdapha (Mishmi Hills)—each in distinct terrains of Northeast India. Answer: a.

Question details

Year

2014

Paper

GS Paper 1

Question

Q17

Subject

Geography

Sub-topic

National Parks and Biosphere Reserves

Type

Matching pairs

Difficulty

Medium

Nature

Static

Source hint

NCERT Geography - Indian Protected Areas

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