National Parks and Rivers
Question
Consider the following pairs: National Park : River flowing through the Park
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
Options
1 and 2
3 only
1 and 3
None
Explanation
Pair 1 is correct - Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand is indeed traversed by the Ganga River. Pair 2 is correct - Kaziranga National Park in Assam is located on the banks of the Manas River (also called Brahmaputra tributary). Pair 3 is incorrect - Silent Valley National Park in Kerala is traversed by the Kunti River, not the Kaveri River. The Kaveri flows through other regions of South India but not through Silent Valley. > Remember: Corbett has Ganga, Kaziranga has Manas - these two are the correct matches. Answer: (a).
Question details
Year
2014
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q32
Subject
Geography
Sub-topic
Protected Areas and Water Bodies
Type
Matching pairs
Difficulty
Medium
Nature
Static
Source hint
NCERT Geography - National Parks of India
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