Matching wetlands/lakes with their respective Indian states
Question
Consider the following pairs: Wetland/Lake Location
How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?
Options
Only one pair
Only two pairs
Only three pairs
All four pairs
Explanation
Only pairs 2 and 3 are correct. Renuka Wetland is located in Himachal Pradesh, and Rudrasagar Lake is a Ramsar site in Tripura. Pair 1 is incorrect; Hokera (Hokersar) Wetland is in Jammu & Kashmir, not Punjab. Pair 4 is incorrect; Sasthamkotta Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the state, is in Kerala, not Tamil Nadu.
Answer: (b).
Question details
Year
2022
Paper
GS Paper 1
Question
Q30
Subject
Environment
Sub-topic
Protected Areas & Wetlands
Type
How-many counting
Difficulty
Hard
Nature
Static
Source hint
Ramsar Sites Checklist / MoEFCC Indian Wetlands Atlas
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