Consider the following pairs :
| Wetland/Lake | Location |
|---|---|
| 1. Hokera Wetland | Punjab |
| 2. Renuka Wetland | Himachal Pradesh |
| 3. Rudrasagar Lake | Tripura |
| 4. Sasthamkotta Lake | Tamil Nadu |
How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?
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Answer: B. Pair 1 is wrong: Hokera (Hokersar) wetland is in Jammu and Kashmir, near Srinagar. Pair 2 is correct: Renuka wetland is in Himachal Pradesh. Pair 3 is correct: Rudrasagar Lake is in Tripura. Pair 4 is wrong: Sasthamkotta Lake is in Kerala. So only two pairs.
Watch for: Sasthamkotta sounds Tamil, but it is Kerala's largest freshwater lake.
Why the other options are wrong
- A. Wrong because both Renuka and Rudrasagar are correctly matched.
- C. Wrong because Hokera and Sasthamkotta are wrongly matched.
- D. Wrong because two pairs are wrongly matched.
Source to check: Ramsar Sites Information Service (rsis.ramsar.org), India list; MoEFCC wetlands list
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