Consider the following pairs: <table><tr><th>Wetland/Lake</th><th>Location</th></tr><tr><td>1. Hokera Wetland</td><td>Punjab</td></tr><tr><td>2. Renuka Wetland</td><td>Himachal Pradesh</td></tr><tr><td>3. Rudrasagar Lake</td><td>Tripura</td></tr><tr><td>4. Sasthamkotta Lake</td><td>Tamil Nadu</td></tr></table> How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
AOnly one pair
BOnly two pairs
COnly three pairs
DAll four pairs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Only two pairs
Answer: B. Only TWO pairs are correctly matched (Renuka and Rudrasagar).
(1) Hokera Wetland - Punjab: WRONG. Hokera (Hokersar) Wetland is in JAMMU AND KASHMIR (UT), near Srinagar. It is a famous Ramsar site critical for migratory birds, NOT in Punjab.
(2) Renuka Wetland - Himachal Pradesh: CORRECT. Renuka Lake and surrounding wetland in Sirmaur district of HIMACHAL PRADESH. Declared a Ramsar site in 2005.
(3) Rudrasagar Lake - Tripura: CORRECT. Rudrasagar Lake in TRIPURA, located near Melaghar. A Ramsar site with the Neermahal water palace built by Tripura's Maharaja. Important for migratory waterfowl.
(4) Sasthamkotta Lake - Tamil Nadu: WRONG. Sasthamkotta Lake is in KOLLAM DISTRICT OF KERALA, NOT Tamil Nadu. It is the largest freshwater lake in Kerala and a Ramsar site. (It used to supply drinking water to Kollam city.)
So 2 of 4 (rows 2 and 3) are correct.
Source: Ramsar Convention India sites list / MoEFCC wetland inventories.
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