UPSC Prelims 2014 Question:

Consider the following pairs: Wetland , Confluence of Rivers

Sl. No.	Wetland		Confluence of Rivers
1.	Harike Wetlands	:	Confluence of Beas and Satluj/ Sutlej
2.	Keoladeo Ghana National Park	:	Confluence of Banas and Chambal
3.	Kolleru Lake	:	Confluence of Musi and Krishna

 

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

Explanation:

• • Harike is one of the largest man-made wetlands of northern India which shares its area with the Tarntaran, Ferozpur, and Kapurthala districts of Punjab. It came into existence in 1952 after the construction of a barrage near the confluence of rivers Sutlej and Beas. So, pair 1 is correctly matched.
    
    
  • Keoladeo Ghana National Park is situated at the confluence of the Gambhir and Banganga rivers in the Bharatpur district of Rajasthan, the sanctuary was originally a natural depression prone to seasonal flooding. It was included in the World Heritage List in 1985. It was also notified as Ramsar Site in 1981.  So, pair 2 is not correctly matched.
    
    

• Kolleru Lake is a lake in northeastern Andhra Pradesh. It lies between the Godavari and Krishna river deltas near the city of Eluru. So, pair 3 is not correctly matched.
  
  

Therefore, option (1) is the correct answer.

Subject: Environment | Protected Areas