UPSC CSE Prelims
Question 11
Consider the following pairs:
- Nokrek Biosphere Reserve : Garo Hills
- Logtak (Loktak) Lake : Barail Range
- Namdapha National Park : Dafla Hills
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
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Correct answer: A
Correct Option: A
Explanation: Only Nokrek–Garo Hills is correctly matched: Loktak lies in Manipur’s Imphal basin and Namdapha is in Arunachal Pradesh’s eastern Himalayan hill ranges.
Statement/Pair-wise Analysis:
Pair 1: Correct - Nokrek Biosphere Reserve lies within the Garo Hills of Meghalaya.
Pair 2: Incorrect - Loktak Lake is in the Manipur valley, not the Barail Range.
Pair 3: Incorrect - Namdapha lies in the Patkai/eastern Himalayan region, not the Dafla (Nyishi) Hills.
Option-wise Analysis:
A: Correct - selects all and only the accurate statements/pairs.
B: Incorrect - includes false items 2, 3 and excludes true item 1.
C: Incorrect - includes false items 2, 3.
D: Incorrect - excludes true item 1.