Consider the following pairs : Wetlands : 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?
- (a) 1 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Why the answer is (a)
• Harike Wetland (Punjab), a Ramsar site, lies at the confluence of the Beas and Sutlej (pair 1 correct).
• Keoladeo Ghana (Bharatpur) is a man-made wetland fed by the Gambhir and Banganga rivers, not the Banas–Chambal confluence (pair 2 wrong).
• Kolleru Lake lies between the Krishna and Godavari deltas, fed by the Budameru and Tammileru streams, not the Musi–Krishna confluence (pair 3 wrong).
• Hence 1 only, option (a).
Why the other options are wrong
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- Pairs 2 and 3 are wrong.
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- Pair 3 is wrong: Kolleru is not at the Musi–Krishna confluence.
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
- Pairs 2 and 3 are wrong.
Asked in the GS Paper I of the UPSC Civil Services Preliminary Examination 2014, held on 24 August 2014. Question and answer key: Union Public Service Commission. Explanation: UPSC Answer Check.