Consider the following pairs : 1. Dampa Tiger Reserve : Mizoram 2. Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary : Sikkim 3. Saramati Peak : Nagaland Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only ✓ UPSC's answer
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Why the answer is (c)
• Dampa Tiger Reserve lies in Mamit district of Mizoram on the Bangladesh border (pair 1 correct).
• Saramati (3,826 m), the highest peak of Nagaland, straddles the Nagaland–Myanmar border (pair 3 correct).
• Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary is in Tripura, around the Gumti reservoir, not Sikkim (pair 2 wrong).
• Hence 1 and 3 only, option (c).
Why the other options are wrong
- (a) 1 only
- Saramati–Nagaland is also correct.
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- Pair 2 is wrong: Gumti is in Tripura.
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
- Pair 2 is 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.