Civil Services Prep

Prelims 2014 · Geography · Question 86

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?

  1. 1 only
  2. 2 and 3 only
  3. 1 and 3 only
  4. 1, 2 and 3

Answer

1 only

1. Harike Wetland — Confluence of Beas and Sutlej: Correct. Harike lies in Punjab at the confluence of the Beas and Sutlej rivers.
2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park — Confluence of Banas and Chambal: Incorrect. Keoladeo in Rajasthan is a man-made wetland fed mainly by the Gambhir and Banganga systems, not located at the Banas-Chambal confluence.
3. Kolleru Lake — Confluence of Musi and Krishna: Incorrect. Kolleru is a freshwater lake in Andhra Pradesh situated between the Krishna and Godavari deltas; it is not at the confluence of Musi and Krishna.
Therefore, only Pair 1 is correctly matched.

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