Q. Consider the following pairs:

National Park through the park          River Flowing

1. Corbett National Park               :     Ganga
2. Kaziranga National Park            :    Manas
3. Silent Valley National Park        :    Kaveri

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

• 1 and 2
• 3 only
• 1 and 3
• None

Answer: (d) None

Notes:

• Rivers in Jim Corbett National Park
  • The Ramganga river (Ramganga is a tributary of Ganga) along with its significant tributaries Sonanadi, Palain, and Mandal forms the prominent hydrological resource for the Corbett.
  • The river Kosi also flows by national park and serves as a significant water resource for the nearby area.
• Kaziranga is a vast stretch of tall elephant grass, marshland and dense tropical moist broadleaf forests crisscrossed by four main rivers – Brahmaputra, Diphlu, Mora Diphlu, and Mora Dhansiri and has numerous small water bodies.
• Silent Valley National Park
  • The River Kunthi descending from the Niligiri hills above from an altitude of 2000 m flows about 25 km through the valley.
  • Locally known as Kunthi puzha (puzha in Malayalam means river) the river never turns brown; it is crystal clear, perennial and wild.

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