{"id":636,"date":"2023-06-13T13:38:09","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T08:08:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=636"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:07:05","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:37:05","slug":"q-consider-the-following-pairs-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-pairs-4","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following pairs"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>Wetlands&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<\/em>:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<em>Confluence of rivers<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Harike Wetlands&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; :&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Confluence of Beas and Satluj\/Sutlej &nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Keoladeo Ghana National Park&nbsp; &nbsp; :&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; Confluence of Banas and Chambal&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Kolleru Lake&nbsp; &nbsp; :&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Confluence of Musi and Krishna&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the above pairs is\/are correctly matched?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) 1 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Harike Wetland<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is one of the&nbsp;<strong>largest man-made wetlands&nbsp;<\/strong>of northern India.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>This wetland shares its area with the Tarntaran, Ferozpur, and&nbsp;<strong>Kapurthala districts of Punjab.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It came into existence after the construction of a barrage near the confluence of rivers&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/indus-river-system-upsc\/\">Sutlej<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/indus-river-system-upsc\/\">Beas<\/a><\/strong>&nbsp;in&nbsp;<strong>1952.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is also a Ramsar site.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harike is a significant site&nbsp;for birds migrating from across the international frontiers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The wetland area is spread over about&nbsp;<strong>41 km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;and supports more than 400 avian species.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Harike also harbours endangered aquatic mammalian as well as reptilian fauna like the Indus river dolphin, smooth-coated otter, and seven species of rare freshwater turtles.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Keoladeo Ghana National Park<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a&nbsp;<strong>man-made and man-managed wetland in Rajasthan<\/strong>. It&nbsp;is also declared a&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/world-heritage-sites-in-india-upsc\/\">World Heritage site<\/a>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is situated at the confluence of the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/important-rivers-in-india-upsc\/\">Gambhir<\/a>&nbsp;and Banganga<\/strong>&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/important-rivers-in-india-upsc\/\">rivers<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was&nbsp;designated as&nbsp;a&nbsp;<strong>Ramsar site under the&nbsp;Wetland Convention in October 1981.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There is open grassland that provides a habitat for breeding, wintering, and staging migratory birds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>29 km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;(11 sq mi)&nbsp;<\/strong>reserve is locally known as&nbsp;<strong>Ghana<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These diverse habitats are home to approximately&nbsp;<strong>366 bird species, 379 floral species, 50 species of fish, 13 species of snakes, 5 species of lizards, 7 amphibian species, 7 turtle species,<\/strong>&nbsp;and a variety of other invertebrates.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kolleru Lake<\/strong><\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a freshwater lake in&nbsp;<strong>Andhra Pradesh.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was previously a&nbsp;<strong>lagoon<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It was&nbsp;designated a wetland of international importance in&nbsp;<strong>November 2002&nbsp;<\/strong>under the international&nbsp;<strong>Ramsar Convention.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It lies between the&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/godavari-river-system-upsc\/\">Godavari<\/a>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/krishna-river-system-upsc\/\"><strong>Krishna<\/strong>&nbsp;river<\/a>&nbsp;deltas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Many birds migrate here in winters, such as&nbsp;<strong>Siberian cranes, ibis, and painted storks<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The lake was an important habitat for an estimated&nbsp;<strong>20 million residents and migratory birds<\/strong>, including the grey or spot-billed pelican.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_a362b1-4b .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_a362b1-4b .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_a362b1-4b\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wetlands&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;:&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;Confluence of rivers Which of the above pairs is\/are correctly matched? 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