Here is Question No. 30 a part of our series on UPSC Prelims 2022.
Q30. Consider the following pairs:
Wetland Lake Location
Hokera Wetland Punjab
Renuka Wetland Himachal Pradesh
Rudrasagar Lake Tripura
Sasthamkotta Lake Tamil Nadu
How many pairs given above are correctly matched? a) Only one pair b) Only two pairs c) Only three pairs d) All four pairs
Answer – B
Pair 1 is incorrectly matched. Hokera Wetland is located in Jammu and Kashmir, not Punjab. Hokera wetland is about 10 km from Srinagar. It is a natural perennial wetland contiguous to the Jhelum basin.
Pair 2 is correctly matched. Renuka Wetland is the largest natural lake in Himachal Pradesh. It is a natural wetland with freshwater springs and inland subterranean karst formations.
Pair 3 is correctly matched. Rudrasagar Lake, also known as Twijilikma, is a lake located in Melaghar, Tripura, India. The Government of India’s Ministry of Environment and Forest has identified Rudrasagar as one of the wetlands of National Importance for Conservation and sustainable use based on its bio-diversity and socio-economic importance. The lake is designated as a Ramsar site. A lowland sedimentation reservoir in the northeast hills, fed by three perennial streams discharging to the River Gomti.
Pair 4 is incorrectly matched. Sasthamkotta is located in the Kollam district of Kerala, not Tamil Nadu. It is the largest freshwater lake in Kerala
