Consider the following pairs: Wetland/Lake Location 1. Hokera Wetland - Punjab 2. Renuka Wetland - Himachal Pradesh 3. Rudrasagar Lake - Tripura 4. Sasthamkotta Lake - Tamil Nadu How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
- AOnly one pair
- BOnly two pairsCorrect
- COnly three pairs
- DAll four pairs
Explanation
Only two pairs are correctly matched.
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Hokera Wetland - Punjab: Incorrect. Hokera Wetland is located in Jammu & Kashmir, near Srinagar. It is a Ramsar site situated along the western edge of Dal Lake.
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Renuka Wetland - Himachal Pradesh: Correct. Renuka Wetland (Renuka Lake) is located in Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. It is the largest natural lake in Himachal Pradesh and a designated Ramsar site.
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Rudrasagar Lake - Tripura: Correct. Rudrasagar Lake is located in Melaghar, Tripura. It is a Ramsar site known for the historic Neermahal (Water Palace) situated in its centre.
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Sasthamkotta Lake - Tamil Nadu: Incorrect. Sasthamkotta Lake is located in Kollam district of Kerala, not Tamil Nadu. It is the largest freshwater lake in Kerala and a designated Ramsar site.
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