UPSC Prelims 2004 · General Studies
Question 65: Environment and Ecology
Match List I (National Park/Sanctuary) with List II (State) and select the correct answer using the codes given below: List I (A) Kanger Ghati National Park (B) Nagerhole National Park (C) Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary (D) Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary List II 1. Chhattisgarh 2. Haryana 3. Himachal Pradesh 4. Karnataka Codes: A B C D
AnswerThe answer is (b).
Kanger Ghati National Park is in Chhattisgarh (Bastar), Nagarhole National Park is in Karnataka, Kugti Wildlife Sanctuary is in Himachal Pradesh, and Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary is in Haryana, near Gurugram. Nagarhole is also known as Rajiv Gandhi National Park. So the matches are A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2.
- A. Kanger Ghati - Chhattisgarh.
- B. Nagarhole - Karnataka.
- C. Kugti - Himachal Pradesh.
- D. Sultanpur - Haryana.
Why each option is right or wrong
- (a) Places Kanger Ghati in Himachal Pradesh, which is wrong.
- (b) Correct: A-1, B-4, C-3, D-2.
- (c) Places Kanger Ghati in Himachal Pradesh, which is wrong.
- (d) Places Nagarhole in Haryana and Sultanpur in Karnataka, which is wrong.
Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.
Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2004, General Studies. UPSC's own paper isn't online; the words are from a published compilation. The paper on upsc.gov.in.