2013 GS Paper I, all questions

UPSC Prelims 2013 · GS Paper I

Question 17: Environment and Ecology

Consider the following pairs :

1Nokrek Biosphere ReserveGaro Hills
2Logtak (Loktak) LakeBarail Range
3Namdapha National ParkDafla Hills

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

a1 only
b2 and 3 only
c1, 2 and 3
dNone

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (a).

Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is in the Garo Hills of Meghalaya, so pair 1 is correct. Loktak Lake is in the Manipur valley, not the Barail Range, which lies in the hills of Assam, Nagaland and Manipur. Namdapha National Park is in Arunachal Pradesh, in the Patkai region on the Myanmar border, not in the Dafla Hills. Only pair 1 is correctly matched.

  • 1. Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is in the Garo Hills, Meghalaya.
  • 2. Loktak Lake is in the Manipur valley, not the Barail Range.
  • 3. Namdapha lies in the Patkai region of Arunachal Pradesh, not the Dafla Hills.
Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Correct. Only Nokrek and the Garo Hills are matched correctly.
  • (b) Wrong. Both pairs 2 and 3 are mismatched.
  • (c) Wrong. Pairs 2 and 3 are mismatched.
  • (d) Wrong. Pair 1 is correct.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2013, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.