Match List-I with List-II
| List-I | List-II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (A) | Ramsar Site | (I) | Manas |
| (B) | Biosphere Reserve | (II) | Orang |
| (C) | Elephant Reserve | (III) | Renuka Lake |
| (D) | Tiger Reserve | (IV) | Wayanad |
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(IV), (D)-(II)
Each kind of protected area in List-I is matched with a place declared as one.
(A) Ramsar Site — this matches (III) Renuka Lake. A Ramsar site is a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention of 1971; Renuka Lake, the largest natural lake of Himachal Pradesh, was listed in 2005.
(B) Biosphere Reserve — this matches (I) Manas. A biosphere reserve protects a large natural area together with the people living in it; the Manas Biosphere Reserve in Assam, on the Bhutan border, was set up in 1989.
(C) Elephant Reserve — this matches (IV) Wayanad. Elephant reserves are declared under Project Elephant (1992) to protect elephant habitats and corridors; the Wayanad Elephant Reserve is in Kerala.
(D) Tiger Reserve — this matches (II) Orang. Tiger reserves are declared under Project Tiger (1973); Orang National Park on the north bank of the Brahmaputra in Assam was made a tiger reserve in 2016.
Tip: In a match list, fix first the items that have only one possible match, and then place the items that fit more than one entry.
Note: One item of List-II fits three entries of List-I:
(I) Manas → (B) Biosphere Reserve (1989), (C) Elephant Reserve (part of the Chirang-Ripu Elephant Reserve, 2003) and (D) Tiger Reserve (one of the first nine under Project Tiger, 1973). Renuka Lake, Wayanad and Orang each fit only one entry, so only Option (2) places all four.