Match List - I with List - II.
| List - I | List - II | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| (Sanctuaries/National Park) | (Animals) | ||
| (A) | Kaziranga National Park | (I) | Wild Ass |
| (B) | Rann of Kutch Sanctuary | (II) | Elephants |
| (C) | Sunderbans National Park | (III) | One-horned Rhinoceros |
| (D) | Periyar National Park | (IV) | The Royal Bengal Tigers |
Choose the most appropriate 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 of these protected areas is known for one flagship animal that it was set up to protect.
(A) Kaziranga National Park — this matches (III) One-horned Rhinoceros. The park on the Brahmaputra floodplain in Assam holds about two-thirds of the world’s one-horned rhinos; it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
(B) Rann of Kutch Sanctuary — this matches (I) Wild Ass. The Wild Ass Sanctuary in the Little Rann of Kutch, Gujarat, is the last home of the Indian wild ass (ghudkhur).
(C) Sunderbans National Park — this matches (IV) The Royal Bengal Tigers. The mangrove forest of the Ganga-Brahmaputra delta in West Bengal is a tiger reserve whose tigers swim between the islands.
(D) Periyar National Park — this matches (II) Elephants. The park around the Periyar lake in Kerala is an elephant reserve (as well as a tiger reserve), where herds are seen from boats on the lake.