Consider the following pairs:
- Nokrek Biosphere reserve: Garo Hills
- Loktak Lake: Barail Range
- Namdapha National Park: Dafla Hill
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
[UPSC Civil Services Exam – 2013 Prelims]
(a) 1 only
(b) 2 and 3 only
(c) 1, 2 and 3
(d) None
Answer: (a)
Explanation:
- Nokrek Biosphere Reserve:
- Located in Garo Hills district of Meghalaya
- Derives its name from Nokrek Hill, the highest peak in Garo Hills
- Nokrek National Park is part of the biosphere reserve and was added to UNESCO’s list in May 2009
- Loktak Lake:
- A freshwater lake located in Manipur
- Famous for phumdis (floating islands)
- Keibul Lamjao National Park, the only floating national park in the world, is situated on this lake
- Divided into three zones: northern, central, and southern
- Namdapha National Park:
- Located in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh
- Lies between Dapha bum range and Patkai range
- Noa Dihing River flows through the national park from east to west
- Home to the world’s northernmost lowland evergreen rainforests and dipterocarp forests
- Garo Hills:
- Located in Meghalaya and part of the Garo-Khasi range
- One of the wettest places in the world and part of the Meghalaya subtropical ecoregion
- Tura town, located at the foothills of Tura peak, is the largest town in Garo Hills
- Nokrek National Park and Balphakram National Park are located here
- Barail Range:
- Tertiary mountain range located in Dima Hasao district of Assam
- Lies between Brahmaputra and Barak basins
- Meghalaya is on the west and Nagaland and Manipur are on the east
- Dafla Hills:
- Located in Arunachal Pradesh
- Bounded by Abor range in the east and Aka hills in the west
- Inhabited by the Dafla tribe
Therefore, option (a) is the correct answer.Top of Form
