Consider the following pairs : Wetlands : Confluence of rivers 1. Harike Wetlands : Confluence of Beas and Satluj/Sutlej 2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park : Confluence of Banas and Chambal 3. Kolleru Lake : Confluence of Musi and Krishna Which of the above

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Q: 46 (IAS/2014)
Consider the following pairs :
Wetlands : Confluence of rivers
1. Harike Wetlands : Confluence of Beas and Satluj/Sutlej
2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park : Confluence of Banas and Chambal
3. Kolleru Lake : Confluence of Musi and Krishna
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

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Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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The given pairs of wetlands and their corresponding confluences of rivers are:

1. Harike Wetlands: Confluence of Beas and Satluj/Sutlej - This pair is correctly matched. Harike Wetlands is a wetland located at the confluence of Beas and Satluj/Sutlej rivers in Punjab, India.

2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park: Confluence of Banas and Chambal - This pair is not correctly matched. Keoladeo Ghana National Park, also known as Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary, is a wetland in Rajasthan, India, and is not located at the confluence of Banas and Chambal rivers.

3. Kolleru Lake: Confluence of Musi and Krishna - This pair is not correctly matched. Kolleru Lake is a freshwater lake in Andhra Pradesh, India, and is not located at the confluence of Musi and Krishna rivers.

Therefore, the correct answer is option 1 only, which has the correctly matched pair.

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