Which of the following Protected Areas are located in Cauvery basin ? 1. Nagarhole National Park 2. Papikonda National Park 3. Sathyamangalam Tiger Reserve 4. Wayanad Wildlife Sanctuary Select the correct answer using the code given below :

Lists Nagarhole National Park and locates it in Coorg (Karnataka), providing the park's administrative/regional placement.

A student could use a map of Coorg/Karnataka to see which major river basins cover that district and check if Cauvery drainage includes the park area.

Places Nagarhole within the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve and the Western Ghats, giving its broader physiographic setting.

Knowing the park sits in the Western Ghats, a student can consult drainage maps of the Western Ghats to determine which rivers (e.g., Cauvery) drain the immediate region.

Again identifies Nagarhole as part of the Western Ghats protected areas (Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve), reinforcing its location in the Ghats' watershed zone.

Combine this with topographic or river-basin maps of the Western Ghats to infer likely downstream river basins for the park's runoff.

Describes the Amravathi as a tributary of the Kaveri (Cauvery) arising near the Kerala–Tamil Nadu border, giving an example of Western Ghats rivers feeding the Kaveri system.

Use this as a pattern example: since other Western Ghats rivers (like Amravathi) feed the Kaveri, a student can check whether Nagarhole's local streams similarly drain into Kaveri tributaries on maps.

Explains that major peninsular rivers (Godavari) rise from the Western Ghats, showing the Ghats are a source region for several basins.

Apply this general rule: because the Western Ghats give rise to multiple river systems, a student should verify which specific Ghats-sector (e.g., Coorg/Nilgiris) drains to Cauvery versus other basins using basin maps.