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Q80 (IAS/2022) Geography › Maps & Locations › Indian environmental sites Official Key

Consider the following pairs : Wetland/ Lake Location 1. Hokera Wetland - Punjab 2. Renuka Wetland - Himachal Pradesh 3. Rudrasagar Lake - Tripura 4. Sasthamkotta Lake - Tamil Nadu How many pairs given above are correctly matched ?

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Your answer: —  ·  Correct: B
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The correct answer is Option 2 (Only two pairs) because only pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched.

  • Pair 1 is incorrect: Hokera (Hokersar) Wetland is located in Jammu & Kashmir, not Punjab. It is a strategic bird sanctuary and a Ramsar site.
  • Pair 2 is correct: Renuka Wetland is located in the Sirmaur district of Himachal Pradesh. It is the largest lake in the state and is recognized as a Ramsar site.
  • Pair 3 is correct: Rudrasagar Lake is situated in Tripura. It is a natural sedimentation reservoir and home to the famous Neermahal Palace.
  • Pair 4 is incorrect: Sasthamkotta Lake, the largest freshwater lake in the region, is located in Kerala (Kollam district), not Tamil Nadu.

Since only Renuka Wetland and Rudrasagar Lake are accurately matched with their respective states, the answer is "Only two pairs".

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Q. Consider the following pairs : Wetland/ Lake Location 1. Hokera Wetland - Punjab 2. Renuka Wetland - Himachal Pradesh 3. Rudrasagar Lake …
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Which Indian state is Hokera Wetland located in?
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Environment and Ecology, Majid Hussain (Access publishing 3rd ed.) > Chapter 4: BIODIVERSITY > MAngrove (forests). > p. 51
Presence: 5/5
“Harike Lake; District/State: Punjab; Year: 23.03.90; Area in sq km: 41 • Name: 9. Hokera Wetland; District/State: Jammu & Kashmir; Year: 08.11.05; Area in sq km: 14 • Name: 10. Kanjli; District/State: Punjab; Year: 22.01.02; Area in sq km: 25 • Name: 11. Keoladeo National Park; District/State: Rajasthan; Year: 01.10.81; Area in sq km: 29 • Name: 12. Kolleru Lake; District/State: Seemandhra; Year: 19.08.02; Area in sq km: 901 • Name: 13. Loktak Lake; District/State: Manipur; Year: 23.03.90; Area in sq km: 266 • Name: 14. Point Calimere; District/State: Tamil Nadu; Year: 19.08.02; Area in sq km: 385 • Name: 15.”
Why this source?
  • Direct listing names Hokera Wetland with its District/State entry as Jammu & Kashmir.
  • Entry includes additional identifying data (date, area) reinforcing the site's identity.
Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 5: Natural Vegetation and National Parks > Table 5.10 > p. 53
Presence: 4/5
“No.: 7; Name of Ramsar Site: Wullar; Area (in km2): 189 • State/UT: Ladakh; S. No.: 8; Name of Ramsar Site: Tso Morari; Area (in km2): 120 • State/UT: Jammu & Kashmir; S. No.: 9; Name of Ramsar Site: Hokera; Area (in km2): 13.75”
Why this source?
  • Tabular Ramsar-site listing includes Hokera as a numbered entry with area, placing it among other high-altitude sites.
  • Context of the table groups Hokera with other named wetlands used for state-wise cataloguing.
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