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?
Correct Answer: Option A
Explanation
1. Pair 1 is correctly matched. Harike Wetlands, a significant Ramsar site in Punjab, is located at the confluence of the Beas and Satluj (Sutlej) rivers.
2. Pair 2 is incorrectly matched. Keoladeo Ghana National Park, located in Rajasthan, lies between the Gambhir and Banganga rivers. It is not situated at the confluence of the Banas and Chambal rivers; their confluence is much further east.
3. Pair 3 is incorrectly matched. Kolleru Lake, a large freshwater lake in Andhra Pradesh, lies between the deltas of the Godavari and Krishna rivers. It is not located at the confluence of the Musi and Krishna rivers; the Musi joins the Krishna upstream.
Therefore, only the first pair is correctly matched.
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