UPSC PYQ: Wetlands and Lakes Mapping (2022)

UPSC Prelims 2022 — pair matching, worked on the map

The question

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?

Incorrect pairHokera Wetland — Punjab

Hokera (Hokersar) Wetland is in Jammu & Kashmir, not Punjab — a Ramsar site on the outskirts of Srinagar, and a key wintering ground for migratory waterfowl in the Kashmir valley.

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Correct pairRenuka Wetland — Himachal Pradesh

Renuka Lake is correctly in Himachal Pradesh — a natural freshwater lake and Ramsar site in Sirmaur district, associated with the Renuka Ji Temple.

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Correct pairRudrasagar Lake — Tripura

Rudrasagar Lake is correctly in Tripura — a Ramsar site near Melaghar, known for the Neermahal palace built on it.

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Incorrect pairSasthamkotta Lake — Tamil Nadu

Sasthamkotta Lake is in Kerala, not Tamil Nadu — it's Kerala's largest freshwater lake and the main drinking-water source for Kollam town.

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Answer: Only two pairs are correctly matched (2 and 3) — the correct answer to the original question.

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