Previous Year Question
Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below the lists:
List-I (Biosphere sites) | List-II (Year of setting up) |
A. Nilgiri | 1. 2000 |
B. Nanda Devi | 2. 1989 |
C. Sunderban | 3. 1988 |
D. Kanchanjunga | 4. 1986 |
Codes:
A-1, B-2, C-3, D-4
A-4, B-3, C-2, D-1
A-3, B-4, C-1, D-2
A-2, B-3, C-1, D-4
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
The correct matching is—Nilgiri–1986, Nanda Devi–1988, Sunderban–1989 and Kanchanjunga–2000.
The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was the first Biosphere Reserve established under India's Biosphere Reserve Programme. It was designated in 1986 and extends across Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka. MoEFCC records its designation date as 1 August 1986, while the Ministry's contemporary annual report also records its establishment in 1986.
The Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve is located in Uttarakhand and was designated in 1988. The Sunderban Biosphere Reserve is located in West Bengal and was designated in 1989. The MoEFCC list records their designation dates as 18 January 1988 and 29 March 1989, respectively.
The Khangchendzonga Biosphere Reserve is located in Sikkim and was designated as a Biosphere Reserve in India on 7 February 2000.
An important examination trap is that the year of designation as an Indian Biosphere Reserve and the year of inclusion in UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves can be different. For example, Nilgiri was designated in India in 1986 but its UNESCO MAB nomination year is 2000; Nanda Devi's UNESCO nomination year is 2004, and Khangchendzonga's is 2018. Thus, this question asks for the “Year of setting up”, not the UNESCO recognition year.