Previous Year Question
Match List-I and List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below:
List-I (Lakes) | List-II (Location) |
A. Ashtamudi | 1. Haryana |
B. Pulicat | 2. Kerala |
C. Roopkund | 3. Tamil Nadu |
D. Surajkund | 4. Uttarakhand |
Codes:
A-3, B-2, C-1, D-4
A-2, B-3, C-4, D-1
A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
A-1, B-4, C-2, D-3
Correct Answer: B
Detailed Solution
The correct matching is—Ashtamudi–Kerala, Pulicat–Tamil Nadu, Roopkund–Uttarakhand and Surajkund–Haryana.
Ashtamudi Lake is located in Kollam district of Kerala. Its name is associated with its multiple branches; a Government of Kerala description gives its area as about 51.8 sq km. It is an important backwater wetland and is also a Ramsar Site.
Pulicat Lake is a brackish-water lagoon extending across both Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh. Among the States available in the question, it is matched with Tamil Nadu. According to the Tamil Nadu Wildlife Department, the Tamil Nadu portion of the Pulicat Lake Sanctuary covers about 15,367 hectares.
Roopkund is a famous high-altitude glacial lake in the Himalayan region of Uttarakhand. The official Roopkund Trek itinerary of Uttarakhand Tourism places it beyond Bedni Bugyal and Bhagubasa as a high-Himalayan trekking destination.
Surajkund is situated in Faridabad, Haryana, against the backdrop of the Aravalli hills. According to the Government of Haryana, its name literally means “Lake of the Sun”, and its semicircular embankment is one of its characteristic features.
An important examination point is that Pulicat is not confined only to Tamil Nadu; it also extends into Andhra Pradesh. However, Andhra Pradesh is absent from List-II in this question, so the correct matching is Pulicat–Tamil Nadu.