Consider the following pairs Biosphere Location Reserves 1 Nilgiri Part of Wayanad Nagarhole Bandipu...........

Geography and Environment (CSC) Biodiversity

Consider the following pairs :

Biosphere Location Reserves

1. Nilgiri Part of Wayanad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Madumalai

2. Nokrek Part of Jaintia hills

3. Great Nicobar Northern most islands of Andaman And Nicobar

4. Manas Part of Kokrajhar, Kamprup and Darang

5. Cold Desert Part of Kibber Wildlife Sancturary

Which of the following pairs is/are correctly matched?

1 and 4 only

2, 3 and 5 only

2 and 3 only

1, 4 and 5 only

Correct Option: (d) Explanation:

Pair 1 is correctly matched: Nilgiri encompasses Part of Wayanad, Nagarhole, Bandipur and Madumalai, Nilambur, Silent Valley and Siruvani hills (Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Karnataka). The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve have the distinction of being the fi rst biosphere reserve in India. It is located in the Western Ghats. The Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve situated in parts of Tamilnadu, Kerala and Karnataka.
Pair 2 is incorrectly matched: Nokrek encompasses Part of Garo hills (Meghalaya). Designated as a biosphere reserve in the year 1988, Nokrek falls within the state boundaries of Meghalaya, along the eastern Himalayas.
Pair 3 is incorrectly matched: Great Nicobar encompasses southernmost islands of Andaman and Nicobar group of Islands. Designated as a biosphere reserve in the year 1989, Great Nicobar falls within the boundaries of the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Pair 4 is correctly matched: Manas encompassesPart of Kokrajhar, Bongaigaon, Barpeta, Nalbari, Kamprup and Darang districts (Assam). Designated as a biosphere reserve in the year 1989, Manas falls within the state boundaries of Assam, along the eastern Himalayas. Pair 5 is correctly matched: Cold Desert encompasses Pin Valley National Park and surroundings; Chandratal and Sarchu & Kibber Wildlife Sancturary in Himachal Pradesh. Designated as a biosphere reserve in the year 2009, Cold Desert falls within the state boundaries of Himachal Pradesh along the western Himalayas.