Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.

Question

Match List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the code given below the lists.

List-I (National Park / Wildlife Sanctuary)

A. Dachigam

B. Keoladeo

C. Kanha

D. Periyar

List-II (State/Union Territory)

1. Madhya Pradesh

2. Rajasthan

3. Kerala

4. Jammu and Kashmir

1. A. A-4, B-2, C-3, D-1
2. B. A-2, B-4, C-1, D-3
3. C. A-2, B-4, C-3, D-1
4. D. A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3 (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is A-4, B-2, C-1, D-3.

Key Points

• A. Dachigam — 4. Jammu and Kashmir. The last refuge of the Hangul (Kashmir stag), the state animal.
• B. Keoladeo — 2. Rajasthan. At Bharatpur; a UNESCO World Heritage Site and Ramsar site, famous for migratory birds.
• C. Kanha — 1. Madhya Pradesh. Known for the barasingha (hard-ground swamp deer) and as the inspiration for Kipling's *The Jungle Book*.
• D. Periyar — 3. Kerala. A tiger and elephant reserve around the Periyar lake in the Western Ghats.
• Hence option (d).

Additional Information

• Keoladeo was formerly the Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary and was once the wintering ground of the Siberian crane; it is on the Montreux Record of Ramsar sites under threat.
• Madhya Pradesh is called the "Tiger State" for having the largest tiger population; its major parks are Kanha, Bandhavgarh, Pench, Satpura, Panna and Sanjay-Dubri.
• Project Tiger was launched in 1973 and is administered by the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA); Project Elephant followed in 1992.
• India's first national park was Hailey National Park (1936), now Jim Corbett National Park in Uttarakhand.