Match the following Wildlife sanctuaries with the districts they are located in Choose the correct match:

Question

Match the following Wildlife sanctuaries with the districts they are located in

Choose the correct match:

1. A. i-a, ii-c, iii-b
2. B. i-b, ii-a, iii-c
3. C. i-b, ii-c, iii-a (Correct answer)
4. D. i-a, ii-b, iii-c

Correct Answer

Option C — i-b, ii-c, iii-a

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is i-b, ii-c, iii-a.

Key Points

• The correct matching is:

• Hirapora Wildlife Sanctuary lies in Shopian district along the Mughal Road in the Pir Panjal range, and is important habitat for the Markhor, India's rarest wild goat.
• Rajparian Wildlife Sanctuary, also known as Daksum, lies in Anantnag district in the Bringhi valley, with dense fir and pine forest supporting Himalayan black bear and musk deer.
• Trikuta Wildlife Sanctuary lies in Reasi district, surrounding the Trikuta hills on which the Vaishno Devi shrine stands.

Additional Information

• Major protected areas of Jammu & Kashmir:
  • National Parks — Dachigam (Srinagar; the last refuge of the Hangul or Kashmir stag, the state animal), Kishtwar High Altitude National Park, Salim Ali National Park (Srinagar), and Kazinag National Park (Baramulla, known for Markhor).
  • Wildlife Sanctuaries — Overa-Aru and Rajparian (Anantnag), Hirapora and Overa (Shopian/Anantnag), Lachipora and Limber (Baramulla), Gulmarg, Hokersar, Trikuta (Reasi), Nandni, Surinsar-Mansar, Jasrota and Ramnagar Rakha (Jammu region).
• Ramsar sites in Jammu & Kashmir: Wular Lake, Hokersar, Surinsar-Mansar, Hygam, Shallabugh and the Tsomoriri and Tsokar wetlands (the last two now in Ladakh). These lie on the Central Asian Flyway and host large numbers of migratory waterfowl each winter.
• State symbols of Jammu & Kashmir: animal — Hangul; bird — Black-necked Crane; tree — Chinar; flower — Lotus.
• The Markhor is listed in Schedule I of the Wild Life (Protection) Act and is classified as Near Threatened by the IUCN, surviving in India only in a few pockets of the Pir Panjal and along the Jhelum valley.