Which of the following pairs is/are NOT correctly matched?

Question

Which of the following pairs is/are NOT correctly matched?

(Biosphere Reserve) — (State)

1. Nokrek — Manipur

2. Manas — Assam

3. Agasthyamalai — Kerala

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. 1 and 2
2. B. Only 3
3. C. 2 and 3
4. D. Only 1 (Correct answer)

Correct Answer

Option D — Only 1

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is Only 1.

Key Points

• 1. Nokrek — Manipur is NOT correctly matched. The Nokrek Biosphere Reserve is in Meghalaya, in the Garo Hills.
• 2. Manas — Assam ✓.
• 3. Agasthyamalai — Kerala ✓ (it extends into Tamil Nadu as well).
• Only pair 1 is wrong, giving option (d).

Additional Information

• Nokrek is famous for Citrus indica, the "Indian wild orange", regarded as the ancestor of all cultivated citrus, and hosts the National Citrus Gene Sanctuary. It is also home to the red panda and the hoolock gibbon.
• India has 18 biosphere reserves, of which 12 are on UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves: Nilgiri (the first, 1986, and the first to be included in the UNESCO list in 2000), Gulf of Mannar, Sundarban, Nanda Devi, Nokrek, Pachmarhi, Similipal, Achanakmar-Amarkantak, Great Nicobar, Agasthyamalai, Khangchendzonga and Panna.
• A biosphere reserve is zoned into a core (legally protected, no human activity), a buffer (research and education) and a transition zone (sustainable human activity).
• Manas is exceptional in carrying four designations at once — National Park, Tiger Reserve, Elephant Reserve, Biosphere Reserve — and is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.