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UPSC 2010: Consider the following pairs: Protected area — Well-known for 1. Bhitarkanika, Orissa — Salt Water Crocodile 2. Desert National Park, Rajasthan — Great Indian Bustard 3. Eravikulam, Kerala — Hoolak Gibbon Which of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched ?
(a)1 only
(b)1 and 2 only
(c)2 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) 1 and 2 only
Bhitarkanika National Park in Odisha is famous for its sizeable population of salt-water crocodiles, and Desert National Park in Rajasthan is a stronghold of the critically endangered Great Indian Bustard, so pairs 1 and 2 are correctly matched. Eravikulam National Park, however, is noted for the Nilgiri tahr—not the Hoolock gibbon (which occurs in Northeast India). Hence only pairs 1 and 2 are correct([v1.wii.gov.in](https://v1.wii.gov.in/nmcg/priority-species/reptiles/salt-water-crocodile?utm_source=openai))
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