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UPSC 2014: Consider the following pairs : Wetlands — Confluence of rivers 1. Harike Wetlands : Confluence of Beas and Satluj/Sutlej 2. Keoladeo Ghana National Park : Confluence of Banas and Chambal 3. Kolleru Lake : Confluence of Musi and Krishna Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
(a)1 only
(b)2 and 3 only
(c)1 and 3 only
(d)1, 2 and 3
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (a) 1 only
Harike Wetland was created at the confluence of the Beas and Sutlej rivers in Punjab, so pair 1 is correct ([wwfindia.org](https://www.wwfindia.org/about_wwf/critical_regions/wetlands/harike_lake/?utm_source=openai)). Keoladeo Ghana National Park is fed by the Gambhir and Banganga rivers, not the Banas and Chambal; pair 2 is incorrect ([indiaculture.gov.in](https://www.indiaculture.gov.in/keoladeo-national-park?utm_source=openai)). Kolleru Lake lies between the Krishna and Godavari deltas and is fed by local rivulets such as Budameru and Tammileru, not by the Musi–Krishna confluence, so pair 3 is also incorrect ([en.wikipedia.org](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kolleru_Lake?utm_source=openai)). Therefore only pair 1 is correctly matched → option (a).
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