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UPSC Prelims 2014 · Environment · Wild Places
Consider the following pairs: Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
- Dampa Tiger Reserve → Mizoram
- Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary → Sikkim
- Saramati Peak → Nagaland
- (a) 1 only
- (b) 2 and 3 only
- (c) 1 and 3 only
- (d) 1, 2 and 3
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: (c) 1 and 3 only
Dampa–Mizoram and Saramati–Nagaland are right; Gumti is in Tripura.
Statement by statement
1. ✓ CORRECT Dampa is Mizoram’s tiger reserve.
2. ✗ WRONG Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary is in Tripura.
3. ✓ CORRECT Saramati is the highest peak of Nagaland (on the Myanmar border).
The idea
Fix one landmark for each small State of the North-East, and the wrong pair stands out.
Mizoram → Dampa Tiger Reserve → Tripura → Gumti sanctuary and Dumbur lake → Nagaland → Mount Saramati → Sikkim → Khangchendzonga National Park → Manipur → Keibul Lamjao → Meghalaya → Nokrek and Balphakram
Elimination technique
In matching questions all pairs are rarely correct in Environment PYQs. So doubt (d) first.
Also know
Dampa is the largest protected area of Mizoram and lies along the Bangladesh border. Saramati stands on the India–Myanmar border. Sikkim has no tiger reserve; Khangchendzonga National Park is India’s only “mixed” World Heritage Site.
🔒 Dampa = Mizoram · Gumti = Tripura · Saramati = Nagaland.