Question

Consider the following pairs:

National Park                        River flowing through the Park

1. Corbett National Park: Ganga

2. Kaziranga National Park : Manas

3. Silent Valley National Park: Kaveri

Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?

1. 1 and 2
2. 3 only
3. 1 and 3
4. None

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : None

The correct answer is None.

S.no	National Park	River flowing through the Park
1	Corbett National Park	Ramganga
2	Kaziranga National Park	Brahmaputra, Diphlu, Mora Diphlu and Mora Dhansiri
3	Silent Valley National Park	Kunthipuzha

• ​Hence, option 4 is correct.

• Rivers In Jim Corbett National Park
  • The Ramganga river (Ramganga is a tributary of Ganga) along with its significant tributaries Sonanadi, Palain, and Mandal forms the prominent hydrological resource for the Corbett.
  • The river Kosi also flows by national park and serves as a significant water resource for the nearby area.
• Kaziranga is a vast stretch of tall elephant grass, marshland and dense tropical moist broadleaf forests crisscrossed by four main rivers — Brahmaputra, Diphlu, Mora Diphlu, and Mora Dhansiri and has numerous small water bodies.
• Silent Valley National Park
  • The River Kunthi descending from the Niligiri hills above from an altitude of 2000 m flows about 25 km through the valley.
  • Locally known as Kunthi puzha (puzha in Malayalam means river) the river never turns brown; it is crystal clear, perennial and wild.