Match List I (sanctuary/park) with List II (state):

List I

i.Kaziranga National Park

ii.Keoladeo National Park

iii.Sundarbans National Park

iv.Nanda Devi National Park

List II

a.Assam

b.Rajasthan

c.West Bengal

d.Uttarakhand

Ai-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d ✓ Correct

Bi-a, ii-c, iii-b, iv-d

Ci-d, ii-b, iii-c, iv-a

Di-d, ii-c, iii-b, iv-a

Correct answer: (A) i-a, ii-b, iii-c, iv-d

Explanation

Kaziranga National Park lies in Assam, famed for the one-horned rhinoceros on the Brahmaputra floodplains.

Keoladeo National Park is in Bharatpur, Rajasthan, a Ramsar wetland renowned for migratory birds.

Sundarbans National Park sits in West Bengal, a mangrove delta and tiger habitat at the Ganga-Brahmaputra mouth.

Nanda Devi National Park is in Uttarakhand, a high-Himalayan reserve around India's second-highest peak.

These pairings place each park with its home state across north, east and northwest India.

Kaziranga, Keoladeo, Sundarbans and Nanda Devi all hold UNESCO World Heritage status.

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