Which of the following is not correctly matched? Hot - springs Locations

The mismatch is B) Jwalamukhi - Jammu and Kashmir. Jwalamukhi is in Kangra district of Himachal Pradesh, not J&K. It is famous for its temple and natural flame shrine, and its hot-spring associations are in Himachal, so the pairing is wrong.

The other three pairs are correct:

• A) Manikaran, Himachal Pradesh: the sulphur hot springs in the Parvati valley near Kullu are a well-known Himachal site.
• C) Anhoni, Madhya Pradesh: Anhoni is listed among the thermal springs of Madhya Pradesh in standard references.
• D) Taptapani, Odisha: the hot springs in Ganjam district are a recognised Odisha site.

The core concept is geothermal springs, which arise where groundwater meets heat from deep crustal or volcanic sources, often along fault zones. This ties into the Geography section on physiography and also into tourism and religious-geography questions in Mains.

Trap: candidates match a famous name with a famous state. Jwalamukhi is a flame shrine that many associate with J&K-region temples, but the site is in Himachal Pradesh.