Match the List-I with List-II and select the correct answer from the codes given below : List- I (Park/Sanctuary) List-II (State) A. Dachigam 1. Madhya Pradesh B. Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary 2. Rajasthan C. Kanha National Park 3. Kerala D. Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary 4. Jammu & Kashmir

The correct match is A–4; B–2; C–1; D–3, so option A. Dachigam National Park lies near Srinagar in Jammu and Kashmir and is the main habitat of the Hangul (Kashmir stag). Keoladeo Ghana in Bharatpur is in Rajasthan. It was a shooting reserve, became a Ramsar site in 1981 and a World Heritage Site in 1985. Kanha, in the Mandla and Balaghat region, is in Madhya Pradesh and is among the best-known tiger reserves under Project Tiger, launched in 1973. Periyar, around Thekkady and the Periyar Lake, is in Kerala and is famous for elephants and tigers.

Wrong options fail on one pair each. Option B places Kanha in Kerala, option C places Dachigam in Rajasthan, and option D puts Keoladeo in Jammu and Kashmir. Note that Keoladeo Ghana Bird Sanctuary is now officially Keoladeo National Park, a name change after 1981, but the state link has not changed.

The core concept is the state-wise distribution of protected areas. For Mains, it connects to the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, and to India's wetland obligations under the Ramsar Convention.

Trap: aspirants often confuse Hangul's Kashmir habitat with a Himalayan park elsewhere, or assume every famous tiger reserve is in central India without checking the state.