Consider the following pairs:
How many of the pairs given above is/are correctly matched?
- AOnly one
- BOnly two
- COnly Three
- DAll four
Solution & Step-by-step Explanation
Let's analyze the pairs:
* (I) Bankura – Sal: Correct. Bankura lies in the Rarh region, dominated by dry deciduous forests where Sal trees are abundant.
* (II) South 24 Parganas – Sundari: Correct. Sundari trees are characteristic mangrove species found in the Sundarbans of South 24 Parganas.
* (III) Coochbehar – Pine: Incorrect. Pine trees are sub-alpine/alpine vegetation found in higher altitudes like Darjeeling, not in the plains of Cooch Behar.
* (IV) Purba Medinipur – Baobab: Incorrect. Baobab is native to Africa and not a common tree in the natural habitat of Purba Medinipur.
Thus, only two pairs are correctly matched.
* (I) Bankura – Sal: Correct. Bankura lies in the Rarh region, dominated by dry deciduous forests where Sal trees are abundant.
* (II) South 24 Parganas – Sundari: Correct. Sundari trees are characteristic mangrove species found in the Sundarbans of South 24 Parganas.
* (III) Coochbehar – Pine: Incorrect. Pine trees are sub-alpine/alpine vegetation found in higher altitudes like Darjeeling, not in the plains of Cooch Behar.
* (IV) Purba Medinipur – Baobab: Incorrect. Baobab is native to Africa and not a common tree in the natural habitat of Purba Medinipur.
Thus, only two pairs are correctly matched.