Consider the following pairs: Protected Area — Category - State I. Dibru-Saikhowa — National Park — Assam II. Chinnar — Biosphere Reserve — Kerala III. Pakke — National Park — Arunachal Pradesh IV. Koyna — Tiger Reserve — Maharashtra V. Patna — Bird Sanctuary — Uttar Pradesh How many of the pairs given above are correctly matched?

The correct answer is Option 1. Key Points The core topic in this question is the correct association of a Protected Area with both its category and its State. A pair is correct only when all three elements match properly. In this question, the important issue is that some sites are widely known by a landscape or project name, but their formal category is different. Statement I: Dibru-Saikhowa is correctly matched as a National Park in Assam. Hence, Statement I is correct. Statement II: Chinnar is in Kerala, but it is known as Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary, not as a Biosphere Reserve. Hence, Statement II is incorrect. Statement III: Pakke is in Arunachal Pradesh, but it is not correctly matched here as a National Park. It is officially associated with Pakke Tiger Reserve and earlier Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary. Hence, Statement III is incorrect. Statement IV: Koyna is in Maharashtra, but it is not a Tiger Reserve by itself. It is Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary, while the Tiger Reserve in that landscape is Sahyadri Tiger Reserve. Hence, Statement IV is incorrect. Statement V: Patna Bird Sanctuary is correctly matched with Uttar Pradesh. Hence, Statement V is correct. Thus, only two pairs are correctly matched. Additional Information Dibru-Saikhowa National Park is located in Assam and is known for its riverine and wetland ecosystem. Chinnar Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kerala in the rain-shadow region of the Western Ghats. Pakke is officially known in conservation usage as Pakke Tiger Reserve; it was earlier known as Pakhui Wildlife Sanctuary. Koyna Wildlife Sanctuary forms part of the larger Sahyadri Tiger Reserve landscape in Maharashtra. Patna Bird Sanctuary, also known as Patna Pakshi Vihar, is located in Uttar Pradesh. Useful recall approach: Dibru: Assam NP/BR (Riverine). Chinnar: Kerala WLS (Rainshadow region). Pakke: AP Tiger Reserve (Not NP). Koyna: MH Tiger Reserve (Sahyadri). Patna: UP Bird Sanctuary (Etah district).