Consider the following pairs:1. Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary - Located ...
1. Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary - Located in Tamil Nadu: Incorrect. The Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary is primarily located in Karnataka, across the districts of Mandya, Chamarajanagar, and Ramanagar, although it shares its eastern and northeastern borders with Tamil Nadu.
2. Mahseer Fish - Found in Cauvery River: Correct. The Cauvery River, which flows through the Cauvery Wildlife Sanctuary, is one of the rare habitats for the mahseer fish, a significant species in freshwater ecosystems.
3. Solar Radiation Management - Reflecting solar rays to cool Earth: Correct. Solar Radiation Management (SRM) is a geo-engineering strategy aimed at reflecting incoming solar radiation to reduce Earth's temperature, as explored in research on mitigating global warming.
4. Industrial Alcohol - Regulated only by the Central Government: Incorrect. The regulation of industrial alcohol is within the purview of State legislatures, as affirmed by a Supreme Court ruling, which establishes that states have the authority to regulate industrial alcohol under their legislative powers.
Thus, only pairs 2 and 3 are correctly matched.