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29 Mar 2022

Question :

Correctly match the following pairs:

	Elephant Reserve		State
1	Shivalik	a	Meghalaya
2	Garo Hills	b	Uttaranchal
3	Periyar	c	Tamil nadu
4	Nilgiri	d	Kerala

1-b, 2-a, 3-d, 4-c
1-b, 2-a, 3-c, 4-d
1-d, 2-a, 3-b, 4-c
1-a, 2-c, 3-d, 4-b

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Correct Match:

Shivalik Elephant Reserve - Uttaranchal

Garo Hills Elephant Reserve - Meghalaya

Periyar Elephant Reserve - Kerala

Nilgiri Elephant Reserve - Tamil nadu

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11 Feb 2022

Question :

Which of the following site in India consider as National Park, biosphere reserve, UNESCO world heritage site, a tiger reserve as well as elephant reserve?

Sanjay National Park
Manas National Park
Anshi National Park
Navegaon National Park

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Manas National Park or Manas Wildlife Sanctuary is a national park, UNESCO Natural World Heritage site, a Project Tiger reserve, an elephant reserve and a biosphere reserve in Assam, India. Located in the Himalayan foothills, it is contiguous with the Royal Manas National Park in Bhutan.
The park is known for its rare and endangered endemic wildlife such as the Assam roofed turtle, hispid hare, golden langur and pygmy hog. Manas is famous for its population of the wild water buffalo.
The Manas National Park was declared a sanctuary on 1 October 1928.
Manas Bio Reserve was created in 1973. In 1973, it was declared as Tiger Reserve under Project Tiger.
It was declared a World Heritage site in December 1985 by UNESCO.
Manas was declared as a National Park in 1990.
In 2003, Manas was declared as Chirang – Ripu Elephant Reserve under Project Elephant. Total area of the park is about 500 Km2.

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07 Feb 2022

Question :

Consider the following statements regarding the Ramsar Sites:
The convention was held in the city of Ramsar, Iran, in February 1971 and was originally contracted by seven countries when it came into force on 21 December 1975.
The country with the most sites is the United Kingdom with 175.
With 49 Ramsar sites, India is the country with the highest sites in South Asia

Which of the statement/s given above is/are correct?
1 only
1 and 2 only
1 and 3 only
1, 2 and 3

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Some Facts About Ramsar Sites

Any wetland site which is listed under the Ramsar Convention that intends to preserve it and advance sustainable utilization of its natural resources is known as a Ramsar Site.
On 2 February 1971, the International Treaty for the Conservation and Sustainable Use of Wetlands was signed at a city of Iran called Ramsar, hence the name Ramsar Sites.
It was originally contracted by seven countries when it came into force on 21 December 1975.
Today, there are 172 contracting parties to the Ramsar Convention.
India signed the Ramsar Convention on 1 February 1982.
Ramsar Convention has two fold objectives viz. Conservation and sustainable utilization of wetlands; and stop the encroachment and loss of wetlands.
This treaty is not a legal binding treaty and is not a part of UN & UNESCO conventions.
As per the Ramsar Convention, Wetlands are areas of marsh, fen, peatland or water, whether natural or artificial, permanent or temporary, with water that is static or flowing, fresh, brackish or salt, including areas of marine water the depth of which at low tide does not exceed six metres.
For example, marine and coastal areas; Estuaries; Lakes and rivers; Marshes and peatlands; Groundwater and human-made wetlands such as rice paddies, shrimp ponds, and reservoirs.
The country with the most sites is the United Kingdom with 175.
On the eve of the World Wetlands Day, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands designated Khijadia Bird Sanctuary near Jamnagar in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh as wetlands of international importance.
With the addition of these two wetlands, the number of Ramsar Sites in India has gone up to 49, the highest for any country in South Asia.

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06 Feb 2022

Question : Consider the following statements regarding the Ramsar Sites:

Recently, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands designated Khijadia Bird Sanctuary near Jamnagar in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh as wetlands of international importance.
With the addition of these two wetlands, the number of Ramsar Sites in India has gone up to 49.
India is the founding member of this convention.

Which of the statement/s given above is/are not correct?
1 and 2 only
2 and 3 only
2 only
3 only

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On the eve of the World Wetlands Day, the Ramsar Convention on Wetlands designated Khijadia Bird Sanctuary near Jamnagar in Gujarat and Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh as wetlands of international importance.
Hence, Statement 1 is correct
With the addition of these two wetlands, the number of Ramsar Sites in India has gone up to 49.
Hence, Statement 2 is correct
India is not the founding member of this convention. India signed the Ramsar Convention on 1 February 1982.
Hence, Statement 3 is incorrect

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28 Jan 2022

Question : There are how many existing wildlife sanctuaries in India ?

566
576
466
476

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There are 566 existing wildlife sanctuaries in India covering an area of 122420 km², which is 3.72% of the geographical area of the country

(Source: National Wildlife Database, Dec. 2020).

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