Sectional Test · GK & Current Affairs
Environment · 100th RAMSAR Site of IndiaPassage
India's journey in wetland conservation has been long and layered. From designating its very first site in 1981 to recently crossing a three-digit milestone, the country has grown into one of the leading nations in the global wetlands framework. The most recent addition — a bird sanctuary in eastern Uttar Pradesh — was formally notified in June 2025, pushing India's tally past the hundred-mark. Named after a prominent political figure, the site lies within the floodplain of one of India's most sacred rivers, and its ecological character reflects a crescent-shaped water body born from an abandoned river meander. The sanctuary is a stopover for migratory avifauna moving along a transcontinental bird corridor connecting Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent, and had been functioning as a protected area for over three decades before receiving international recognition. The international framework under which this recognition was granted dates to the early 1970s. Adopted on a date now observed globally as World Wetlands Day, the Convention was signed in a coastal city in a West Asian nation and came into effect a few years later. India administers its Ramsar sites under a dedicated set of rules notified within the last decade, and globally now trails only two countries — both geographically distant from South Asia — in total Ramsar site count.
Q1.The passage refers to India's 100th Ramsar site as a sanctuary 'named after a prominent political figure' located in eastern Uttar Pradesh. Which of the following correctly identifies this site?
Q2.The passage describes the site's ecological character as a 'crescent-shaped water body born from an abandoned river meander.' Which geomorphological term best matches this description?
Q3.The Ramsar Convention was 'adopted on a date now observed globally as World Wetlands Day.' What is that date?
Q4.The passage states the Convention was 'signed in a coastal city in a West Asian nation.' In which country was the Ramsar Convention adopted?
Q5.India 'trails only two countries in total Ramsar site count.' Which two nations lead India globally (as of June 2025)?
Q6.India administers Ramsar sites 'under a dedicated set of rules notified within the last decade.' Which legislation is this?
Q7.The passage refers to 'conservation legacy spanning from the backwaters of Odisha to the mangrove expanses of Bengal.' These respectively refer to which two Ramsar sites?
Q8.The passage references 'bird-rich grasslands of Rajasthan.' Which site is being referred to?
Q9.The passage mentions a 'transcontinental bird corridor connecting Central Asia to the Indian subcontinent.' What is the official name of this flyway?
Q10.The passage states the sanctuary had been 'functioning as a protected area for over three decades before receiving international recognition' in June 2025. In approximately which year was it first declared a sanctuary?