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Which of the following are not the Ramsar sites in India? 1. Harike Lake 2. Pulicat Lake 3. Keoladeo National Park 4. Chilika Lake 5. Nagarjuna Sagar Lake Select the correct answer code:

Which of the following are not the Ramsar sites in India? 1. Harike Lake 2. Pulicat Lake 3. Keoladeo National Park 4. Chilika Lake 5. Nagarjuna Sagar Lake Select the correct answer code: Correct Answer 2 and 5 only

The correct answer is 2 and 5.

Key Points

Ramsar Convention is known as the Convention of Wetlands. It was established in 1971 by UNESCO and came into force in 1975.

  • Nagarjuna Sagar Lake - Telangana
  • Pulicat Lake - Andhra Pradesh. Both are not Ramsar sites. Hence, 2 and 5 is correct option.

 Ramsar sites in India:

Sl. No.

Name of Site

State Location

1

Asan Conservation Reserve

Uttarakhand

2

Asthamudi Wetland

Kerala

3

Beas Conservation Reserve

Punjab

4

Bhitarkanika Mangroves

Orissa

5

Bhoj Wetlands

Madhya Pradesh

6

Chandertal Wetland

Himachal Pradesh

7

Chilka Lake

Orissa

8

Deepor Beel

Assam

9

East Kolkata Wetlands

West Bengal

10

Harike Lake

Punjab

11

Hokera Wetland

Jammu and Kashmir

12

Kabartal Wetland

Bihar

13

Kanjli Lake

Punjab

14

Keoladeo Ghana NP

Rajasthan

15

Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve

Punjab

16

Kolleru Lake

Andhra Pradesh

17

Loktak Lake

Manipur

18

Lonar Lake

Maharashtra

19

Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary

Gujarat

20

Nandur Madhameshwar

Maharashtra

21

Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary

Punjab

22

Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

23

Parvati Agra Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

24

Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary

Tamil Nadu

25

Pong Dam Lake

Himachal Pradesh

26

Renuka Wetland

Himachal Pradesh

27

Ropar Lake

Punjab

28

Rudrasagar Lake

Tripura

29

Saman Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

30

Samaspur Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

31

Sambhar Lake

Rajasthan

32

Sandi Bird Sanctuary

Uttar Pradesh

33

Sarsai Nawar Jheel

Uttar Pradesh

34

Sasthamkotta Lake

Kerala

35

Sunderbans Wetland

West Bengal

36

Surinsar-Mansar Lakes

Jammu and Kashmir

37

Sur Sarovar

Uttar Pradesh

38

Tso Kar Wetland Complex

Ladakh

39

Tsomoriri Lake

Jammu and Kashmir

40

Upper Ganga River
(Brijghat to Narora Stretch)

Uttar Pradesh

41

Vembanad Kol Wetland

Kerala

42

Wular Lake

Jammu & Kashmir

 

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