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As stated by India at CBD COP-17, how many Ramsar sites does the country have?

  1. A.57
  2. B.75
  3. C.103
  4. D.112

Correct answer

C. 103

Explanation

The correct answer is 103. In its National Statement India listed its conservation network as 1,134 Protected Areas, 103 Ramsar sites, 57 Biodiversity Heritage Sites and 18 Biosphere Reserves, of which 13 belong to the Man and the Biosphere network of UNESCO. Option A is wrong because fifty-seven is the number of Biodiversity Heritage Sites, a different category created under India's own biodiversity law, and swapping the two is the commonest error here. Option B is wrong because seventy-five is not among the figures given in the statement. Option D is wrong for the same reason, and is included because it sits close to the correct value. The safest way to remember the set is in descending order, from protected areas in four digits, to Ramsar wetlands in three, then heritage sites and biosphere reserves in two, with the UNESCO subset inside the last of them.

Read the full article: CBD COP-17: India Lists 1,134 Protected Areas at Yerevan

Practice Questions

Q1.Summits & ConferencesEasy

CBD COP-17, where India delivered its National Statement, was held in which city?

  1. A.Baku, Azerbaijan
  2. B.Yerevan, Armenia
  3. C.Tbilisi, Georgia
  4. D.Cali, Colombia
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Correct answer: B. Yerevan, Armenia

The 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity met at Yerevan, and the Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change thanked the Government of Armenia for hosting the seventeenth meeting of the Convention.

Q2.Summits & ConferencesMedium

India's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan translates the global framework into how many National Biodiversity Targets?

  1. A.17 targets
  2. B.23 targets
  3. C.30 targets
  4. D.42 targets
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Correct answer: B. 23 targets

India's minister told the High-Level Segment that the country's updated National Biodiversity Strategy and Action Plan converts the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework into 23 National Biodiversity Targets, and that progress against them is measured through 142 indicators.

Q3.Summits & ConferencesEasy

Who delivered the valedictory address at the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum, held at the Constitution House of the Parliament of India?

  1. A.The Rajya Sabha Chairman
  2. B.The Lok Sabha Speaker
  3. C.The Minister of External Affairs
  4. D.The Prime Minister
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Correct answer: B. The Lok Sabha Speaker

He had inaugurated the two-day Forum a day earlier and he delivered the valedictory address at the historic Constitution House of the Parliament of India, speaking to presiding officers, delegates and parliamentarians from BRICS member and partner nations.

Q4.Summits & ConferencesMedium

The Joint Declaration of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum endorsed UN Security Council reform by referring to which paragraph of the New Delhi Declaration?

  1. A.Paragraph 13
  2. B.Paragraph 40
  3. C.Paragraph 24
  4. D.Paragraph 7
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Correct answer: A. Paragraph 13

Reaffirming the consensus of the New Delhi Declaration, the member parliaments issued an explicit endorsement of UN Security Council reform with a reference to Paragraph 13 of that declaration, the aim being to make global governance more representative of the Global South.

Q5.Summits & ConferencesEasy

Which country assumes the BRICS chair for the year 2027, as announced at the valedictory session of the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum?

  1. A.Brazil
  2. B.Russia
  3. C.China
  4. D.South Africa
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Correct answer: C. China

At the close of the Forum the Lok Sabha Speaker handed over the chairship of the BRICS Parliamentary Forum to China, which takes the BRICS chair for the year 2027, and expressed confidence that cooperation would continue to flourish under its leadership.