Chilika Lake, the largest brackish water lagoon in India, lies in which state?
- A.Andhra Pradesh
- B.West Bengal
- C.Odisha
- D.Tamil Nadu
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, Odisha. Chilika is a shallow lagoon on the Bay of Bengal coast, separated from the sea by a sandy ridge and joined to it by a narrow mouth, which is why its water is brackish. It was among the first two Indian sites on the Ramsar List, it shelters the Irrawaddy dolphin, and the island of Nalabana within it is a bird sanctuary that fills with migratory birds in winter. Option A is wrong because the large lagoon of Andhra Pradesh is Pulicat, which is shared with Tamil Nadu and ranks second in the country. Option B is wrong because West Bengal is the land of the Sundarbans delta, not of a large lagoon. Option D is wrong because Tamil Nadu has the Point Calimere and Pichavaram wetlands and the southern part of Pulicat, but Chilika does not reach it.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich of the following Ramsar sites is not situated in Uttar Pradesh?
- A.Sur Sarovar
- B.Samaspur Bird Sanctuary
- C.Sarsai Nawar Jheel
- D.Surinsar-Mansar Lakes
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These twin lakes lie near Jammu in the Jammu and Kashmir region, not in Uttar Pradesh, so they are the odd one out in this list.
Read the full explanation →Consider the following pairs of wetlands and the confluence of rivers they lie at:
- Harike Wetland – confluence of the Beas and the Sutlej
- Keoladeo Ghana National Park – confluence of the Banas and the Chambal
- Kolleru Lake – confluence of the Musi and the Krishna
Which of the above pairs is/are correctly matched?
- A.1 only
- B.2 and 3 only
- C.1 and 3 only
- D.1, 2 and 3
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The Harike Wetland in Punjab was created by building a barrage just below the point where the Beas joins the Sutlej, so the first pair is correct and it is the only one.
Read the full explanation →The Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention, was signed in 1971 in which country?
- A.Iran
- B.Iraq
- C.Switzerland
- D.Kenya
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The convention takes its name from Ramsar, a town on the Caspian coast of Iran, where it was signed on 2 February 1971; it came into force in 1975 and is the oldest of the modern global environmental treaties.
Read the full explanation →World Wetlands Day is observed every year on which date?
- A.22 March
- B.2 February
- C.5 June
- D.26 July
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The correct answer is B, 2 February, the anniversary of the signing of the Ramsar Convention in 1971, which is why the day carries that date.
Read the full explanation →Keibul Lamjao, the only floating national park in the world, lies on which lake?
- A.Wular Lake
- B.Chilika Lake
- C.Loktak Lake
- D.Kolleru Lake
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Keibul Lamjao National Park rests on these mats and is the last natural home of the sangai, the brow-antlered deer of Manipur.
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