How many Ramsar Sites did India have after the designations of 15 October 2026?
- A.96
- B.101
- C.103
- D.110
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Explanation
The correct answer is 103. India reached this figure on 15 October 2026, when Sukhna Wetland in Chandigarh and Sauj Jheel in Uttar Pradesh were added to the list of Wetlands of International Importance. These sites together cover more than 13.87 lakh hectares in 28 States and Union Territories, which makes the Indian network the largest in Asia and the third largest in the world. Option A, 96, was the total the country reached after 11 wetlands were listed during 2025, so it is one stage behind. Option B, 101, was the position after Glaw Lake in Arunachal Pradesh was designated in August 2026, following Surha Tal in Uttar Pradesh as the 100th site in June of that year. Option D, 110, is simply higher than any figure India has recorded; the count stood at 26 as recently as 2014, so the rise to 103 already represents a near fourfold expansion.
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Practice Questions
Which two wetlands were added to the Ramsar list in October 2026 as the newest Indian sites?
- A.Surha Tal and Glaw Lake
- B.Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel
- C.Chilika Lake and Keoladeo National Park
- D.Kolleru Lake and Deepor Beel
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Sukhna Wetland lies in Chandigarh and is a rain-fed reservoir created in 1958 at the foot of the Shivalik hills; it shelters threatened species such as the Pallas's fish eagle, the common pochard and the black pond turtle, and migratory birds of the Central Asian Flyway winter there.
Read the full explanation →The Convention on Wetlands, known as the Ramsar Convention, was adopted in 1971 in which country?
- A.India
- B.Iran
- C.Switzerland
- D.Japan
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The treaty takes its name from Ramsar, the Iranian town where it was adopted on 2 February 1971, and it entered into force in 1975.
Read the full explanation →Which State has the largest number of Ramsar Sites in India?
- A.Uttar Pradesh
- B.Gujarat
- C.Tamil Nadu
- D.Kerala
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The correct answer is Tamil Nadu, which accounts for 20 of the Ramsar Sites in the country, the highest for any State.
Read the full explanation →Which institutions were district administrations asked to link with farmers so that residue management solutions reach them without delay?
- A.Custom Hiring Centres and machinery providers
- B.Regional rural banks and insurance agents
- C.Agricultural produce market committees only
- D.Panchayat libraries and cooperative stores
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The commission asked the district administrations to strengthen coordination between farmers, Custom Hiring Centres, machinery providers and other stakeholders so that farmers can obtain residue management solutions without waiting.
Read the full explanation →Where did the CAQM team direct that paddy stubble should be used as fuel to the maximum extent?
- A.Only in household cooking stoves
- B.In thermal power plants, brick kilns and industries
- C.In railway locomotives
- D.In municipal incinerators alone
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The commission emphasised this route and further directed that sector-wise nodal officers be made responsible for the actual use of stubble by their sectors and for monitoring and reporting compliance regularly.
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