Which of the following is not one of the four major coral reef areas of India?
- A.Gulf of Kachchh
- B.Gulf of Mannar
- C.Gulf of Khambhat
- D.Lakshadweep
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Explanation
The correct answer is C, the Gulf of Khambhat. Its water is muddy, its tidal range is among the highest in the country and several rivers empty into it, so the clear, silt-free conditions that corals need are absent; it is known instead for tidal energy potential. Option A is wrong because the Gulf of Kachchh in Gujarat carries fringing reefs and a marine national park, the first of its kind in India. Option B is wrong because the Gulf of Mannar between Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka has a chain of reef-bearing islands and was declared the country's first marine biosphere reserve. Option D is wrong because Lakshadweep is built of atolls, the ring-shaped reefs of the Arabian Sea, and is the classic Indian example of that reef type. The fourth true reef area, not listed here, is the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
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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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