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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Explanation
The correct answer is Tamil Nadu, which accounts for 20 of the Ramsar Sites in the country, the highest for any State. Option A, Uttar Pradesh, comes next with 14 sites, among them Sauj Jheel in Mainpuri district, listed in October 2026, and Surha Tal, which had become the 100th Indian site in June of the same year. Option B, Gujarat, holds a smaller group that includes Nalsarovar, Wadhvana Wetland, Thol Lake Wildlife Sanctuary, Khijadia Wildlife Sanctuary and Chhari Dhand, but the number falls well short of the Tamil Nadu total. Option D, Kerala, has a still smaller set made up of the Ashtamudi Wetland, Sasthamkotta Lake and the Vembanad-Kol Wetland. The all-India figure is 103 sites spread across 28 States and Union Territories, and the sites range from high-altitude lakes to mangroves, village tanks and urban marshes.
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Practice Questions
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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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.
Read the full explanation →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 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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