Which two protected areas of Haryana were designated Ramsar sites in 2021?
- A.Kalesar National Park and Bir Shikargah Wildlife Sanctuary
- B.Sultanpur National Park and Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
- C.Chhilchhila and Khaparwas Wildlife Sanctuaries
- D.Saraswati and Nahar Wildlife Sanctuaries
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, Sultanpur National Park and Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary. These were Haryana's first two wetlands recognised under the Ramsar Convention as wetlands of international importance, both in 2021. Sultanpur is in Gurugram district and Bhindawas, the largest wetland in the state, is in Jhajjar district and is filled by overflow from the Jawaharlal Nehru canal.
Option A is wrong because Kalesar is a Shivalik forest and Bir Shikargah a hill scrub sanctuary; neither is a wetland and neither is a Ramsar site. Option C names two genuine wetlands, Chhilchhila in Kurukshetra and Khaparwas in Jhajjar, but they do not carry the Ramsar tag, which is the trap in this question. Option D names an Aravalli sanctuary and the state's largest sanctuary, again not wetlands of the Ramsar list. The detail examiners want is that one of the two is a national park and the other a sanctuary.
Read the full article: Haryana National Parks and Wildlife Sanctuaries Notes
Practice Questions
View allSultanpur National Park is located in which district of Haryana?
- A.Jhajjar
- B.Gurugram
- C.Rewari
- D.Kurukshetra
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Sultanpur National Park stands near Farrukhnagar in Gurugram district, on the road from Gurugram to Jhajjar. It is a shallow freshwater lake ringed by grassland and scrub, the best known protected area of Haryana, and it draws thousands of migratory waterbirds every winter.
Read the full explanation →Kalesar National Park is situated in which district?
- A.Yamunanagar
- B.Panchkula
- C.Ambala
- D.Kaithal
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Kalesar National Park lies in the Shivalik foothills of Yamunanagar district at the north-eastern corner of Haryana, where the state meets Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand along the Yamuna.
Read the full explanation →Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary, the largest wetland of Haryana, lies in which district?
- A.Sirsa
- B.Jhajjar
- C.Kaithal
- D.Rewari
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Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary is a man-made wetland in Jhajjar district, filled by overflow water from the Jawaharlal Nehru canal. It is the largest wetland in Haryana, was recognised as a Ramsar site in 2021, and hosts a long list of migratory waterbirds each winter.
Read the full explanation →India's first vulture conservation and breeding centre, the Jatayu centre, was set up at which place in Haryana?
- A.Pinjore
- B.Morni
- C.Kalesar
- D.Bhor Saidan
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The Jatayu Conservation Breeding Centre at Pinjore in Panchkula district was India's first centre for breeding vultures in captivity, run by the Haryana forest department with the Bombay Natural History Society.
Read the full explanation →Which is the largest wildlife sanctuary of Haryana by area?
- A.Bhindawas Wildlife Sanctuary
- B.Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary
- C.Saraswati Wildlife Sanctuary
- D.Abubshahar Wildlife Sanctuary
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It lies in Kaithal district and is the largest wildlife sanctuary in Haryana by area, a plantation and scrub tract along the old course associated with the Saraswati, created to restore tree cover and wildlife on land that had little of either.
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