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Which two wetlands were added to the Ramsar list in October 2026 as the newest Indian sites?

  1. A.Surha Tal and Glaw Lake
  2. B.Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel
  3. C.Chilika Lake and Keoladeo National Park
  4. D.Kolleru Lake and Deepor Beel

Correct answer

B. Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel

Explanation

The correct answer is Sukhna Wetland and Sauj Jheel. 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. Sauj Jheel is a shallow floodplain lake in Mainpuri district of Uttar Pradesh that regularly draws more than 30,000 waterbirds and offers nesting ground to the sarus crane and the greater spotted eagle. Option A names the sites that took India to 100 and 101 earlier in the same year, not the newest pair. Option C names the first two Indian Ramsar Sites, designated as far back as 1 October 1981. Option D names much older entries from Andhra Pradesh and Assam respectively, so neither belongs to the latest round.

Read the full article: Ramsar Sites in India Reach 103 With Sukhna and Sauj Jheel

Practice Questions

Q4.EnvironmentMedium

Which institutions were district administrations asked to link with farmers so that residue management solutions reach them without delay?

  1. A.Custom Hiring Centres and machinery providers
  2. B.Regional rural banks and insurance agents
  3. C.Agricultural produce market committees only
  4. D.Panchayat libraries and cooperative stores
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Correct answer: A. Custom Hiring Centres and machinery providers

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.

Q5.EnvironmentMedium

Where did the CAQM team direct that paddy stubble should be used as fuel to the maximum extent?

  1. A.Only in household cooking stoves
  2. B.In thermal power plants, brick kilns and industries
  3. C.In railway locomotives
  4. D.In municipal incinerators alone
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Correct answer: B. In thermal power plants, brick kilns and industries

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.