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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Explanation
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. Option A is wrong because 22 March is World Water Day, about fresh water in general rather than wetlands, and it is the commonest wrong choice here. Option C is wrong because 5 June is World Environment Day, observed to mark the opening of the Stockholm Conference of 1972. Option D is wrong because 26 July is the International Day for the Conservation of the Mangrove Ecosystem, which is about one wetland type only and is itself a favourite examination fact. Keeping these four dates apart is the whole point of the question, so learn them as a set: 2 February wetlands, 22 March water, 5 June environment, 26 July mangroves.
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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 →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.
Read the full explanation →Which of the following is the largest mangrove forest in the world?
- A.Bhitarkanika
- B.The Sundarbans
- C.Pichavaram
- D.Coringa
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It is named after the sundari tree, holds the only mangrove population of the Royal Bengal tiger, and the Indian portion is a national park, a biosphere reserve and a World Heritage Site.
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