Question

Which of the following are not the Ramsar sites in India?

1. Harike Lake

2. Pulicat Lake

3. Keoladeo National Park

4. Chilika Lake

5. Nagarjuna Sagar Lake

Select the correct answer code:

1. 1, 2 and 4 only
2. 2 and 5 only
3. 1, 3 and 4 only
4. All of the above are recognised as Ramsar site.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : 2 and 5 only

The correct answer is 2 and 5.

Ramsar Convention is known as the Convention of Wetlands. It was established in 1971 by UNESCO and came into force in 1975.

• Nagarjuna Sagar Lake - Telangana
• Pulicat Lake - Andhra Pradesh. Both are not Ramsar sites. Hence, 2 and 5 is correct option.

 Ramsar sites in India:

Sl. No.	Name of Site	State Location
1	Asan Conservation Reserve	Uttarakhand
2	Asthamudi Wetland	Kerala
3	Beas Conservation Reserve	Punjab
4	Bhitarkanika Mangroves	Orissa
5	Bhoj Wetlands	Madhya Pradesh
6	Chandertal Wetland	Himachal Pradesh
7	Chilka Lake	Orissa
8	Deepor Beel	Assam
9	East Kolkata Wetlands	West Bengal
10	Harike Lake	Punjab
11	Hokera Wetland	Jammu and Kashmir
12	Kabartal Wetland	Bihar
13	Kanjli Lake	Punjab
14	Keoladeo Ghana NP	Rajasthan
15	Keshopur-Miani Community Reserve	Punjab
16	Kolleru Lake	Andhra Pradesh
17	Loktak Lake	Manipur
18	Lonar Lake	Maharashtra
19	Nalsarovar Bird Sanctuary	Gujarat
20	Nandur Madhameshwar	Maharashtra
21	Nangal Wildlife Sanctuary	Punjab
22	Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
23	Parvati Agra Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
24	Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary	Tamil Nadu
25	Pong Dam Lake	Himachal Pradesh
26	Renuka Wetland	Himachal Pradesh
27	Ropar Lake	Punjab
28	Rudrasagar Lake	Tripura
29	Saman Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
30	Samaspur Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
31	Sambhar Lake	Rajasthan
32	Sandi Bird Sanctuary	Uttar Pradesh
33	Sarsai Nawar Jheel	Uttar Pradesh
34	Sasthamkotta Lake	Kerala
35	Sunderbans Wetland	West Bengal
36	Surinsar-Mansar Lakes	Jammu and Kashmir
37	Sur Sarovar	Uttar Pradesh
38	Tso Kar Wetland Complex	Ladakh
39	Tsomoriri Lake	Jammu and Kashmir
40	Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora Stretch)	Uttar Pradesh
41	Vembanad Kol Wetland	Kerala
42	Wular Lake	Jammu & Kashmir