Which of the following Ramsar wetland site is/are NOT situated in Uttar Pradesh?

Question

Which of the following Ramsar wetland site is/are NOT situated in Uttar Pradesh?

1. Sarsai Nawar Jheel

2. Samaspur Bird Sanctuary

3. Rudrasagar Lake

4. Sultanpur National Park

Select the correct answer from the code given below:

1. A. 1 and 3
2. B. 3 and 4 (Correct answer)
3. C. 2 and 3
4. D. 1 and 2

Correct Answer

Option B — 3 and 4

Detailed Solution & Explanation

The correct answer is 3 and 4.

Key Points

• 3. Rudrasagar Lake ✗ is in Tripura, not Uttar Pradesh.
• 4. Sultanpur National Park ✗ is in Gurugram, Haryana — not to be confused with Sultanpur district in Uttar Pradesh, which is the trap here.
• 1. Sarsai Nawar Jheel ✓ is in Etawah, Uttar Pradesh.
• 2. Samaspur Bird Sanctuary ✓ is in Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh.
• The sites *not* in Uttar Pradesh are 3 and 4, giving option (b).

Additional Information

• Uttar Pradesh has the largest number of Ramsar sites of any Indian state — among them Upper Ganga River (Brijghat to Narora), Nawabganj, Sandi, Samaspur, Sarsai Nawar, Parvati Arga, Saman, Sur Sarovar (Keetham), Haiderpur Wetland and Bakhira.
• The Ramsar Convention on Wetlands was signed at Ramsar, Iran, in 1971 and came into force in 1975; India joined in 1982. 2 February is World Wetlands Day.
• Chilika Lake (Odisha) and Keoladeo (Bharatpur, Rajasthan) were India's first two Ramsar sites.
• The Montreux Record lists Ramsar sites facing ecological change; India's entries are Keoladeo and Loktak (Manipur).