Answer» 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 |
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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 |
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