Explanation
- A
3
(a) 3. Three under-counts the January 2020 UP Ramsar additions.
- B
6
(b) 6. In January 2020 six more UP wetlands joined the Ramsar list: Nawabganj, Parvati Agra, Saman, Samaspur, Sandi and Sarsai Nawar. Official key.
- C
9
(c) 9. Nine overshoots that January batch.
- D
12
(d) 12. Twelve is not the January 2020 increment.
Summary. Official key is (b) 6. The January 2020 Ramsar wave added six Uttar Pradesh sites in one go, taking the state’s tally well beyond the older Upper Ganga stretch. Three is too few; nine and twelve mix later national totals with this UP batch. Haiderpur and others came in later years.
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2021 · Q17 · UPPGS
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2025 · Q58 · UPPGS
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: