Which of the following about Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary is/are correct ?

Which of the following about Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary is/are correct ?

  • 1. It is recently declared as a Ramsar Site (wetlands of international importance)
  • 2. It is located in Uttar Pradesh

Select the correct answer using the code given below :

1 only
2 only
Both 1 and 2
Neither 1 nor 2
This question was previously asked in
UPSC CDS-1 – 2022
Statement 1 is correct, and Statement 2 is incorrect.
Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary was declared a Ramsar site in February 2022. It is located in Jamnagar, Gujarat, not Uttar Pradesh.
Along with Khijadiya Bird Sanctuary, Bakhira Wildlife Sanctuary (Uttar Pradesh) was also added to the Ramsar list in February 2022, bringing the total number of Ramsar sites in India to 49 at that time. Ramsar sites are wetlands deemed to be of international importance under the Ramsar Convention.
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