RAS question
In which state/UT is Hygam Ramsar site located?
Correct answer: (C) J&K.
Hygam Ramsar site, officially listed as Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve, is located in Jammu & Kashmir.
Explanation
Hygam is a Wetland of International Importance under the Ramsar Convention and the cited RSIS page lists it as Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve in India. The location field confirms that the wetland is in district Baramulla, Jammu & Kashmir, near Srinagar and on the flood plains of the Jhelum. That makes J&K the correct state/UT for the MCQ. The broader exam hook is Ramsar-site mapping: aspirants are expected to connect a named wetland with its state or UT, while also recognising that Ramsar status comes from the 1971 Ramsar Convention and covers India’s 80-plus listed wetlands.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Assam is wrong because the cited RSIS page places Hygam Wetland Conservation Reserve in Jammu & Kashmir, not in the Brahmaputra-valley state.
- (B) MP is wrong because the official location given for Hygam is district Baramulla in Jammu & Kashmir, not Madhya Pradesh.
- (D) Tamil Nadu is wrong because Hygam is listed by RSIS in Jammu & Kashmir, far outside Tamil Nadu’s wetland geography.
Concept
This tests Environment and Ecology mapping of Ramsar wetlands to their state or UT. It recurs in RAS because Ramsar sites are a standard way to test protected wetland status, conventions and location-based recall together.