RAS question
In which state/UT is Nawabganj Ramsar site located?
Correct answer: (D) UP.
Nawabganj Ramsar site, officially listed as Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, is located in Uttar Pradesh.
Explanation
Nawabganj is a Ramsar Wetland of International Importance in Uttar Pradesh. The Ramsar Sites Information Service lists the site as Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary, site number 2412, with India as the country and a designation date of 19 September 2019. Its site description places it 45 kilometres from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh, and the Ramsar Information Sheet further states that it is situated in Hasanganj tehsil of Unnao district, Uttar Pradesh, India. That location evidence directly fixes the answer as UP, not merely as a general Indian wetland entry. The wider point for RAS is that Ramsar-site questions often test exact state-location mapping under the Ramsar Convention framework.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Assam is wrong because the cited Ramsar page locates Nawabganj Bird Sanctuary in Uttar Pradesh, not in Assam.
- (B) MP is wrong because the official Ramsar entry identifies the site with Uttar Pradesh through both its description and Ramsar Information Sheet location text.
- (C) Tamil Nadu is wrong because nothing in the cited Ramsar entry places Nawabganj there; it is described as being near Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
Concept
This tests Ramsar wetlands and their state-wise location mapping in Environment and Ecology. It recurs in RAS because official conservation designations are often asked as direct factual pairings.