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Pala Wetland, designated Ramsar in 2022, is in:

Correct answer: (B) Mizoram.

Pala Wetland, designated as a Ramsar site in 2022, is in Mizoram.

  1. (A)

    Nagaland

  2. (B)

    Mizoram

  3. (C)

    Tripura

  4. (D)

    Manipur

Explanation

Pala Wetland is in Mizoram. The PIB release dated 26 July 2022 says India designated five new wetlands of international importance, including three in Tamil Nadu, one Pala Wetland in Mizoram, and one Sakhya Sagar in Madhya Pradesh. That directly fixes the state for this RAS fact question: among the four north-eastern options, the Ramsar site named in 2022 was Mizoram, not a neighbouring state. Its conservation value for the endangered Hume's Bar-tailed Pheasant and other biodiversity is why the site matters beyond being a map-location fact.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) Nagaland is wrong because the Press Information Bureau, Government of India list places Pala Wetland in Mizoram, not Nagaland.
  • (C) Tripura is wrong because the 2022 PIB release identifies Pala Wetland as the Mizoram site among the five new Ramsar designations.
  • (D) Manipur is wrong because the 2022 Ramsar designation list names Pala Wetland under Mizoram.

Concept

This tests environment and ecology mapping: Ramsar sites must be linked with their correct states. RAS repeatedly asks such location-based conservation facts because they connect biodiversity, protected wetlands and current government notifications.

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