RAS question
Point Calimere Wildlife Sanctuary, a Ramsar site, is in:
Correct answer: (B) Tamil Nadu.
Point Calimere Wildlife and Bird Sanctuary, Ramsar site number 1210, is located in Tamil Nadu.
Explanation
Point Calimere is a Ramsar-listed wildlife and bird sanctuary in Tamil Nadu, with the Ramsar Sites Information Service recording it as site number 1210 and giving its designation date as 19-08-2002. Its administrative region is Tamil Nadu, and its coastal wetland habitat includes shallow waters, shores, sand bars, intertidal flats, mangroves and seasonal saline lagoons. That habitat explains why the site matters beyond map location: it supports migratory shorebirds and flamingos along the Central Asian Flyway, while the Ramsar Sites Information Service records waterbirds and large numbers of Greater and Lesser Flamingos. Point Calimere's state-location link is therefore Tamil Nadu.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Andhra Pradesh is wrong because Point Calimere's administrative region is Tamil Nadu.
- (C) Karnataka is wrong because Point Calimere is in Tamil Nadu, not Karnataka.
- (D) Kerala is wrong because Point Calimere is recorded under Tamil Nadu.
Concept
RAS Environment and Ecology expects candidates to connect major Ramsar wetlands with their states. Protected-area location facts recur in RAS because they test both biodiversity awareness and factual map recall.