RAS question
Sorsan grassland (Baran) is famous for which bird?
Correct answer: (C) Great Indian Bustard.
Sorsan grassland in Baran is famous for the Great Indian Bustard, locally known as Godawan.
Explanation
Sorsan grassland is linked with the Great Indian Bustard, or Godawan, which is why the answer is not Sarus Crane. Sorsan received protected status after more than 35 Great Indian Bustards made the grassland their home and bred there regularly. The National Green Tribunal factual report on the Great Indian Bustard recovery programme also treats Sorsan as a key site: Sorsan was selected for the main conservation breeding facility because it had suitable flat grassland habitat, road access, water and electricity, and because the Great Indian Bustard and Lesser Florican had both been found there till recent history. For a RAS question, the location-bird pairing is therefore Sorsan-Baran-Great Indian Bustard.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Siberian Crane is associated in the question material with historical visits to Bharatpur, not with Sorsan grassland in Baran.
- (B) Sarus Crane is ruled out because the Sorsan grassland association in the National Green Tribunal factual report is with the Great Indian Bustard.
- (D) Flamingo is associated in the question material with salt-lake habitats such as Sambhar, whereas Sorsan is identified here with the Great Indian Bustard.
Concept
This tests Rajasthan wildlife geography: matching protected or ecologically important sites with their flagship species. It recurs in RAS because grasslands, wetlands and desert habitats are often asked through one-line location-species associations.