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Sunderban Wetland, the world's largest mangrove forest, was designated Ramsar in:

Correct answer: (B) 2019.

Sunderbans Wetland in West Bengal was designated as a Ramsar site on 30 January 2019.

  1. (A)

    1981

  2. (B)

    2019

  3. (C)

    2010

  4. (D)

    2000

Explanation

Sunderbans Wetland is the world's largest mangrove forest, and its Ramsar designation date is 30 January 2019, placing it firmly in option B. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change PDF lists "Sunderbans Wetland" under West Bengal and gives 30-01-2019 as its Ramsar date. The site is repeatedly tested in environment questions because it is associated with the Royal Bengal Tiger and is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site, designated in 1987. For RAS, the key is to connect the ecological identity of the Sunderbans with the official Ramsar chronology rather than guess from older conservation milestones.

Why the other options are wrong

  • (A) 1981 is too early for Sunderbans Wetland; the MoEFCC Ramsar list records 30 January 2019 as its designation date.
  • (C) 2010 does not match the official Ramsar listing, which records Sunderbans Wetland as designated on 30 January 2019.
  • (D) 2000 is not the designation year; the MoEFCC Ramsar list gives the Sunderbans Wetland date as 30-01-2019.

Concept

This tests Ramsar sites and wetland conservation under Environment and Ecology. RAS often asks such facts because they combine protected-area status, international conventions and Indian ecological geography.

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