RAS question
The Ramsar Convention (1971) deals with:
Correct answer: (C) Wetlands conservation.
The Ramsar Convention of 1971 deals with the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources.
Explanation
The Ramsar Convention is the Convention on Wetlands, adopted in the Iranian city of Ramsar in 1971. Its subject is wetlands conservation, not a general environmental theme or an unrelated international regime. The official Ramsar page describes it as an intergovernmental treaty that provides the framework for the conservation and wise use of wetlands and their resources. Under the convention, Wetlands of International Importance are designated. India joined in 1982, and the existing exam explanation notes that India has 96+ Ramsar sites as of 2025. The Montreux Record is linked to threatened Ramsar sites, so the convention is tested through both its core objective and its institutional vocabulary.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) International trade is outside the stated scope of the Convention on Wetlands, whose framework is for wetlands conservation and wise use.
- (B) Space exploration has no connection with the Ramsar Convention, which was adopted at Ramsar for wetlands and their resources.
- (D) Nuclear disarmament is a security and arms-control subject, whereas the Ramsar Convention concerns Wetlands of International Importance and wetlands conservation.
Concept
This tests international environmental conventions under Environment and Ecology. It recurs in RAS because Ramsar sites, the Montreux Record and India's accession are standard factual anchors for wetland-conservation questions.