RAS question
Vembanad-Kol Wetland, a Ramsar Site, is located in which state?
Correct answer: (D) Kerala.
Vembanad-Kol Wetland, Ramsar Site no. 1214, is located in Kerala.
Explanation
Vembanad-Kol Wetland is in Kerala, which is why option D is the answer. The Ramsar Sites Information Service entry for site no. 1214 lists the site as Vembanad-Kol Wetland in Kerala, with its administrative region recorded as Kerala State. The exam-relevant hooks are that it is India's longest lake and largest Ramsar Site, spans Alappuzha, Kottayam and Ernakulam districts, hosts the Nehru Trophy Boat Race, and supports Kuttanad's below-sea-level farming along with rich biodiversity. For RAS, the key is to connect the Ramsar name with the state first; the associated lake, districts and cultural-agricultural clues help confirm Kerala.
Why the other options are wrong
- (A) Karnataka is wrong because the official Ramsar entry places Vembanad-Kol Wetland in Kerala, not Karnataka.
- (B) Tamil Nadu is wrong because the site is officially listed in Kerala and spans Kerala districts.
- (C) Goa is wrong because Vembanad-Kol is a Kerala wetland, with Kuttanad farming and the Nehru Trophy Boat Race as Kerala-linked clues.
Concept
This tests Ramsar sites and wetland geography under Environment and Ecology. It recurs in RAS because Ramsar sites are often asked through state-location matching and short ecological-cultural identifiers.