Answers to Quiz on Bird Sanctuaries of India

Right Answer toQuiz on Bird Sanctuaries of India

1.The first man made bird sanctuary is

Kaladeo Ghana

Vedanthangal

Ranganthitoo

2.This bird sanctuary comprises of islands in the River Cauvery

Ranganthitto

Kumarakom

Manjira

3.Which of the following is not a Ramsar site?

Kaleodev

Chilika

Sultanpur

4.Possibility of watching migratory birds at close quarters makes this Bird sanctuary a global favourite

Kolleru

Thattekad

Kalaeodev Ghana

5.The largest in terms of area (673 sq km), this bird sanctuary is also a Ramsar site

Neelapattu

Kolleru

Rollapadu

6.This sanctuary is home to the last of the vanishing Great Indian Bustard

Chilika

Kaleodev Ghana

Rollapadu

7.In 1985, this bird sanctuary was accepted as a world heritage site

Kolleru, West Godavari

Pulicat, Nellore

Keoladeo Ghana, Bharatpur

8.“Flamingo colony” is reputed as the largest flamingo colony in the world. Where is this?

Khavda, Gujarat

Okhla barrage, New Delhi

Sewri mudflats, Mumbai

9.This sanctuary on the largest brackish water lagoon has the local villagers involved in checking poaching of birds

Kaundinya

Kolleru

Chilika

10.Asian Water Bird Census done in 1992 showed 776 sites in India. Census in 1997 showed the number of sites to be ……..

125

567

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