Answers To Quiz Of The Month
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Right Answer to
Quiz on wetlands
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| 1.57% of mangroves in India are found in the
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East coast |
West coast |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
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| 2.Agriculture and aqua culture have destroyed more than 80% of mangroves in |
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Orissa |
W.Bengal |
Maharashtra |
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| 3.Wetlands of international importance are called
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International estuaries
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Heritage sites |
Ramsar sites |
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| 4.India has a total of----------------Ramsar sites |
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| 5.The mangroves of Bhittarkanika are famous for |
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rare migratory water birds
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nesting sites for endangered Olive Ridley turtles
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prawn cultivation |
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| 6.A larva called " cavaborus" abounds in this lake and eliminates bacteria in the water, thus contributing to exceptional purity of water. The larvae are found in this Ramsar site |
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Bhoj wetland in M.P
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Deepor Beel in Assam
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Sastamkotta lake in Kerala |
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| 7.One of the most important mangrove forests in the world which is both a Ramsar site and a World Heritage site is,
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Sunderbans |
Keoladeo National Park
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Both the above |
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| 8.The most important factor which will decide the fate of mangroves is,
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Local enforcement protecting mangroves
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Prevention of clogging by crude oil & other pollutants
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Worldwide reduction in consumer demand for pond raised shrimps |
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| 9.Useful functions performed by wetlands are,
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Many wading birds and water fowl like ergets, herons and ibises nest in wetlands.
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They act as natural filters and help remove a whole range of pollutants from water such as viruses from sewage works or heavy metals from industrial plants.
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Both the above |
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| 10.Gulf of Mannar is a major habitat for the endangered
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dolphin |
whale shark |
dugong |
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