Q. Consider the following statements:

1. About 70 per cent of wetland habitat areas in India are under paddy cultivation.
2. Chilika Lake and Keoladeo National Park are protected Ramsar Sites.

Which of the above is / are correct?
Answer: Both 1 and 2
Notes: India has a rich variety of wetland habitats. About 70 per cent of this comprises areas under paddy cultivation. The total area of wet land is 3.9 million hectares. Two sites - Chilika Lake (Odisha) and Keoladeo National Park (Bharatpur) are protected as water-fowl habitats under the Convention of Wetlands of International Importance (Ramsar Convention). Currently two wetlands of India are in Montreux Record viz. Keoladeo National park and Loktak Lake. Further Chilka Lake was placed in the record but was later removed from it.

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