CSE · GS-3Official PYQ · CSE 2018 · Q7Environment · Environment & Pollution · 10 marks · 150 words
English
What is wetland? Explain the Ramsar concept of ‘wise use’ in the context of wetland conservation. Cite two examples of Ramsar sites from India.
हिन्दी
आर्द्रभूमि क्या है? आर्द्रभूमि संरक्षण के संदर्भ में ‘बुद्धिमत्तापूर्ण उपयोग’ की रामसर संकल्पना को स्पष्ट कीजिए। भारत से रामसर स्थलों के दो उदाहरणों का उद्धरण दीजिए।
Text taken verbatim from the commission's published question paper. Transcribed from UPSC’s question paper, CS(M) 2018 (English and Hindi). Source
Syllabus
Environment · Environment & Pollution
Conservation, environmental pollution and degradation, environmental impact assessment.
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