With reference to the wetlands of India, consider the following statements: 1. The countrys total geographical area under the category of wetlands is recorded more in Gujarat as compared to other States. 2. In India, the total geographical area of coastal

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Q: 71 (IAS/2012)
With reference to the wetlands of India, consider the following statements:
1. The country’s total geographical area under the category of wetlands is recorded more in Gujarat as compared to other States.
2. In India, the total geographical area of coastal wetlands is larger than that of inland wetlands.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

question_subject: 

Geography

question_exam: 

IAS

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{'total geographical area': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'inland wetlands': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'wetlands': [0, 0, 0, 3], 'coastal wetlands': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'other states': [0, 0, 1, 2], 'gujarat': [2, 0, 1, 1], 'india': [8, 1, 7, 13]}

Option 1 is correct. It states that the total geographical area of wetlands is more in Gujarat compared to other states in India. Gujarat has the largest area of wetlands in the country due to its extensive coastline, which includes coastal marshes and inland freshwater bodies that qualify as wetlands.

Option 2, which states that in India, the total geographical area of coastal wetlands is larger than that of inland wetlands, is incorrect. In India, inland wetlands cover a larger area than coastal wetlands. Inland wetlands include lakes, reservoirs, tanks, backwaters, lagoons, creeks, floodplain wetlands, waterlogged and marshy areas that are distributed all across the nation while coastal wetlands are restricted to coastal regions only.

Option 3, which says both statements are correct, is also incorrect as the second statement is inaccurate.

Option 4, which states that neither of the two statements is correct, is incorrect because the first statement is accurate. Hence, the correct answer is option 1.