Q. With reference to Beas Conservation Reserve, consider the following statements:
1. The reserve hosts the only known population in India of the endangered Indus River dolphin.
2. The Reserve is located in Himachal Pradesh.
3. Recently, the Critically Endangered Gharial has been successfully reintroduced in the Beas River where it had become extinct half a century ago.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: C
Notes:
Statement 1 and 3 are correct.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Beas Conservation Reserve is located in Punjab. It spreads over a 185-km stretch of the Beas river. The reserve has been notified as a Ramsar Site in January, 2020.
Source: Reintroduced gharials thriving in Beas reserve: experts
