UPSC Prelims 2014— Question 82

Correct answer: Option A. The Montreux Record is a register under the Ramsar Convention for Ramsar sites where ecological character has changed, is changing, or is likely to change as a result of technological development, pollution or other human interference. Inclusion does not automatically create a five-kilometre prohibition, World Heritage status or a cultural-diversity designation. Option A: Correct. This option is consistent with the governing fact or the valid combination identified in the question. The option reads: “Changes in ecological character have occurred, are occurring or are likely to occur in the wetland as a result of human interference.” Option B: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “The country in which the wetland is located should enact a law to prohibit any human activity within five kilo meters from the edge of the wetland” Option C: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “The survival of the wetland depends on the cultural practices and traditions of certain communities living in its vicinity and therefore the cultural diversity therein should not be destroyed” Option D: Incorrect. This option does not match the verified answer because its proposition, location, institution, sequence, or combination conflicts with the relevant fact tested in the question. The option reads: “It is given the status of ‘World Heritage Site’” The key Prelims lesson is to test each proposition independently before selecting the combination. Where the question uses words such as 'only', 'all', 'none', 'always' or a precise institutional/geographical association, a single inaccurate component is sufficient to eliminate the option. The answer recorded here follows the official answer key for the question-paper series represented by the uploaded source and has been cross-checked against an independent published key. The explanation is intended for conceptual revision rather than as a reproduction of any third-party solution.