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?

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Correct Answer: 1 only. Gujarat comes on top among largest amount of landmass identified as wetlands as compared to other Indian states. It accounts for 17.56% of state’s geographic area as wetland as per National Wetland Atlas, so statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is incorrect as from the table shown, we see that total geographical area of coastal wetlands which is 25% is less as compared to 43% area of inland wetlands.

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