Which of the following statements regarding Gogabeel Lake is/are correct?
1. It is an ox-bow lake located in Bihar and serves as a crucial habitat on the Central Asian Flyway.
2. It was declared as India's first-ever Community Reserve under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.

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Accepted Answer

A) 1 only — Statement 1 is correct; Gogabeel is an ox-bow lake in Bihar's Katihar district that hosts birds from the Caspian and Siberian regions. Statement 2 is incorrect; while it is Bihar's first Community Reserve, it is not India's first (Tiruppadaimarathur in Tamil Nadu holds that distinction).

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