Biodiversity Conservation And Wild Life Question 26
Question: Which one of the following in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity?
Options:
A) Sunderbans
B) Eastern Ghats
C) Western Ghats
D) Gangetic Plain
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
Hotspot of biodiversity are the areas which have a high density of biodiversity or megadiversity which are the most threatened points. All over the world, 34 hotspots have been identified for the conservation of biodiversity.
The Western Ghats, the Indo-Burma region and the Eastern Himalayas are three hotspot found in India.
So the correct option is ‘Western Ghats’.