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NEET2012BotanyBiodiversity and its ConservationActual

Which one of the following areas in India, is a hot spot of biodiversity?

Options

  1. AEastern Ghats
  2. BGangetic plain
  3. CSunderbans
  4. DWestern Ghats

Correct answer

D. Western Ghats

Step-by-step solution

Hot spots are areas that are extremely rich in species diversity, have high endemism and are under constant threat. In India, two hot spots are found extending into neighbouring countries. The Western Ghats/Sri Lanka and the Indo-Burman region (covering the Eastern Himalayas also known as cradle of speciation).

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