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NEET2006BotanyBiodiversity and its ConservationActual

Which of the following is considered a hot-spot of biodiversity in India?

Options

  1. AAravalli hills
  2. Bwestern ghats
  3. CIndo-gangetic plain
  4. Deastern ghats

Correct answer

B. western ghats

Step-by-step solution

India hosts 4 biodiversity hotspots: the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, the Indo-Burma region and the Sundaland (Includes Nicobar group of Islands). These hotspots have numerous endemic species.

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