Directions : In the following question more than one of the answers given may be correct. Select the correct answer and mark it according to the code:
Consider the following regions of India : (1) Eastern Himalaya (2) Eastern Ghats (3) Western Ghats (4) Western HimalayaA) 1, 2 and 3 are correct
B) 1 and 2 are correct
C) 1, 2 and 4 are correct
D) 1 and 3 are correct
Correct Answer: D
Solution :
Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats are designated as biodiversity hot-spot in India. The hot-spot are the richest and most threatened reservoirs of plant and animal life on earth. The criteria to determining a hot spot are : (i) Number of species i.e., the species which are found nowhere else (ii) Degree of threat, which is measured in terms of habitat loss.
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