Question

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Initially A biodiversity hotspots were identified but

subsequently nine more have been added to the list bringing the total number of biodiversity hotspots in the world to B. These hotspots are also regions of accelerated habitat loss. Three of these hotspots – Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, Indo-Burma and Himalaya – cover our country’s exceptionally high biodiversity regions. Although all the biodiversity hotspots put together cover less than C % of the earth’s land area, the number of species they collectively harbor is extremely high and strict protection of these hotspots could reduce the ongoing mass extinctions by almost D%.

• A. A – 25, B – 34, C – 2, D – 30
• B. A – 25, B – 26, C – 2, D – 30
• C. A – 25, B – 34, C – 10, D – 30
• D. A – 15, B – 20, C – 2, D – 30

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

A – 25, B – 34, C – 2, D – 30