Question

Pick up a zone of our country considered as hotspot of biodiversity and regarded as ‘Cradle of speciation '
A.North East
B.Deccan plateau
C.Himalayan base
D.Western Ghat

Answer 1

There are certain regions in the world . Which are identified for maximum protection flora and fauna . These regions are known as biodiversity hotspots . Biodiversity hotspot has a very high level of species richness and high degree of endemism ( that is, species confined to the region are not found elsewhere ) .

Complete answer:
1.There were 25 biodiversity Hotspots identified first . Now the number of biodiversity hotspots has increased by 9 and the total number of biodiversity hotspots are 34.
2.The biodiversity hotspots are also the region of accelerated habitat loss. Three of these Hotspots Western Ghats and Sri Lanka , Indo-burma and Himalaya are the regions which are biodiversity hotspots in our country with exceptionally high flora and fauna.
3.The eastern Himalaya also known as the Himalayan base has a diverse range of wildlife , including many rare species of flora and fauna.
4.Snow leopard in the Himalayan region . Indian rhinoceros , Asian elephant road water buffalo in the foothills of the Himalayas makes the country one of the most rich areas of the biodiversity hotspot.
5.The area of eastern Himalaya has many ecological projects intended to ensure the survival and growth of many species that are rare and found only in this area .
6.Preserving the area of eastern Himalaya is essential for the area and the world's biodiversity .It has the most diverse wilderness.

Hence the correct answer is option(C)

Note: Although all the biodiversity hotspots put together cover less than 2% of the earth's land area the number of species collectively harbour is extremely high and strict protection of this hotspots can reduce the ongoing mass extinction by almost 30%.