Biodiversity

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Which of the following regions in India are declared as Biodiversity Hotspots?

1. The Western Ghats

2. The Eastern Ghats

3. The Himalayas

4. The Indo-Burma Region

5. Sundaland

Select the correct answer using the code given below:

1, 2 and 3 only

3 and 5 only

1 and 4 only

1, 3, 4 and 5 only

Biodiversity Hotspots in India :

In India, there are 4 biodiversity hotspots- The Western Ghats, The Himalayas, Indo-Burma Region, Sundaland– cover our country’s exceptionally high biodiversity regions .
Sundaland includes Nicobar groups of Island, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, and Phillippines.
The number of species they collectively harbour is extremely high and strict protection of these hotspots could reduce the on-going mass extinctions by almost 30 percent.