Consider the following statements 1 India has 4 out of 34 global biodiversity hotspots 2 Sunderbans ...........

Environment and Ecology Biodiversity

Consider the following statements:

1. India has 4 out of 34 global biodiversity hotspots

2. Sunderbans is included in list of biodiversity hot spots

Which of the following is/are correct?

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 & 2

Neither 1 nor 2

Both the statements are correct.

India has four out of 34 global biodiversity hotspots. These hotspots are areas with high levels of biodiversity that are under threat, and they are identified for conservation efforts.
The Sundarbans, which is a mangrove area in the delta of the Padma, Meghna, and Brahmaputra river basins, is indeed considered a biodiversity hotspot.