Question

Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity?

पर्याय

• Eastern Ghats

• Gangetic plain

• Sunderbans

• Western Ghats

Answer 1

Western Ghats

Explanations:

Western Ghats is a hotspot of biodiversity in India, Hotspots are areas that are extremely rich in species diversity in their natural habitat, have high endemism and are under constant threat. In India, four hotspots are found extending into neighbouring countries, e.g., the Himalayas, Indo-Burma, Western Ghats and Sri Lanka and Sundaland.