NEET 2012 · Class 12

Biodiversity and Conservation

Select the correct statement about biodiversity.

  1. (A)The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals.
  2. (B)Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity.
  3. (C)Western ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism.
  4. (D)Conservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued by the developed countries.

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

Three of these hotspots – Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, Indo-Burma and Himalaya – cover our country's exceptionally high biodiversity regions.

Chapter
Biodiversity and Conservation
Section
13.2.2 How do we conserve Biodiversity?
Page
8
Words matched
14 of 19

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span explicitly states that Western Ghats are a biodiversity hotspot with 'exceptionally high biodiversity regions,' which directly supports option C's claim of high species richness and endemism.

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