Biodiversity Hotspots

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UPSC CDS
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Important Questions on Biodiversity Hotspots

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Biodiversity Hotspot are characterized on the basis of:

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The concept of biodiversity hotspots is given by:

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Assertion (A): People population control measures do not necessarily help in checking environmental degradation.
Reason (R) : The relationship between population growth and environmental degradation is rather complex.
Choose the correct answer from the following :

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To conserve coral reefs the Government of India declared one of the following as Marine Park:

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_____is called the “ecological hot spot of India”?

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Consider the following statements.

1. Eastern Himalayas and Western Ghats are two biodiversity hot spots in India. 

2. The biodiversity hot spots are mostly confined to the tropical and subtropical regions of the world.

3. The South-East Asian islands are not rich in biodiversity.

Which of the statements given above is/are NOT correct?

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Which of the following two criteria have to be met in order to qualify as a 'biodiversity hotspot' on the world hotspots map?

1. The region must contain at least 0.5 percent or 1500 species of vascular plants as endemic species.

2. The region has to have lost at least 70 percent of its primary vegetation.

Select the correct answer using the following Code:

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Recently, the Centre and Gujarat government sector announced the "Asiatic Lion Conservation Project
Regarding the project, consider the following statements
1. The project involves a GPS-based tracking system to look at surveillance tracking, animal and vehicle tracking
2.  There will be an automated sensor grid that would have magnetic sensors, movement sensors and infrared heat sensors.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

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Regarding 'Parivesh~ consider the following statements:
1. It is a single-window integrated banking management system.
2. It automates the entire tracking of proposals for seeking Environment, Forest, Wildlife and CRZ Clearances.
3. The system is develop~d by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

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Regarding the Western Ghats, consider the following statements:
1. It runs through the states of Rajasthan, Maharashtra,Goa, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu and ends at Kanyakumari.
2. It is a World Heritage Site.
Which of the above statement/s is/are correct?

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Which of the following Environmentalist first gave the concept of Biodiversity Hotspots?

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The 'Hot Spot' of Biodiversity in India are:

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

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Habitat loss and fragmentation, overexploitation, alien species invasion and co-extinction are causes for:

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Which place is a global biodiversity hotspot in India?

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Which place is not a site for the In-situ method of conservation of flora?