Which of the following area is India's one of the biodiversity hot spots ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Indo-Burma Plains
A biodiversity hotspot is a region with very high species richness and a high degree of endemism (species found nowhere else). Three hotspots cover India's richest regions: the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, Indo-Burma and the Himalaya.
Option (1) Eastern Ghats — Incorrect. The hotspot is the Western Ghats, not the Eastern Ghats.
Option (2) Indo-Burma Plains — Correct. Biodiversity hotspots are regions with very high species richness and endemism. Three of them, the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, Indo-Burma and the Himalaya, cover India’s biodiversity-rich regions.
Option (3) Aravali Hills — Incorrect. The Aravalis are dry hills with fewer species; they are not a hotspot.
Option (4) Indo-Gangetic Plains — Incorrect. These plains are heavily farmed and are not a hotspot.
NCERT Extract:
How Do We Conserve Biodiversity? – “… Initially 25 biodiversity hotspots were identified but subsequently nine more have been added to the list, bringing the total number of biodiversity hotspots in the world to 34. These hotspots are also regions of accelerated habitat loss. Three of these hotspots – Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, Indo-Burma and Himalaya – cover our country’s exceptionally high biodiversity regions.”