Consider the following statements: 1. Biodiversity hotspots are located only in tropical regions. 2. India has four biodiversity hotspots i.e., Eastern Himalayas, Western Himalayas, Western Ghats and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- A1 only
- B2 only
- CBoth 1 and 2
- DNeither 1 nor 2Correct
Explanation
Statement 1 is incorrect because biodiversity hotspots are not restricted to tropical regions. They are also found in temperate regions, such as the California Floristic Province in the United States and the Mediterranean Basin.
Statement 2 is incorrect because the names of the four biodiversity hotspots in India are the Himalayas which includes the entire Himalayan region, not just the Western or Eastern parts, the Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, the Indo Burma region, and Sundaland which includes the Nicobar Islands. The Andaman Islands are part of the Indo Burma hotspot.
Since both statements are false, the correct option is D.
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