Question

___________ ranks among the hot spots of the world for its biodiversity and is declared as 'World heritage' area.

• A. Sahyadri
• B. Biligirirangan betta
• C. Kodachadri
• D. Shola forest

Answer 1

The correct option is A Sahyadri

Sahyadri ranks among the hotspots of the world for its biodiversity and is declared as the 'World Heritage' area.

Biodiversity hotspots are defined as regions “where exceptional concentrations of endemic species are undergoing an exceptional loss of habitat”. The concept of biodiversity hotspots was developed by the Norman Myers in 1988 when he identified that the tropical forest losing its plant species as well as habitat. IUCN prepares ‘Red Data Book’. There are 34 areas around the world that are qualified as Biodiversity hotspots. These hotspots represent only 2.3% of the total Earth's land surface. These hotspots are important because Biodiversity underpins all life on Earth. Without species, there would be no air to breathe, no food to eat, no water to drink. There would be no human society at all. And as the places on Earth, where the most biodiversity is under the most threat, hotspots are critical to human survival.