Bio- diversity - GS questions based on daily current affairs

1)   Which of the following criteria is / are required for a region to declare it as a bio- diversity hotspot?

1. It must contain at least 0.5% or 1,500 species of vascular plants as endemics.
2. It has to have lost at least 70% of its primary vegetation.

a. Only 1
b. Only 2
c. Both 1 and 2
d. None of the above
Answer  Explanation 

ANSWER: Both 1 and 2

Explanation:
Bio - diversity hotspot South Asia region

i. Eastern Himalaya, Nepal
ii. Indo-Burma, India and Myanmar
iii. Western Ghats, India
iv. Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

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