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UPSC 2010: 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 ?
(a)1 only
(b)2 only
(c)Both 1 and 2
(d)Neither 1 nor 2
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (d) Neither 1 nor 2
Hotspots are defined by endemism + threat, and several lie in temperate zones such as California Floristic Province and the Mediterranean; hence statement 1 is wrong. India’s hotspots are Himalaya, Indo-Burma (includes N-E and Andaman–Nicobar) and Western Ghats–Sri Lanka—Western Himalaya is not listed separately and Andaman–Nicobar fall within Indo-Burma, so statement 2 is also wrong. Therefore neither statement is correct. ([gktoday.in](https://www.gktoday.in/analysis-of-upsc-civil-services-2010-gs-paper-part-1/))
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