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UPSC 2024: One of the following regions has the world’s largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels; and the possible destruction of which can exert detrimental effect on the global climate. Which one of the following denotes that region?
(a)Amazon Basin
(b)Congo Basin
(c)Kikori Basin
(d)Rio de la Plata Basin
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Not attemptedCorrect Answer: (b) Congo Basin
The Cuvette Centrale in the central Congo Basin constitutes the world’s largest tropical peatland, storing an estimated 26–32 billion t of carbon—about three years of current global fossil-fuel CO₂ emissions—so its loss would severely affect climate. ([york.ac.uk](https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2022/research/worlds-largest-peatland/?utm_source=openai))
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What is the correct answer to this UPSC 2024 Environment & Ecology question?▼
The correct answer is option (b): Congo Basin. Watch the detailed video explanation in our Sherlocking Prelims course on UnlockIAS.
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This question was asked in UPSC CSE Prelims 2024, GS Paper 1, as Question 16. It falls under Environment & Ecology > Climate Change & Greenhouse Gases.
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This question is rated "moderate". It requires sound conceptual understanding of the topic.
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