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Select the correct statement about biodiversity:

  1. A
    Conservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued by the developed countries.
  2. B
    The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals.
  3. C
    Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity.
  4. D
    Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism.

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The Western Ghats are recognized as one of the world's biodiversity hotspots because they possess a very high degree of species richness and a high level of endemism (species found nowhere else).

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Select the correct statement about biodiversity:
A
Conservation of biodiversity is just a fad pursued by the developed countries.
B
The desert areas of Rajasthan and Gujarat have a very high level of desert animal species as well as numerous rare animals.
C
Large scale planting of Bt cotton has no adverse effect on biodiversity.
D
Western Ghats have a very high degree of species richness and endemism.

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