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Which of the following is considered a hotsport of biodiversity in India?

(a) Western ghats (b) Indo-Gangetic plain (c) Eastern ghats (d) Aravalli hills

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Correct Option (a) Western Ghats

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Hotspots are the areas with a high density of diversity or megadiversity which are also the most threatened once. Today, the number of hot spots identified by ecologists are 34, of which two hot spots are present ln India, ie. Western Ghats and North-East Himalayas. Western Ghats occur along the Western Coast of India for a distance of about 1600 km in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala extending over to Sri Lanka.

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