Question

Which statement is not true about the biodiversity of India?
(a) India is rich in biodiversity
(b) Indo-Burma is not a biodiversity hotspot
(c) The Western Ghats and Sri Lanka are rich in rainforests
(d) One-horned rhinoceros is found in Eastern Himalayan hotspot

Answer 1

Hint: This place is a hotspot designed by Conservation International. It encompasses 2,373,000 square Km of tropical Asia, east of the Ganges-Brahmaputra lowlands, and is under the highest threat of destruction.

Complete answer:
Indo-Burma is a biodiversity hotspot and is a large area of Earth's land surface and has a large number of plant endemism. From the 1990s six huge mammal species have been discovered and they are Annamite striped rabbit, Annamite muntjac, large-antlered muntjac, grey-shanked douc, leaf deer, and the saola. This place is characterized by different seasonal weather patterns. In the northern winter months, the wind is dry and cool blowing from the Asian high-pressure system which results in a dry period under clear skies across much of the south, central, and west. The continental system weakens in spring and the wind direction reverses. The air molecules forming in the southwest monsoon pick up moisture from the seas and rains as they pass over the hills and mountains. But it is experiencing high rates of habitat loss ten species of this land are threatened like the saola, white-rumped vulture, and Mekong giant catfish, etc. The main cause of this is humans.
So, the correct answer is 'Indo-Burma is not a biodiversity hotspot'.

Note: Four ecological hotspots are presently identified in India and they are the Himalayas, the Western Ghats, the Indo-Burma region, and the Sundaland. The presence of numerous endemic species is one of the major features of these places. The largest mountain pitch in the world is the Himalayan mountain range from 60m the Gangetic plains to the peaks of the mountain above 8000 m.