Spot out the zone of our country considered as the hot spot of biodiversity and regarded as the "Cradle of Speciation'.
Western ghats
North East
Himalayan base
Deccan plateau
Which of the following statement for biosphere reserve is incorrect?
How many bio-geographical regions are present in India?
Study the four statements $(i-iv)$ given below and select the two correct ones out of them.
$(i)$ A lion eating a deer and a sparrow feeding on grains are ecologically similar in being consumers.
$(ii)$ Predator star fish Pisaster helps in maintaining species diversity of some invertebrates.
$(iii)$ Predators ultimately lead to the extinction of prey species.
$(iv)$ Production of chemicals such as nicotine, strychnine by the plants are metabolic disorders.
The two correct statements are
Chipko movement was launched for the protection of
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