{"id":90952,"date":"2025-06-01T10:41:51","date_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:41:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=90952"},"modified":"2025-06-01T10:41:51","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T10:41:51","slug":"which-of-the-following-statements-regarding-faunal-resources-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/which-of-the-following-statements-regarding-faunal-resources-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Which of the following statements regarding faunal resources of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the following statements regarding faunal resources of India is\/are correct ?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>High degree of endemism has been noticed in the biodiversity hotspots of India<\/li>\n<li>Of the total biosphere reserves in India, the Sundarbans has the largest number of species and Nokrek has the smallest number of species<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Select the answer using the codes given below:<\/p>\n<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;1 only&#8221; option2=&#8221;2 only&#8221; option3=&#8221;Both 1 and 2&#8243; option4=&#8221;Neither 1 nor 2&#8243; correct=&#8221;option1&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"psc-box-pyq-exam-year-detail\">\n<div class=\"pyq-exam\">\n<div class=\"psc-heading\">This question was previously asked in<\/div>\n<div class=\"psc-title line-ellipsis\">UPSC CAPF &#8211; 2024<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"pyq-exam-psc-buttons\"><a href=\"\/pyq\/pyq-upsc-capf-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-pdf-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Download PDF<\/a><a href=\"\/pyq-upsc-capf-2024\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"psc-attempt-button\" rel=\"noopener\">Attempt Online<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<section id=\"pyq-correct-answer\">Statement 1 is correct. Statement 2 is likely incorrect or difficult to verify definitively.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-key-points\">Biodiversity hotspots are regions with high levels of biodiversity and a large proportion of endemic species. India&#8217;s biodiversity hotspots (Western Ghats, Eastern Himalayas, etc.) are known for high endemism. Making definitive claims about the largest\/smallest number of species across all biosphere reserves (Statement 2) is difficult without specific, comprehensive, and standardized surveys across all reserves, which vary greatly in size, habitat diversity, and species inventories. Statement 1 is a fundamental characteristic of biodiversity hotspots.<\/section>\n<section id=\"pyq-additional-information\">Endemism is the ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as an island, nation, country or other defined zone, or habitat type. 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