2024 Re-NEET Biodiversity and ConservationBiodiversity hotspots, sacred groves and invasive species Medium Question 17 of 95 in Biodiversity and Conservation

Match List-I with List-II and choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Column I

  • A. Biodiversity hotspot
  • B. Sacred groves
  • C. Johannesburg, South Africa
  • D. Alien species invasion

Column II

  • I. Khasi and Jantia hills in Meghalaya
  • II. World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002
  • III. Parthenium
  • IV. Western Ghats

Correct answer: A → IV, B → I, C → II, D → III

Solution

Biodiversity hotspot is exemplified by the Western Ghats (A-IV); Sacred groves are exemplified by the Khasi and Jaintia hills in Meghalaya (B-I); Johannesburg, South Africa hosted the World Summit on Sustainable Development 2002 (C-II); Parthenium is an example of alien species invasion (D-III).

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