Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity?

3 2012 AIPMT-PRE Biodiversity and ConservationBiodiversity hotspots Easy
Which one of the following areas in India, is a hotspot of biodiversity?
A Western Ghats
B Eastern Ghats
C Gangetic Plain
D Sunderbans

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Hotspots are regions with very high species richness and high endemism.
Three hotspots cover India's biodiversity-rich regions: Western Ghats and Sri Lanka, Indo-Burma and Himalaya.

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