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Topic Biodiversity Hotspots
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 13 years (2011–2024), peaking in 2011.
Key insights
- Most tested in CAPF — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2011
- Recurs across 3 years (2011–2024)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2011 → CAPF 2018
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CAPF2024
Which of the following statements regarding faunal resources of India is/are correct?
- High degree of endemism has been noticed in the biodiversity hotspots of India
- Of the total biosphere reserves in India, the Sundarbans has the largest number of species and Nokrek has the smallest number of species Select the answer
using the codes given below:
- A 1 only
- B 2 only
- C Both 1 and 2 ✓
- D Neither 1 nor 2
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Environment & Ecology › Biodiversity & Conservation
CAPF2018
Which of the following statements about biodiversity hot spots is/are correct?
- Biodiversity hot spots are identified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
- Biodiversity hot spots are defined according to their vegetation
- In India, Eastern Ghats and Western Himalaya are the biodiversity hot spots
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- A 1 and 2 only ✓
- B 3 only
- C 1, 2 and 3
- D 1 only
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Environment & Ecology › Biodiversity & Conservation
CSE2011
Three of the following criteria have contributed to the recognition of Western Ghats-Sri Lanka and Indo-Burma regions as hotspots of biodiversity
- Species richness
- Vegetation density
- Endemism
- Ethno-botanical importance
- Threat perception
- Adaptation of flora and fauna to warm and humid conditions Which three of the above criteria are correct in this context?
- A 1, 2 and 6
- B 2, 4 and 6
- C 1, 3 and 5 ✓
- D 3, 4 and 6
✓ Correct answer: (C)
Environment & Ecology › Biodiversity & Conservation
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