Question

Which of the following statement (s) is/are correct about Indian forest reserve?
I. Indian mangroves covering about 4500 km2 area in the coastal regions and about 5% area of the world.
II. Sunderban is the largest mangrove forests in India and it have been added to the list of biosphere reserves of UNESCO.
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A. Only I
B. Only II
C. Both I & II
D. Neither I nor II

Answer 1

only 2 is the answer

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct answer is C. Both I & II

I. Indian mangroves covering about 4500 km2 area in the coastal regions and about 5% area of the world.

II. Sundarban is the largest mangrove forests in India and it have been added to the list of biosphere reserves of UNESCO.

Explanation:

• Mangrove forests of India are globally unique with the very best record of biodiversity, gifted with the mangrove genetic paradise at Bhitarkanika, and therefore the globally threatened wildlife species within the Sundarbans.

• The Sundarbans of India and Bangladesh is that the only largest mangrove forest within the world colonized by the Royal Bengal Tigers.

• Sundarban Biosphere Reserve has also been included because the second Biosphere Reserve from India, aside from Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve, within the global network of Biosphere Reserves, in November 2001.

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