State PCS PYQPrelims 2023

BPSC – Combined Competitive Examination · ప్రశ్న 93

Which of the following is the world's richest region from a marine biodiversity perspective, comprising 21 islands with estuaries, beaches, nearshore forests, seagrasses, coral reefs, salt marshes and mangroves?

  1. Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve
  2. Nanda Devi Biosphere Reserve
  3. Sundarbans Biosphere Reserve
  4. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
సమాధానం చూపించు & వివరణ

సమాధానం: (A) Gulf of Mannar Biosphere Reserve

వివరణ

The Gulf of Mannar (Tamil Nadu) was India's first marine biosphere reserve and is home to the dugong.

  • (A) సరైనది

    Correct: its 21 islands and coral/seagrass ecosystems make it exceptionally rich.

  • (B) తప్పు

    Wrong: a Himalayan reserve.

  • (C) తప్పు

    Wrong: a mangrove delta, not 21 islands with coral reefs.

  • (D) తప్పు

    Wrong: a terrestrial mountain reserve.