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All 13 South Asian coral reef ecoregions assessed as critically endangered
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All 13 South Asian coral reef ecoregions assessed as critically endangered
Study rates all 13 South Asian coral reef ecoregions critically endangered.
Why it matters: asked in UPSC 2014; factual, Prelims-type
What you need to know
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A study co-authored by scientists of the Zoological Survey of India, titled a Red List of Ecosystems assessment, has classified all 13 South Asian coral reef ecoregions as critically endangered.
Reefs are threatened by warming seas and bleaching.
India's main reef areas lie in the Gulf of Kachchh, Gulf of Mannar, Lakshadweep and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
ಮೂಲಗಳು: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
ಮುಖ್ಯ ಅಂಶಗಳು
Remember these
- Coral reefs
- Red List of Ecosystems
- ZSI
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್ · ಮೇನ್ಸ್
How the exam will ask it
ಪ್ರಿಲಿಮ್ಸ್
- Coral reefs, Red List of Ecosystems, ZSI
ಮೇನ್ಸ್
Use as an example in GA answers (GS3: Environment, biodiversity).
PYQ connection
A question UPSC has already asked on this
Which of the following have coral reefs?
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands
- Gulf of Kachchh
- Gulf of Mannar
- Sunderbans
Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- 1, 2 and 3 only
- 2 and 4 only
- 1 and 3 only
- 1, 2, 3 and 4
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: A
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ಈ ಕೆಳಗಿನವುಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತದ ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಹವಳ ದಿಬ್ಬ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಯಾವುದು?
- ಕಚ್ ಕೊಲ್ಲಿ
- ಚಿಲಿಕಾ ಸರೋವರ
- ಪುಲಿಕಾಟ್ ಸರೋವರ
- ಸುಂದರಬನ ಡೆಲ್ಟಾ
ಉತ್ತರ ನೋಡಿ
ಉತ್ತರ: A — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: ಕಚ್ ಕೊಲ್ಲಿ — ಕಚ್ ಕೊಲ್ಲಿ ಭಾರತದ ನಾಲ್ಕು ಪ್ರಮುಖ ಹವಳ ದಿಬ್ಬ ಪ್ರದೇಶಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು.
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