MPSC Rajyaseva 2024 GS Paper 1 — Question 32
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खालील विधानांचा विचार करा. / Consider the following statements. (a) निम्न अक्षवृत्ताच्या मानाने उच्च अक्षवृत्तामध्ये सर्वसाधारणपणे मोठ्या प्रमाणात जैवविविधता असते. (b) पर्वतीय उतारावर उच्च उंचीपेक्षा निम्न उंचीवर सर्वसाधारणपणे जैवविविधता मोठ्या प्रमाणात असते. वरीलपैकी कोणते विधान/विधाने बरोबर आहेत ? / Which of the above statement/statements is/are correct ?
(a)निम्न अक्षवृत्ताच्या मानाने उच्च अक्षवृत्तामध्ये सर्वसाधारणपणे मोठ्या प्रमाणात जैवविविधता असते. / High latitudes generally have greater biodiversity than low latitudes.
(b)पर्वतीय उतारावर उच्च उंचीपेक्षा निम्न उंचीवर सर्वसाधारणपणे जैवविविधता मोठ्या प्रमाणात असते. / Biodiversity is generally greater at lower altitude than at higher altitude on mountain slopes.
Biodiversity is generally highest in low latitudes (tropics) rather than high latitudes, making statement (a) incorrect. Conversely, biodiversity decreases with increasing altitude on mountain slopes, meaning lower altitudes have greater biodiversity than higher altitudes, making statement (b) correct.
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