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Q · BiodiversityMedium · 45s
Consider the following pairs: 1. Sacred groves – Community conserved patches of forest 2. Biodiversity Heritage Sites – Declared by UNESCO 3. Ramsar Sites – Wetlands of international importance Which of the pairs are correctly matched?
TopicBiodiversity
Question Typemultiple choice
DifficultyMedium
Marking+1 / −0.33
Test Duration30 min
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Sacred groves are indeed community-conserved forests. Ramsar sites are wetlands of international importance under the Ramsar Convention. But Biodiversity Heritage Sites are declared by State Governments under Biological Diversity Act, 2002, not by UNESCO.
Final Answer: Option B — 1 and 3 only