{"id":500,"date":"2023-06-12T12:58:07","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T07:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=500"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:13:56","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:43:56","slug":"q-consider-the-following-statements-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-consider-the-following-statements-12","title":{"rendered":"Q. Consider the following statements:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Most of the world\u2019s coral reefs are in tropical waters.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More than one-third of the world\u2019s coral reefs are located in the territories of Australia, Indonesia and Philippines.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Coral reefs host far more number of animal phyla<strong>&nbsp;than<\/strong>&nbsp;those hosted by tropical rainforests.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Which of the statements given above is\/are correct?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 and 3 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2 and 3<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (d) 1, 2 and 3<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Most of the world\u2019s coral reefs are located within the tropical zone between 30\u00ba N and 30\u00ba S latitude<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conditions for the growth of\u00a0<strong>Coral Reefs:<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It required a preferred temperature range of approximately&nbsp;<strong>22\u00ba to 30\u00ba C.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u200bFor the growth of coral, the&nbsp;<strong>depth of the water should not exceed 200m.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Corals can live only in saline waters, and the average salinity should be between 27 to 40%&nbsp;<\/strong>for their proper growth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>More than one-third of the world\u2019s coral reefs<\/strong>&nbsp;are located in territories of&nbsp;<strong>Australia, Indonesia, and the Philippines<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The coral reefs are most commonly grown in the<strong>&nbsp;Pacific and the Indian Ocean<\/strong>, due to their shallow, warm, and clean water.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><mark>Some scientists estimate that more than&nbsp;<strong>25,000 described species from thirty-two of the world\u2019s thirty-three animal phyla live in reef habitats \u2013 four times the number of animal phyla found in tropical rain forests.<\/strong><\/mark><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_36b057-81 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_36b057-81 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_36b057-81\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Which of the statements given above is\/are correct? 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