Q. With reference to People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR), consider the following statements;
1.A PBR comprehensively documents traditional knowledge of local biological resources..
2.Delhi became the first major metropolitan city in India to prepare PBR.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
Statement 1 is correct: The People’s Biodiversity Register (PBR) entails complete documentation of biodiversity such as flora, fauna medicinal sources, land use and human activities etc. within a particular place such as a city.
A PBR comprehensively documents traditional knowledge of local biological resources.
Statement 2 is incorrect: Kolkata became the first major metropolitan city in India to prepare a PBR. Chandigarh and Indore are other important cities that have prepared the document.
Source: DTE
