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Q. Consider the following statements:
  1. At present, there are 18 notified Biosphere Reserves in India.
  2. All the Biosphere Reserves of India are included in UNESCO's MAB World Network.
  3. Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve was the first Biosphere Reserve of India to be listed in UNESCO's MAB (Man & Biosphere) Framework.
Which of the above statements is / are correct?
Answer: Only 1 and 3
Notes: Statement 1 is correct: India has 18 notified Biosphere Reserves. Statement 2 is incorrect: Only 11 of these are part of UNESCO's MAB World Network. Statement 3 is correct: Nilgiri was the first Indian biosphere reserve included in UNESCO's MAB. Thus, only statements 1 and 3 are correct.
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