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UPSC Civil ServicesPrelims2024General Studies Paper I
Question
QQ16. One of the following regions has the world's largest tropical peatland, which holds about three years worth of global carbon emissions from fossil fuels; and the possible destruction of which can exert detrimental effect on the global climate. Which one of the following denotes that region ?
Options
- A Amazon Basin
- B Congo Basin
- C Kikori Basin
- D Rio de la Plata Basin
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Correct Answer
B Congo Basin
Model Answer
Answer: option B, as per UPSC's final answer key (Series A).