A) sacred grove
B) sacred landscape
C) sacred animal
D) endangered animal.
Correct Answer: A
Solution :
: Large tracts of tree-bearing land in otherwise desertified western Rajasthan are called orans. These orans are identical to sacred groves in Aravallis and they offer similar advantages. One of the finest examples of oran is Ramdeora in the Jaisalmer District in Rajasthan. Species in most of the orans are Prosopis cineraria, Zizyphus mauritiana and Salvadora sp. Sacred groves are the religious practice of conserving biodiversity with strong beliefs, customs and taboos and are treasure house of rare and endemic species. Everything within these groves is under the protection of tile reigning deity of the grove and the removal of any material, even dead wood or twig is a taboo. Preservation of these groves, though on the pretext of religious beliefs, is of importance for conserving germplasm that is otherwise under threat from human interference. Sacred groves and sacred landscapes are intermingling terms with no definite differences.
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