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Read the following statements and choose the following option: 1. There are more than 20,000 species of ants on Earth. 2. The number of beetle species is 20,000. 3. Orchid species are more diverse than beetles. 4. The number of fish species is higher than that of ants.

Options

  1. ABoth 1 and 2 is correct
  2. BOnly 1 is correct
  3. COnly 2 is correct
  4. DBoth 1 and 4 is incorrect

Correct answer

B. Only 1 is correct

Step-by-step solution

The common man would find it hard to believe that there are more than 20,000 species of ants, 3,00,000 species of beetles, 28,000 species of fishes and nearly 20,000 species of orchids."

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