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AIIMS2013BotanyBiodiversity and its Conservation

India is one of the twelve megadiversity countries with of genetic resources of the world.

Options

  1. A12.1 %
  2. B18.1 %
  3. C38.1 %
  4. D8.1 %

Correct answer

D. 8.1 %

Step-by-step solution

The total number of species estimated is about 1.74 million. Out of these, the number of known species in India is 1,42,000 or roughly 8.1 % of the total though India has only 2.4 % land area. India with about 45000 species of plants and twice as many species of animals is one of the 12 megadiversity countries of the world.

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