How much area of the world’s land area, India share
of the global species diversity is an impressive 8.1 per cent ?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
Although India has only 2.4 per cent of the world’s land area, its share
of the global species diversity is an impressive 8.1 per cent. That is what
makes our country one of the 12 mega diversity countries of the world.
Nearly 45,000 species of plants and twice as many of animals have been
recorded from India.