Question

India is considered as one of the megadiversity country because

• A. many biodiversity hot spots are present in the country
• B. it has highest biodiversity in the world
• C. it has highest variety of flora and fauna
• D. it has $8.1$% share in global biodiversity and has $2.4$% of world's land area

Answer 1

The correct option is A many biodiversity hot spots are present in the country

India is a country rich in biological diversity. It lies within Indomalaya ecozone and houses two of the 34 biodiversity hotspot in the world. There is a huge species diversity in India, with several of the species being endemic to their native ranges in India.

So the correct answer is 'many biodiversity hot spots are present in the country'.