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Our country India is one of the twelve __________ countries of the world.

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Densely populated
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Economically developed
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Mega bio-diversity
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None of the above
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The correct option is C Mega bio-diversity

India is one of the 12 mega biodiversity countries in the world. The country is divided into 10 bio geographic regions. These are concentrated in the floristically rich areas of North-East India, the Western Ghats, North-West Himalayas and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Mega means large so mega diversity means a large number and wide range of species present in an ecosystem. As India is very rich in the diversity of plants and animals, So it is called as Mega diversity Centre.

The correct answer is C .


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