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What place does India hold in the world in plant diversity?

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Fifth
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Fourth
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Sixth
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Tenth
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Solution

The correct option is B Tenth

  • India has been bestowed with numerous forests with a wide variety of plant and animal wealth.
  • From the recent estimates 47,000 species of flora are found in this country so far. Of the estimated 47,000 plant species, about 15,000 flowering species are endemic (indigenous) to India.
  • India ranks tenth in world plant diversity and is fourth in Asia.


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