Question

India is among 12 megadiversity countries of the world, due to it’s percentage contribution in global. species diversity, that is :
A. 1.8%
B. 2.4%
C. 8.1%
D. 4.2%

Answer 1

India covers 2.4% of the world's land area. India's share in global species is around 9%. India's place in mega diversity in countries of the world is 12th. India is also known in the world for its unique culture.

Complete answer:
Mega diversity refers to the diversity in various life forms.
India holds first rank out of the megadiverse countries where diversity of global species are found.
There are four pia diversity hotspots that is the areas where large species diversity is present in India, they are -
- Himalaya
- Indo- Burma
- Sundaland
- The western Ghats and Sri Lanka

India is situated at the tri junctions that are three realms that are called as Afro-tropical, Indo- Malayan and paleo-arctic realm. That's it has characteristics of all three of them. That's why India relates to all of them. The resemblance with these three distinct realms makes the country rich and unique in its biodiversity.

India boasts of 45,000 plants and 91,000 animals" according to the UN. It is the 12 mega biodiversity countries of the world. With about 45,500 plant species.India holds 4th place in asia as flowering plants. India occupies 10th rank in the world." There are a total 15,000 flowering plants in India that accounts for 6% of flowering plants of the world.
The total area of India under biodiversity hotspot is nearly 3%, The contribution of India to 'global species diversity' is approx 8.5%" states oxford university

Total of the world's flowering plants more than 50% occur only in India. This makes India really unique. Not only this India is also a source of traditional crop varieties. In short we can say India has an extreme variety of flora. If one wants to study flowers no place can be better than India.

So the correct answer is option C i.e., 8.1%.

Note: Among the biodiversity countries of the world India holds 12th place. It has 10 biography zones that includes Himalaya, desert, semi arid, Western ghats etc. India is among top ten to fifteen nations of the world for its great diversity of plant life and flowering plants.