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India constitues______percent of the world's land area and contributes______percent of the global species diversity.
(a) 1.0, 5.5
(b) 5.5, 1.0
(c) 8.1, 2.4
(d) 2.4, 8.1

A

`1.0, 5.5`

B

`5.5, 1.0`

C

`8.1, 2.4`

D

`2.4, `8.1`

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D
Although India has only 2.4 percent of the world's land area, its share of the global species diversity is an impressive 8.1 percent. This makes our country one of the 17 mega diversity countries of the world.
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