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India's share in the global species dive...

India's share in the global species diversity is about

A

2 percent

B

4 percent

C

6 percent

D

8 percent

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D
About 2.4% of world.s land area is occupied by biological diversity and India accounts for 7-8% of species richness of the world. India ranks seventh in mammals, ninth in birds and fifth in reptiles.
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