GK Question

science medium true_false

True or False: India is one of the 17 megadiverse countries in the world.

  1. True
  2. False

Answer: True

India hosts ~7-8% of global species despite having 2.4% of land area. It has four biodiversity hotspots: Himalayas, Indo-Burma, Sundaland, Western Ghats. Important for environment and geography sections. [[MoEFCC Reports, NCERT Biology Class 12]]

Topic Environmental Science - Biodiversity
Exam Relevance UPSC Prelims, SSC CGL, Railway NTPC