CBSE 2023 · Region 1 · Set 1 · Q21 · 2 marks
India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of total land area including land and water. Write the value of the land area of our country (in terms of percentage) of the world. Mention then, what makes India one of the $\displaystyle 12$ mega diversity countries of the world.
Marking-scheme solution
2.$\displaystyle 4$ percent
\(\displaystyle 8 \cdot 1\) percent share of the global species diversity
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