Question

India is one of the twelve megadiversity countries with______ of genetic resources of the world.
A. 12.1%
B. 18.1%
C. 38.1%
D. 8.1%

Answer 1

Hint: The term megadiversity refers to one place or group of nations that harbor the majority of Earth’s species. Conservation International identified 17 megadiverse countries in 1998 which have high numbers of endemic species and various other species.

Complete answer:
Megadiversity means exhibiting great biodiversity as a megadiverse country must have at least 5,000 species of different plants and must border marine ecosystems. India is one of the megadiverse countries in the world with 45,000 species of plants and twice as many of the animals have been recorded in India. India has only 2.4% of the world’s land area but the species diversity in India is 8.1 percent which makes India one of twelve megadiversity countries of the world.
Twelve like-minded megadiverse countries are Brazil, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, India, South Africa, Venezuela, Indonesia, Mexico, Kenya, Peru and the Philippines. These twelve countries agreed to meet periodically and decide upon various matters to conserve biodiversity. Various experts and ministerial level discussions are carried out to conserve the biodiversity and save various species from extinction. As if the ecological balance of biodiversity is not maintained then it would harm the entire living organisms and can lead to mass extinction on the Earth.

Hence, the correct option is D. 8.1%.

Note: A biogeographic region with significant levels of biodiversity which is threatened by human habitation is called biodiversity hotspot. A biological hotspot has lost at least 75% of its primary vegetation.