With about 47,000 plant species, India ranks which in the world in plant diversity?
ASecond
BTenth
CFourth
DFifth
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Tenth
1. It is fourth in Asia.
2. India stands tenth in the world.
3. About 15,000 species are flowering plants.
_Source: NCERT Class 9 Contemporary India I, Chapter 5, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife._
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