India's roughly 15,000 flowering plants form what share of the world's flowering plants?
A6 per cent
B16 per cent
C26 per cent
D60 per cent
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. 6 per cent
1. Ferns, algae and fungi are non-flowering.
2. Flowering plants are 6 per cent of the world total.
3. Birds are 13 per cent of the world total.
_Source: NCERT Class 9 Contemporary India I, Chapter 5, Natural Vegetation and Wildlife._
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