Question

India is one of the $17$ megadiversity countries of the world and is being divided in to ___ biogeographical regions

• A. $8$
• B. $10$
• C. $16$
• D. $18$

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

India is one of the twelve megadiversity regions of the world with 8.1% of genetic resources of the world. Wildlife Institute of India has divided the country into $10$ biogeographical regions - $1$ . Trans-Himalayas, $2$. Himalayas, $3$. Desert, $4$. Semi-arid, $5$. Western Ghats, $6$. Deccan Peninsula, $7$. Gangetic Plain, $8$. North East, $9$. Coasts, $10$. Islands