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Comprehension: In the following passage, some words, have been deleted, Select the most appropriate option to fill in the blanks. Our country, India is one of the 12 mega bio - diversity countries of the world. With about 47, 000 Plant species, India, (1) _____ tenth place in the world and fourth in Asia in plant diversity. There are (2) _____ 15, 000 flowering plants in the India, which account for 6 per cent of the world's (3) ____ number of flowering plants. The country has many non - flowering plants, (4) ––––––– as ferns, algae and fungi. India also has approximately 90,000 (5) –––––– of animals, as well as a rich variety of fish in its fresh and marine waters. Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank number 1.