As per the UN’s ‘World Cities Report 2016", India is expected to have _______ megacities by 2030, with each of them having a population of more than 10 million.

Correct option is D

The correct answer is (d) 7

Explanation:

As per the UN ‘World Cities Report 2016", India is expected to have 7 megacities by 2030, with each of them having a population of more than 10 million.

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