In the following passage, some of the words have been left out. Read the passage carefully and select the correct answer for the given blank out of the four alternatives.

India is a land of (1)_______ in race, region, caste, language, landform, flora and fauna etc. India is a vast country with a great diversity of physical (2)_______. Certain parts in India are so fertile that they are counted amongst the most fertile regions of the world while others are so unproductive and (3)_______that hardly anything can be grown there. India not only possesses racial diversity but also (4) _______diversity- It is said that almost 400 languages are spoken in India. In the religious sphere also, India (5)_______ great diversity. Almost all the principal (6)_______ of the world like Brahminism, Buddhism, Jainism, Islam, and Christianity are found here. Most of these religions are further sub-divided into various (7) _______and divisions. In the social sphere also, the general customs and manners (8)_______the people are greatly different. People from different regions (9)_______different types of dresses. Their eating habits and customs (10)_______ also quite different.