Which one of the following States has the highest percentage of area under forests?
Correct Answer:
(D)
None of the above / More than one of the above
According to the India State of Forest Report, 2021, in the state Mizoram (84.53%) has the highest percentage of area under forest.
Lakshadweep (overall) - 90.33%
Arunachal Pradesh - 79.33%
Himachal Pradesh - 27.73%
Assam - 36.09%
Andhra Pradesh - 18.28%
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Open stunted forests with bushes and small trees having long roots and sharp thorns repeated spines are commonly found in:
Correct Answer:
(D)
Western Andhra Pradesh
Above mentioned features are related to tropical thorn forests. These forests are found in areas of low rainfall (less than 70 cm), low humidity (less than 50 per cent) and high temperature (25°-30°C). Western Andhra Pradesh is a region of such forests. These forests are found in the north-western parts of the country including Rajasthan, south western Punjab, western Haryana, Kutch and neighbouring parts of Saurashtra. Thus, option (d) is the correct answer.