Question

Arrange the following states in decreasing order of their total area under forest cover:
1. Jharkhand
2. Chhattisgarh
3. Arunachal Pradesh
4. Madhya Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the code given below:

• A. 3 - 2- 1 - 4
• B. 4 - 2 - 3 - 1
• C. 3 - 4 - 1 - 2
• D. 2 - 1 - 3 - 4

Answer 1

The correct option is A 3 - 2- 1 - 4

Following are the states with their respective percentage of forested areas as per the data published by the Forest Survey of India in 2017.

Arunachal Pradesh - 79.96% ; Chhattisgarh -41.09% ; Jharkhand - 29.55% ; Madhya Pradesh - 25.11%