Question

Q. Consider the following forest types:

Which of the following sequences is correct if the above forest types are to be arranged in a decreasing order of percentage wise coverage in India?

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B

1-2-3-4
Explanation:

Sl.No.	Forest Type	Area in Sq. Km.	Percentage
1.	Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest.	51,249	8.0
2.	Tropical Semi Evergreen Forest.	26,794	4.1
3.	Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest.	236,794	37.0
4.	Littoral and Swamp Forest.	4,046	0.6
5.	Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest.	186,620	28.6
6.	Tropical Thorn Forest.	16,491	2.6
7.	Tropical Dry Evergreen. Forest.	1,404	0.2
8.	Sub-Tropical Broad Leaved Hill Forest.	2,781	0.4
9.	Subtropical Pine Forest.	42,377	6.6
10.	SubTropical Dry Evergreen Forest.	12,538	2.5
11.	Mountain Wet Temperate Forest.	23,365	3.5
12.	Himalayan Moist Temperate Forests.	22,012	3.4
13.	Himalayan Dry Temperate Forest.	313	-
14.	Subalpine and Alpine.	18,628	2.8