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Q. Regarding the Indian State of Forest Report 2019, consider the following statements:

Which of the above given statements are incorrect?

A

2 and 3 only
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2, 3 and 4 only
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3 and 4 only
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1, 2 and 4 only
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Solution

The correct option is B
2, 3 and 4 only
Explanation:

Statement 1 is correct:
Indian State of Forest Reports are published by the Forest Survey of India. Forest Survey of India (FSI) is an organisation under the Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India.

Statement 2 is incorrect: As per the report India’s Total “Forest & Tree Cover” is 24.56% (80.73 Mha) out of which “Forest Cover” is 21.67% & “Tree Cover” is 2.89%.

Statement 3 is incorrect: As per the report, Forest cover as a percentage (%) to the geographical area are:
  1. Mizoram (85.41%)
  2. Arunachal Pradesh (79.63%)
  3. Meghalaya (76.33%)
  4. Manipur (75.46%)
  5. Nagaland (75.31%)
Statement 4 is incorrect: As per the report, there is a decline in forest cover in NE except for Assam & Tripura.

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