Select the benefits of forests.

Provide medicinal plants

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Increase noise pollution

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Control floods

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Maintain water table

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Solution

The correct options are
A
Provide medicinal plants

C Control floods
D
Maintain water table

Forests provide medicinal plants, maintain the flow of water into the streams and also absorb rainwater. Thus, they prevent flooding and maintain water table. Tree parts such as thick branches and leaves effectively absorb noise, hence, they also reduce noise pollution.

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(a) foodgrains
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(c) paper
(d) medicinal plants

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