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The government has declared about _____ sq kms of Andhra Pradesh as forest.

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50,300
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55800
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64,000
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69,000
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Solution

The correct option is C 64,000
Andhra Pradesh has a forest area of 64000 sq.kms as per the forest records, which accounts for 23.2% the total geographical area. Of these forests 80 percent are reserved, while the remaining are protected variety. Because of the short sighted approach, around 54 lakh acres of forest area was converted into agricultural lands.

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