Question

In India 65.5 percent of forest are ____________.
A. Evergreen forests
B. Desert forests
C. Deciduous monsoon forests
D. Himalayan Alpine forests

Answer 1

Hint: This type of forest is mainly located in the belt along the equator between the Tropics of Cancer and Capricorn, mainly in the northern and western part of the country. This forest is found mainly in tropical areas with a dry season.

Complete Answer: Option A- Evergreen forests are mostly found in mainly near the equator. The forests grow in places that receive more than 200 cm of rainfall and have 15℃-30℃ of temperature. This is a very dense forest with trees that are evergreen as they do not shed their leaves at any time. This type of forest is found in the coastal lines, the north-eastern states, in the deltaic regions, and the islands. About 12% of the forest cover in India is occupied by the evergreen forests.
Option B- Desert forests grow up in areas with less than 70 cm of rainfall. These forests mainly consist of thorny trees and bushes. This forest is mainly found in the north-western part of the country. This forest covers around 2.6% of the Indian forest covers.
Option C- Deciduous forest is mainly found between the Tropic of Cancer and the equator. This type of forest mainly grows in areas which receive 70-200 cms of rainfall and have an average temperature of 30℃. A major feature of this forest is that the trees of this forest shed their leaves in a particular season and they look barren. In India, the trees shed their leaves in the winter season. This forest covers about 65.5 percent of India’s forest covers.
Option D- Himalayan Alpine Forest covers areas which ranges between 2,900m to 3,500m altitude or even above. These forests extend upto the snowline and have xerophytic and dwarf shrubs. These forests grow in both the eastern and western Himalayan range. The Himalayan Alpine forests cover 2.8% of the Indian forest cover.
Thus, from the above discussion it can be seen that option C, Deciduous monsoon forests is the correct answer.

Note: Deciduous forest of India can be divided into two classifications; moist deciduous monsoon forests, that consists of both trees and grasses and dry deciduous monsoon forests that mainly consists of graases. Tropical deciduous forest is also known as monsoon forest. Seasonality is the main characteristic feature of the forest.