Question

Silent valley is tropical evergreen forest located in
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Maharashtra
(D) Odisha

Answer 1

Hint: Tropical evergreen forest is a kind of biome. Biome is a large regional unit characterised by a major vegetation type and associated fauna found in a specific climate zone. Tropical evergreen forests are found in the areas that receive heavy rainfall. These forests are very dense, that is they are covered by a very large number of trees.

Complete answer: These forests are found in Andaman and Nicobar island and in the western Ghats. They are also found in Assam region and their small remnants are also found in the state of Odisha.
Now let us match these locations with the given options :-
Kerala :- this state has very much high rainfall. Due to this silent valley evergreen forest is found in Kerala. Thus this option is correct.
Karnataka :- Bhagwati reserved forest is found in Karnataka and not a silent valley. Thus this option is not correct.
Maharashtra :- tropical semi – evergreen forests are found in Maharashtra and not tropical evergreen forest. Hence , this option is not correct.
Odisha :- Godavari-Krishna forest is found in Odisha and not a silent valley. Thus this option is also not correct.

Our required answer is a, that is Kerala.

Note: The leaves of evergreen plants are needle like and they require very high rainfall . Examples of evergreen trees include pine , deodar and cypress . The sunlight in evergreen forests do not reach ground as they are very dense. Sal and sesame are also found in these forests.