Question

The forests seen in Assam and Meghalaya are ____________ forests.
A. Alpine
B. Evergreen
C. Tropical
D. Deciduous

Answer 1

Hint: The forest in Assam and Meghalaya remain green throughout the year. They are found in the Assam Valley, Nago hills, Garo hills and so on.

Complete answer: The forest seen in Assam and Meghalaya are evergreen forests. The rainforest or evergreen forest stretches from Assam to Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. Most of this region is at an altitude of 900 m. India is known for the moist Sal which are found in this region. There are many Wildlife sanctuaries, national parks, land reserved forests like Kaziranga National Park, Narpuh reserved forest, Upper Shillong forest, Dibru Saikhowa National Park and so on.
Looking at the options given:
Option A. Alpine forests are found in Arunachal Pradesh, Satpura Range, Western Ghats, Andaman and Nicobar Island and Orissa. It is an incorrect option.
Option B. Evergreen forests are found in the North eastern region, Andaman & Nicobar Island and some parts of western ghats. This is the correct answer.
Option C. Tropical forest found in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is an incorrect option.
Option D. Deciduous forests in India are found in the region of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar Chhattisgarh and Orissa. It is an incorrect option.

Therefore, The correct answer is Option B.

Note: Based on the interpretation of IRS in 2018 it was found that forest cover in Meghalaya is 17 118.7 9 square kilometre which is 76.2 % of states topical area whereas in Assam the forested area which is recorded is 2683 square kilometres in which 1764 square kilometre is Reserve Forest and 8968 square kilometre is unclassed forest.