Static Quiz 02 November 2023 (Geography)

Arrange the following according to the largest forest cover in India state-wise:
1. Arunachal Pradesh
2. Madhya Pradesh
3. Chhattisgarh
4. Odisha
5. Maharashtra
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Arrange the following states regarding their forest cover as the percentage of the total geographical area:
1. Manipur
2. Nagaland
3. Meghalaya
4. Arunachal Pradesh
5. Mizoram

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Consider the following statements:
1. Mangroves are a diverse group of salt- tolerant plant communities of the tropical and the sub-tropical regions
of the world.
2. Mangroves can survive the limiting factors imposed by the lack of oxygen, high salinity and diurnal tidal
inundation.
3. Mangroves are important carbon sink.
4. Mangrove cover in India is 3% of the country’s total geographical area.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Consider the following statements about the north-eastern region of the country, comprising eight states, viz.,
Manipur, Nagaland, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, Tripura and Assam:
1. This region has 18% of the geographical area of the country.
2. It accounts for nearly one-fourth of its forest cover of the country.
3. The slash and burn practice of agriculture is mainly responsible for fluctuation in the forest cover of this region.
Which of the statements given above are correct?

Which of the following states has the highest mangrove cover in India?