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Q36 (CISF/2023) Geography › Indian Physical Geography

In terms of area under forest cover, the top three states in India are:

Explanation

According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021, the biennial publication by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), the top five states in terms of area-wise forest cover are:

  1. Madhya Pradesh (77,493 sq km)
  2. Arunachal Pradesh (66,431 sq km)
  3. Chhattisgarh (55,717 sq km)
  4. Odisha (52,156 sq km)
  5. Maharashtra (50,798 sq km)

Therefore, Option A is correct. It is important to distinguish this from forest cover as a percentage of total geographical area, where the top states are Mizoram (84.53%), Arunachal Pradesh (79.33%), and Meghalaya (76.00%). Option B represents the top states by percentage, while options C and D list states that fall lower in the ranking by total area.

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