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Q98 (IAS/2010) Geography › Indian Physical Geography › Indian forest types Answer Verified

In India, which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area?

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Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests (option 3) occupy the largest area among the given choices. Official forest-type area data show Tropical Moist Deciduous Forests cover about 135,492 sq. km, or roughly 17.65% of the classified forest area, which is substantially larger than Tropical Wet Evergreen, Montane Wet Temperate, and Sub-tropical Dry Evergreen groups listed in the statistics [1]. These moist deciduous or monsoon forests are the most widespread of the listed types, occurring in regions receiving about 70–200 cm of rainfall (with the moist sub-type favored where rainfall is 100–200 cm) and are found across the northeastern states, foothills of the Himalayas and eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, among other areas [2].

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  1. [1] https://mospi.gov.in/sites/default/files/reports_and_publication/statistical_publication/EnviStats2/b3_ES2_2020.pdf
  2. [2] INDIA PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT, Geography Class XI (NCERT 2025 ed.) > Chapter 5: Natural Vegetation > Tropical Deciduous Forests > p. 44
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