Which one of the following states of India has the largest area under dense evergreen forest cover?

Arunachal Pradesh possesses the largest area under dense evergreen forest cover among the given options. According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR), Arunachal Pradesh has the second-largest total forest cover in India, following Madhya Pradesh [4]. However, it leads the country in the 'Very Dense Forest' (VDF) category, with over 21,000 sq km classified as such [3]. The state's diverse topography and high rainfall (exceeding 2,300 mm in many areas) support extensive Northern Tropical Evergreen and Semi-evergreen forests [3]. While the Western Ghats in Karnataka also host significant evergreen formations, the sheer geographical extent of dense forest in the Eastern Himalayas of Arunachal Pradesh is greater [3]. In contrast, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are dominated by montane temperate and coniferous forests rather than tropical evergreen types [3].

Sources

1. [4] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tropical_evergreen_forests_of_India
2. [3] https://arunachalforests.gov.in/forest.html
3. [1] Geography of India ,Majid Husain, (McGrawHill 9th ed.) > Chapter 5: Natural Vegetation and National Parks > Table 5.2 > p. 10
4. [2] https://fsi.nic.in/cover_2013/sfr_forest_cover.pdf