With reference to 'Red Sanders', sometimes seen in the news, consider the following statements : 1. It is a tree species found in a part of South India. 2. It is one of the most important trees in the tropical rain forest arcas of South India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

Notes that the Western Ghats (a South Indian region) have very diverse evergreen vegetation with dominance of valuable timber species (e.g., ebony).

A student could note that many valuable hardwoods occur in the Western Ghats and therefore check if Red Sanders is another hardwood native to that region.

Lists Western Ghats under Tropical Wet-evergreen and Semi-evergreen forests and examples of commercially important trees (rose-wood, sandalwood, ironwood) found there.

Use this pattern (Western Ghats as habitat for commercially valuable hardwoods) to hypothesize that Red Sanders, a valuable timber species, may also be found in South India and then verify from species-specific sources or maps.

States that tropical moist deciduous forests (including Sahyadris/Western Ghats) contain economically important trees including Sandalwood and Shisham.

Since related commercial hardwoods occur in these South Indian forest types, a student could check whether Red Sanders occupies similar forest types in peninsular India.

Shows that tropical dry deciduous forests extend into southern states (Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu), indicating a range of forest types present in South India.

A student could use the map of these forest types and species' habitat preferences to narrow where to look for Red Sanders occurrences in South India.

Describes the Western Ghats rainforests (Nilgiris, Anaimalai, Palani) as centres of dense, diverse evergreen vegetation where particular tree taxa (e.g., ebony) predominate.

A student could compare the known native range of Red Sanders with these Western Ghats localities to see if it overlaps the rainforest zones mentioned.

Defines where tropical evergreen/semi‑evergreen forests occur in India (western slope of Western Ghats, NE hills, Andaman) and describes their tall, diverse tree assemblages.

Use this to check whether Red Sanders is typically listed among the tall/important species in these specific evergreen forest regions.

States that trees constitute ~70% of rainforest flora and that many tree species coexist, implying importance is tied to abundance, economic value or dominance in the canopy.

A student could assess whether Red Sanders is abundant/dominant or economically significant among Western Ghats tree lists to judge 'most important'.

Lists economically important hardwoods in moist deciduous/Sahyadri forests (teak, sal, sandalwood, shisham, bamboo), showing which species are commonly considered 'important' in Peninsular forests.

Compare whether Red Sanders appears alongside these named hardwoods in regional species/economic lists to infer its relative importance.

Provides catalogue of species for different tropical forest types in Western Ghats (includes rosewood, sandalwood, ironwood, orchids etc.), illustrating the kinds of species regarded as characteristic/valuable there.

Use this pattern to check if Red Sanders is included in authoritative species lists for Western Ghats evergreen or moist deciduous forests.