{"id":1085,"date":"2023-06-20T14:04:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-20T08:34:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1085"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:08:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:38:09","slug":"q-in-india-in-which-one-of-the-following-types-of-forests-is-teak-a-dominant-tree-species","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-in-india-in-which-one-of-the-following-types-of-forests-is-teak-a-dominant-tree-species","title":{"rendered":"Q. In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Tropical moist deciduous forest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tropical rain forest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tropical thorn scrub forest<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Temperate forest with grasslands<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (a) Tropical moist deciduous forest<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Notes:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Deciduous forest, vegetation composed primarily of&nbsp;<strong>broad-leaved trees that shed all their leaves during one season.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Teak&nbsp;<\/strong>is the&nbsp;<strong>most dominant species<\/strong>&nbsp;of<strong>&nbsp;tropical deciduous forests.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tropical deciduous forests<\/strong>&nbsp;are also known as&nbsp;<strong>\u201cMonsoon\u201d&nbsp;forests.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They spread over regions that receive<strong>&nbsp;rainfall between 70-200 cm.&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The humidity in these forests lie in the range of 80-90 per cent.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Trees of this forest type&nbsp;<strong>shed their leaves for about six to eight weeks in dry summers.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>These\u00a0<strong>forests<\/strong>\u00a0are found in the<strong>&nbsp;north-eastern states<\/strong>\u00a0along the\u00a0<strong>foothills of the Himalayas, eastern slopes of the Western Ghats, and Orissa.<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Major states where tropical deciduous forests are found:\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Madhya Pradesh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uttar Pradesh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Chattisgarh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Odisha<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maharashtra (Some Parts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Teak, sal, shisham, hurra, mahua, amla, semul, Kusum, and sandalwood, etc.<\/strong>&nbsp;are the main species of these forests.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>Dry Deciduous Forest<\/strong><\/th><th><strong>Moist Deciduous Forests<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>These forests are found throughout the northern part of India and also in&nbsp;<strong>Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh.<\/strong><\/td><td>These forests are found&nbsp;<strong>almost throughout India except in the western and north-western part of India.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>They are present in areas where the annual rainfall ranges from&nbsp;<strong>70 cm to 100 cm.<\/strong><\/td><td>They occur in areas where the annual precipitation ranges from&nbsp;<strong>10 cm to 200 cm.<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Teak, Sal and Peepal<\/strong>&nbsp;are some of the dominant species of trees in these forests.<\/td><td><strong>Shisham, Sal, Teak, Mango and Rosewood<\/strong>&nbsp;are some of the dominant species of trees in these forests.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/Deciduous-1024x588.webp\" alt=\"Deciduous\" class=\"wp-image-40786\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_c34b87-e0 .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_c34b87-e0 .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_c34b87-e0\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Answer: (a) Tropical moist deciduous forest Notes: Dry Deciduous Forest Moist Deciduous Forests These forests are found throughout the northern part of India and also in&nbsp;Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh and Andhra Pradesh. These forests are found&nbsp;almost throughout India except in the western and north-western part of India. 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