{"id":592,"date":"2023-06-13T13:03:44","date_gmt":"2023-06-13T07:33:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=592"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:08:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:38:53","slug":"q-in-a-particular-region-in-india-the-local-people-train-the-roots-of-living-trees-into-robust-bridges-across-the-streams-as-the-time-passes-these-bridges-become-stronger-these-unique-li","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-in-a-particular-region-in-india-the-local-people-train-the-roots-of-living-trees-into-robust-bridges-across-the-streams-as-the-time-passes-these-bridges-become-stronger-these-unique-li","title":{"rendered":"Q. In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. As the time passes, these bridges become stronger. These unique \u2018living root bridges\u2019 are found in"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>Meghalaya<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Himachal Pradesh<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Jharkhand<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Tamil Nadu<\/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) Meghalaya<\/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>The&nbsp;<strong>entwined roots of Indian rubber trees<\/strong>&nbsp;form bridges by<strong>&nbsp;training tree roots to knit together.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The&nbsp;<strong>Khasi<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>Jaintia<\/strong>&nbsp;people of&nbsp;<strong>Rewai<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>village in Meghalaya<\/strong>&nbsp;make the living tree root bridges.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Indian rubber tree produces&nbsp;<strong>strong rope like aerial roots&nbsp;<\/strong>which ones last into a&nbsp;<strong>scaffold of hollowed-out betel nuts or tied to bamboo stalks.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They take&nbsp;<strong>decades to grow horizontally<\/strong>&nbsp;across<strong>&nbsp;steep ravines and river banks.<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The<strong>&nbsp;living foot Bridge can hold up to 50 people at a time<\/strong>.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>They&nbsp;<strong>endure<\/strong>&nbsp;for almost<strong>&nbsp;500 to 600 years and grow stronger over time.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/living-root-bridges.jpg\" alt=\"roots of living trees\" class=\"wp-image-39833\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_7bc24f-9c .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_7bc24f-9c .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div 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