Match list-I with list-II and select the correct answer using the code given below:
List-I (Forest) - List-II (Region)
A. Tropical moist deciduous - 1. Arunachal Pradesh
B. Tropical dry deciduous - 3. Middle Ganga Plain
C. Alpine - 2. Sahyadris
D. Tropical wet evergreen - 4. Tarai
Code:
A B C D
Answer & Solution
Answer: (Detailed Solution Below)
Detailed Solution:
The correct answer is “4 3 1 2”.
1) Tropical moist deciduous forests are a type of vegetation that can be found in regions that receive a good amount of rainfall part of the year and a dry climate the other half. → Terai
2) Dry Deciduous Forest also known as monsoon forests, are found in central India in states such as Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Telangana. → Middle Ganga Plain
3) Alpine forests in India are grasslands that grow at elevations of 3,000 meters or higher, up to the snowline. They are found in the Himalayas, in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Arunachal Pradesh. → Arunachal Pradesh
4) Tropical evergreen forests of India are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, the Western Ghats, which fringe the Arabian Sea, the coastline of peninsular India, and the greater Assam region in the north-east. → Sahyadris
The Terai or Tarai is to a lowland region in parts of northern India and southern Nepal that lies to the south of the outer foothills of the Himalayas, the Sivalik Hills and north of the Indo-Gangetic Plain.
The Sahyadri mountain range is also known as the Western Ghats.