Question

What proportion of geographical land area is under actual forest cover in India?
A. 1/5
B. 1/4
C. 1/3
D. 2/3

Answer 1

Hint:India is a country in the continent of Asia, having an area of 3,287,263 sq. km. making it the seventh largest country in the world and is the second most populous country in the world having a population of 1,352,642,280.

Complete answer:The forest area of India according to the Government, as of 2019 is 712,249 sq. km of the total geographical area of the country that is 3,287,263 sq. km. So the forest cover is approximately 20% of the geographical land area. In terms of fraction it is ⅕ of the geographical land area. The forest area is divided into different categories like Very dense, Moderately dense, Open forest. The state of Arunachal Pradesh has the largest forest area of 66,964 sq. km. which is 79.96% of the total land area of the state. The state of Chhattisgarh has a forest area of 55,457 sq. km making it the second largest forest area state and it covers 41.09% of the total land area of Chhattisgarh. The state of Punjab has the lowest forest cover in terms of its percentage of land having a forest area of 1,837 sq. km which is 3.65% of the total land area.
Hence, the correct option is A.

Note:The states of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Maharashtra have a forest area of more than 50,000 sq. km. There has been an increase in forest area of 0.21% since 2015.