Question

The major forest type found in India is
A. Subtropical deciduous
B. Tropical moist deciduous
C. Tropical deciduous
D. Temperate deciduous

Answer 1

Hint: Tropical deciduous forests are the most widespread forests of India. They are found in the regions where rainfall is between 200 cm and 70 cm. These forests are mainly found in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and some parts of Maharashtra.

Complete answer:
India has diverse forests: Rainforest of Kerala to the alpine pastures of Ladakh, the deserts of Rajasthan to evergreen forests in the north-east. Forest types are determined by some factors like climate, soil type, topography, and elevation.

Types of forests in India are:
- Coniferous Forests
- Broadleaved Forests
- Evergreen Forests
- Wet Evergreen
- Semi-Evergreen
- Deciduous Forests
- Thorn Forests
- Mangrove Forests

Tropical deciduous forests are the most widespread forests of India. They are found in the regions where rainfall is between 200 cm and 70 cm. These forests are found in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and parts of Maharashtra.

Tropical deciduous forests are also known as monsoon forests. The trees found in tropical deciduous rainforests are teak, bamboo, sal, shisham, sandalwood, khair, kusum, arjun, mulberry. They shed their leaves in summer. Tropical deciduous forests are divided into two subtypes on the basis of the availability of water
i- Moist Deciduous and
ii- Dry Deciduous type.

We have four options.
> Subtropical deciduous: The subtropical ecosystem is interaction between organisms and its nonliving environmental surroundings in regions between tropical and temperate zones.
> Tropical moist deciduous: They are semi-evergreen forests that are less dense but more gregarious than west evergreen forest. They are especially found in Assam.
> Tropical deciduous: Tropical deciduous forests are found in regions with heavy rainfall for sometimes of the year followed by a dry season.
> Temperate deciduous: The temperate deciduous forest is a biome, it is always changing. It has four seasons: winter, spring, summer and fall.

Hence, the correct answer is option (C-.

Note: As the name suggests, tropical deciduous forests are found along the Equator belt between the tropic of Cancer and tropic of Capricorn. In India, Tropical Deciduous Forests are found in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Orissa and Maharashtra.