Civil Services Prep

Prelims MCQ · Geography

Consider the following statements:

  1. Tropical deciduous forests are India’s most widespread forests and occur broadly in regions receiving 70–200 cm of rainfall.
  2. Moist deciduous forests are prominent in areas receiving 100–200 cm of rainfall.
  3. Dry deciduous forests merge into moist deciduous forests on their wetter margins and thorn forests on their drier margins.
  4. Dry deciduous trees normally retain a complete canopy throughout the dry season.

Which of the statements given above are correct?

  1. 1, 2 and 3 only
  2. 1 and 4 only
  3. 2, 3 and 4 only
  4. 1, 2, 3 and 4
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