Arrange the following states in decreasing order of their total area under forest cover :
- 1. Jharkhand
- 2. Chhattisgarh
- 3. Arunachal Pradesh
- 4. Madhya Pradesh
Select the correct answer using the code given below :
[amp_mcq option1=”4 – 3 – 2 – 1″ option2=”4 – 2 – 3 – 1″ option3=”3 – 4 – 1 – 2″ option4=”2 – 1 – 3 – 4″ correct=”option1″]
This question was previously asked in
UPSC NDA-2 – 2016
The correct decreasing order of total area under forest cover is Madhya Pradesh > Arunachal Pradesh > Chhattisgarh > Jharkhand.
Based on forest cover data (e.g., India State of Forest Report 2015/2017), the total forest cover area of the given states is approximately: Madhya Pradesh (~77,462 sq km), Arunachal Pradesh (~67,248 sq km), Chhattisgarh (~55,586 sq km), and Jharkhand (~23,478 sq km). Arranging these in decreasing order gives 4 – 3 – 2 – 1.