As per India State of Forest Report 2021, which one of the following s

As per India State of Forest Report 2021, which one of the following states is not among the top three with reference to maximum area under forest ?

Arunachal Pradesh
Chhattisgarh
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
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According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2021, the top three states in terms of the largest forest area are Madhya Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh. The states listed in the options are Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra. Maharashtra is listed in the options but is not among the top three states by forest area according to the ISFR 2021; it is typically ranked lower, often 4th or 5th.
The India State of Forest Report (ISFR), published biennially by the Forest Survey of India (FSI), provides estimates of forest cover, tree cover, and related data at the national, state, and district levels.
It is important to distinguish between forest area (total area covered by forest) and forest cover as a percentage of geographical area. The ISFR 2021 also lists states with the largest percentage of geographical area under forest cover, which are primarily in the Northeast and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
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