Q23
Forests and Pasture land in India is
A.
183 million
AnswerB.
18 million
C.
83 million
D.
143 million
Answer: Option A
Solution
Answer: Option A
Solution:
Forests and Pasture land in India is 183 million.In India, about 51.09% of the land is under cultivation, 21.81% under forest and 3.92% under pasture.
In 2021, the total forest and tree cover in India is 80.9 million hectares, which is 24.62% of the geographical area of the country. Encouraging to note that 17 states/UTs have above 33% of the geographical area under forest cover.