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Agriculture · Q23

Environmental Science In Agricultural

Graduate and Post Graduate · Agriculture · question 23

Q23

Forests and Pasture land in India is

A.
183 million
Answer
B.
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.