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  • Which of the following tree is not an example for thorny type of forest?

    Question: Which of the following tree is not an example for thorny type of forest?

    Options:

    Red sandal
    Keekar
    Babool
    More than one of the above

    The correct answer is Red Sandal.
    -Natural vegetation refers to a plant community, which has grown naturally without human aid and has been left undisturbed by humans for a long time. 
    -India is a land of a great variety of natural vegetation.
    -Depending upon the variations in the climate and the soil, the vegetation of India changes from one region to another.
    -On the basis of certain common features such as predominant vegetation type and climatic regions, Indian forests can be divided into the following groups: 
    -Tropical Evergreen forests
    -Tropical Deciduous forests
    -Tropical Thorn forests
    -Montane forests
    -Littoral and Swamp forests

    • 🔑Key Points:Tropical Thorn Forests:
    -Tropical thorn forests occur in areas that receive rainfall less than 50 cm.
    -These consist of a variety of grasses and shrubs.
    -In these forests, plants remain leafless for the most part of the year and give an expression of scrub vegetation.
    -Important species found are babool, ber, and wild date palm, khair, neem, khejri, palas, etc.
    -In India, these types of forest are found in semi-arid areas of southwest Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh.
    -In these forests, plants remain leafless for most of the year and give an expression of scrub vegetation.

    🔴Additional Information:

    • Tropical Deciduous forest:
    -These are the most widespread forests in India.
    -They are also called the monsoon forests.
    -They spread over regions that receive rainfall between 70-200 cm.
    -On the basis of the availability of water, these forests are further divided into moist and dry deciduous.
    -Teak, sal, shisham, hurra, mahua, amla, semul, kusum, and sandalwood etc. are the main species of moist deciduous forests.

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