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SSC CGL 2020 PYQ — Question 41

SSC CGL - 6th March 2020 Shift 3 • General Awareness • Q41

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According to the India State of Forest Report 2019, how much of the total geographical area of the country is covered by forests and trees?

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 24.56%.

  • ISFR is a biennial publication of Forest Survey of India (FSI), an organization under the Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change.
  • The latest ‘India State of Forest Report (ISFR 2019) released by the country’s environment minister Prakash Javadekar on December 30, 2019, revealed that the total forest and tree cover of the country is 807,276 square kilometres (which is 24.56 per cent of the geographical area of the country) compared to 802,088 sq km (24.39 per cent) in ISFR 2017.