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SSC CPO 2020 PYQ — Question 59

SSC CPO - 25 Nov 2020 - Shift 2 • General Awareness • Q59

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As per the ‘India State of Forest Report’, 2019, the total forest and tree cover is ______ % of
the total geographical area of India.

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Correct answer: C

Explanation

The correct answer is option 3 i.e. 24.56

  • ISFR is a publication of the Forest Survey of India (FSI), which is an organization under the Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change.
  • In the 16th biennial assessment of 2019:
  1. Total forest and tree cover is 24.56% of the geographical area of the country.
  2. The Total forest cover is 7,12,249 sq km which is 21.67%.
  3. The Tree cover is 2.89%.