2016 · Q49
Which one of the following statements concerning the natural vegetation of India is not correct?
General KnowledgeGeography
- ASal is found in moist deciduous forests.
- BCasuarina is largely found along the coastal region of Tamil Nadu.
- CDeodar is a coniferous species of tree.
- DShola forests are found mainly on the upper reaches of Himalaya.
Explanation
Sal is the dominant tree of moist deciduous forests, casuarina plantations line Tamil Nadu's coast, and deodar is a Himalayan conifer — all true. Shola forests, however, are the stunted evergreen montane forests of the Western Ghats (Nilgiris, Anaimalai, Palni hills), not of the upper Himalaya — so (d) is the not-correct statement.