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UPSC Prelims 2019 · GS Paper I

Question 33: Geography

Consider the following States :

  1. 1.Chhattisgarh
  2. 2.Madhya Pradesh
  3. 3.Maharashtra
  4. 4.Odisha

With reference to the States mentioned above, in terms of percentage of forest cover to the total area of State, which one of the following is the correct ascending order?

a2-3-1-4
b2-3-4-1
c3-2-4-1
d3-2-1-4

AnswerUPSC’s answer is (c).

Forest cover as a share of the state's area, per the India State of Forest Report 2017, was lowest in Maharashtra (about 16 to 17 per cent), then Madhya Pradesh (about 25 per cent), then Odisha (about 33 per cent), and highest in Chhattisgarh (about 41 per cent). The ascending order is Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, that is 3-2-4-1. Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest area in absolute terms, but not the highest percentage.

Why each option is right or wrong
  • (a) Puts Madhya Pradesh lowest, but Maharashtra has the lowest share.
  • (b) Madhya Pradesh is not the lowest in share.
  • (c) Correct: Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Chhattisgarh.
  • (d) Puts Chhattisgarh before Odisha, but Chhattisgarh has the highest share.

Answer: UPSC’s key. Explanation: written by UPSC Grade, not by UPSC.

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Source: UPSC, Civil Services (Preliminary) Examination 2019, General Studies Paper I, Series A. The paper on upsc.gov.in.