Question

viii. What is the proportion of land occupied by forests in the year 1950-51 and 2014-15?
3.2
23.3
17
8.7
D
B
A
a. Option-B
b. Option-A
c. Option-D
d. Option-C​

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Forests covered 14.2 percent of the land area in 1950-51. It grew to 21.23 percent in 2014-15.

Explanation:

According to the 2015 State of the Forest Report, woods occupied 21.23 percent of India's total land area. It consists of dense forest (2.6 percent), moderate density forest (9.5 percent), and open forest (9.2 percent ).

According to the former Planning Commission of India's assessment, India had around 40.4 million hectares of forest area. It accounts for 14.2% of the overall land area.