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In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species

In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?

(a)

Tropical moist deciduous forest

(b)

Tropical rain forest

(c)

Tropical thorn scrub forest

(d)

Temperate forest with grasslands

Answer:

(a)

Core Books/NCERT

Explanation

Tropical moist deciduous forests exist mostly in the eastern part of the country – northeastern states, along the foothills of the Himalayas, Jharkhand, West Orissa and Chhattisgarh, and on the eastern slopes of the Western Ghats. Teak is the most dominant species of this forest. Bamboos, sal, shisham, sandalwood, khair, kusum, arjun, mulberry are other commercially important species.Tikdam: