Question

How much area is under the forest cover in India?

(a) Around 610000 sq km

(b) Around 670000 sq km

(c) Around 710000 sq km

(d) Around 750000 sq km

I have been asked this question in an internship interview.

I'd like to ask this question from Management of Forests topic in portion Forest and Wildlife Management of Energy Management

Answer 1

Correct choice is (c) Around 710000 sq km

To explain I would say: Forest Survey of India published the statistics of forest area of various states a union territory in 2017. According to this statistics 708273 square kilometers of forest land is covered in the country.