Forests and forest types — UPSC Prelims PYQs
13 questions in this bank come from Forests and forest types, spanning UPSC Prelims papers from 2011 to 2023. Every question here carries all four options, the correct answer and a full explanation.
It has appeared in 9 of the last 16 papers, most heavily in 2015 with 3 questions. That is a steady presence rather than a guaranteed one.
The themes examined most often within it are Characteristics and Distribution of Forest Types (4), Forests in Indian Geography (3), Afforestation and Management Practices (2), Ecosystem Structure and Function (2) and Vegetation Types and Influencing Factors (2). Those counts are of questions in which the theme is examined, not merely mentioned.
Questions here are spread across Geography (7), Environment & Ecology (5) and Science & Technology (1). Between them they draw on 14 distinct themes, so this is a broader area than a single revision note can cover. That is 0.9% of the 1433 questions in the bank — useful for deciding how much revision time it deserves.
Its weight has held steady, at roughly 1.2 questions a year across the last five papers.
It was not examined in 7 of those papers. Each question below links to its full explanation and to related questions on the same theme from other years, so a weak area can be worked through in one pass rather than hunted for paper by paper.
UPSC Prelims 20231 question
UPSC Prelims 20222 questions
- Environment & Ecology
With reference to “Gucchi” sometimes mentioned in the news, consider the following statements: 1. It is a fungus. 2. It grows in some Himalayan Forest areas. 3. It is commercially cultivated in the Himalayan foothills of north-eastern India. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
- Environment & Ecology
The “Miyawaki method” is well known for the:
UPSC Prelims 20212 questions
- Environment & Ecology
The vegetation of savannah consists of grassland with scattered small trees, but extensive areas have no trees. The forest development in such areas is generally kept in check by one or more or a combination of some conditions. Which of the following are such conditions? 1. Burrowing animals and termites 2. Fire 3. Grazing herbivores 4. Seasonal rainfall 5. Soil properties Select the correct answer using the code given below.
- Geography
“Leaf litter decomposes faster than in any other biome and as a result the soil surface is often almost bare. Apart from trees, the vegetation is largely composed of plant forms that reach up into the canopy vicariously, by climbing the trees or growing as epiphytes, rooted on the upper branches of trees.” This is the most likely description of
UPSC Prelims 20191 question
UPSC Prelims 20153 questions
- Geography
Consider the following States: 1. Arunachal Pradesh 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Mizoram In which of the above States do ‘Tropical Wet Evergreen Forests’ occur?
- Geography
Which one of the following regions of India has a combination of mangrove forest, evergreen forest and deciduous forest?
- Geography
In India, in which one of the following types of forests is teak a dominant tree species?