I. the amount of rainfall
II. soil types
III. mean annual temperature
IV. altitude

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I. The presence of tall, closely set trees with crowns forming a continuous canopy.
II. Co-existence of a large number of species.
III. The presence of numerous varieties of epiphytes.

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Assertion (A) Mangroves are very specialised forest ecosystems of tropical and sub-tropical regions bordering certain sea coasts.
Reason (R) They stabilise the shoreline and acts as a bulwark against encroachments by sea.

In the context of the above two statements which one of the following is correct?

I. There has been a tremendous decline in area under forest in recent years.
II. The rate of increase in land use in recent years is the highest in case of area under non-agricultural use.
III. Land use such as barren and wasteland, are under pastures and tree crops have experienced decline in recent year.

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I. Shikar Devi
II. Bhadra
III. Simlipal
IV. Pachmarhi

Which one of the following is the correct order of the above wildlife sanctuaries in terms of their location from South to North?

I. Arunachal Pradesh
II. Himachal Pradesh
III. Mizoram

In which of the above States do ‘Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest’ occur?

I. It is a tree species found in a part of South India.
II. It is one of the most important trees in the Tropical Rainforest areas of South India.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

I. Gharial
II. Indian wild ass
III. Wild buffalo

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