Which of the following is a tree found in Mountain vegetation?

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 07 Dec 2022 Shift 4)

Answer 1

Correct Answer Chir

Key Points:

Indian forests perform an important role to make a healthy environment and it reduces air pollutions.

Chir pine or longleaf Indian pine is a species of pine, native to the Himalayas.

It is found at an altitude of 1500-3000m.
These trees are found in Montane Temperate forest.
These types of forests are mainly generated in the Northern middle Himalayas and Southern Niligiri higher Mountain ranges.

Keekar and khair trees are prevalent in the Semi-desert plains of Haryana.

Sundari trees

Sundari trees are found in the Sunderbans
The wood of these trees is hard, oily, and durable.
It is used for making boats and other construction instruments.
The Sundari Tree is one of the most extensively found mangrove species in the Sundarbans,
It is a large tree with wing-shaped nuts, which is most easily recognized by the silvery scales on the underside of its leaves.
Scientifically it is known as Heritiera littoralis.
The wood from the Sundari Tree is the chief source of timber among the people.
The wood is hard and red in color and yields good quality charcoal and is often used in boat building, and manufacturing hardwood floors and furniture.
It is also used in making pilings, bridges, and wharves.

Additional Information

FOREST	RAINFALL	VEGETATION	REGION
Moist tropical	200 and 250 cm	Rosewood, bamboos, Kusum, Indian chestnut, litsea	Western Coast, Upper Assam, lower slopes of the eastern Himalaya, Orissa coast
Dry tropical	51 cm to 151	Sal, acacia, mangoes and bamboo.	Northern Hilly regions and some states of Southern India
Montane temperate	150-250 cm	Ferns, oak, maple, juniper, deodar, chilgoza, chirpine	Northern middle Himalayas and Southern Niligiri higher Mountain ranges.
Montane subtropical	150-300 cm	Cinnamon, rhododendron, sal, Sandan, laburnum, pomegranate, olive, oleander	Assam, Nagaland, Mizoram, Meghalaya, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh
Alpine forest/Wet montane	100 cm	Black juniper, the drooping juniper; honeysuckle, and willows	Himalayan regions and the barren cold deserts of the Trans Himalaya.