WBCS Main Examination 2022 — Paper III: General Studies I · Question 105 of 200

Answer: (D) Conifer evergreen

At higher altitudes on the southern slopes of the Himalayas, the cool temperate climate supports coniferous evergreen forests of pine, deodar, fir and spruce. Tropical wet (moist) deciduous forests, with teak and sal, grow at lower levels in areas of about 100–200 cm of rain. Dry deciduous forests grow in drier areas of about 70–100 cm of rain. Tropical evergreen forests are found in very wet regions such as the Western Ghats, the North-East and the Andaman Islands.