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WBCS Preliminary Examination 2019 — General Studies · Question 92 of 200

Q92
Geography (incl. West Bengal)Soils, Natural Vegetation & Forests
The Shola forest is found in the
  1. a.Himalayas
  2. b.Western Ghats
  3. c.Vindhyan
  4. d.Eastern Ghats

Answer: (B) Western Ghats

Shola forests — dense, stunted montane forest patches interspersed with rolling grasslands — are characteristic of the higher elevations of the Western Ghats, particularly the Nilgiri, Anamalai and Palni hill ranges.