question_answer 3)

Study the bar graph (Fig. 5.1) and answer the following questions (i) Name the state having maximum area under forest cover.   (ii) Name the union territory having minimum area under forest cover and give the reason why.  

Answer:

(i) Nagaland   (ii) Lakshadweep is the union territory having minimum forest cover. Since Lakshadweep consists only of coral islands, they have- no proper soil for growing of forests except for coconut trees. Since these are commercially viable there is no declared forest in Lakshadweep.