{"id":2981,"date":"2024-12-22T13:13:59","date_gmt":"2024-12-22T13:13:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/odeacademy.in\/?p=2981"},"modified":"2024-12-22T15:23:50","modified_gmt":"2024-12-22T15:23:50","slug":"india-state-of-forest-report-2023-important-points-and-question","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thequickknowledge.com\/exam\/india-state-of-forest-report-2023-important-points-and-question\/","title":{"rendered":"India State of Forest Report 2023 | Important Points and Question"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><strong>The &#8220;India State of Forest Report 2023&#8221; (ISFR 2023) was released by Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, at the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. <\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>The ISFR has been published every two years since 1987, The ISFR 2023 is the 18th India State of Forest Report.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>India&#8217;s total forest and tree cover stands at <strong>8,27,357 km\u00b2<\/strong> (Forest Cover 7,15,343 km\u00b2 (21.76%) + Tree Cover 1,12,014 km\u00b2 (3.41%)), which is <strong>25.17%<\/strong> of the country\u2019s total geographical area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_3062\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3062\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-3062\" src=\"https:\/\/thequickknowledge.com\/exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ISFR2023_ODEAcademy-Copy-1024x568.jpg\" alt=\"India State of Forest Report 2023\" width=\"1024\" height=\"568\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thequickknowledge.com\/exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ISFR2023_ODEAcademy-Copy-1024x568.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/thequickknowledge.com\/exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ISFR2023_ODEAcademy-Copy-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thequickknowledge.com\/exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ISFR2023_ODEAcademy-Copy-768x426.jpg 768w, https:\/\/thequickknowledge.com\/exam\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/12\/ISFR2023_ODEAcademy-Copy.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3062\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Fig. &#8211; India State of Forest Report 2023<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h5>As compared to 2021, An increase of 1,445 km\u00b2 in forest and tree cover of the country which includes 156 km\u00b2 increase in the forest cover and 1289 km\u00b2 increase in tree cover.<\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>Top Three States with Maximum Increase in Forest and Tree Cover &#8211; Chhattisgarh 684 km\u00b2, Uttar Pradesh 559 km\u00b2, Odisha 559 km\u00b2.<\/li>\n<li>Top Three States with Largest Forest and Tree Cover (Area-Wise)\u00a0 &#8211; Madhya Pradesh 85,724 km\u00b2, Arunachal Pradesh 67,083 km\u00b2, Maharashtra 65,383 km\u00b2.<\/li>\n<li>Top Three States with Largest Forest Cover (Area-wise) &#8211; Madhya Pradesh 77,073 km\u00b2, Arunachal Pradesh 65,882 km\u00b2, Chhattisgarh 55,812 km\u00b2.<\/li>\n<li>Top Three States with Largest Forest Cover (Area-wise) &#8211; Madhya Pradesh 77,073 km\u00b2, Arunachal Pradesh 65,882 km\u00b2, Chhattisgarh 55,812 km\u00b2.<\/li>\n<li>Regions with Highest Forest Cover (Percentage-wise) &#8211; Lakshadweep 91.33%, Mizoram 85.34%, Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands 81.62%.<\/li>\n<li>The total mangrove cover is 4,992 km\u00b2 in the country.<\/li>\n<li>Bamboo bearing area estimated as 1,54,670 km\u00b2. As compared to 2021 there is an increase of 5,227 km\u00b2 in bamboo area.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Question Related India State of Forest Report 2023<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Q1. What is the total percentage of India\u2019s geographical area under forest and tree cover according to ISFR 2023 ? <\/strong>(a) 20.15% (b) 25.17% (c) 30.25% (d) 15.45%<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q2. What is the total forest cover in India as per the ISFR 2023 ?<\/strong> (a) 8,27,357 km\u00b2 (b) 7,15,343 km\u00b2 (c) 1,12,014 km\u00b2 (d) 1,445 km\u00b2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q3. By how much has India\u2019s forest and tree cover increased since the 2021 assessment ?<\/strong> (a) 1,445 km\u00b2 (b) 10,000 km\u00b2 (c) 827 km\u00b2 (d) 715 km\u00b2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q4. When did the publication of ISFR begin ?<\/strong> (a) 1977 (b) 1987 (c) 1997 (d) 2007<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q5. What is the area under Tree Cover in India ?<\/strong> (a) 8,27,357 km\u00b2 (b) 1,12,014 km\u00b2 (c) 7,15,343 km\u00b2 (d) 2,12,014 km\u00b2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q6. Which state showed the maximum increase in forest and tree cover ?<\/strong> (a) Uttar Pradesh (b) Chhattisgarh (c) Odisha (d) Rajasthan<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q7. Which state ranks third in terms of forest cover area in India ? <\/strong>(a) Maharashtra (b) Arunachal Pradesh (c) Chhattisgarh (d) Odisha<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q8. How much larger is the forest cover of Madhya Pradesh compared to Chhattisgarh ?<\/strong> (a) 10,000 km\u00b2 (b) 21,261 km\u00b2 (c) 15,000 km\u00b2 (d) 7,500 km\u00b2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q9. What is the total mangrove cover in India ?<\/strong> (a) 4,492 km\u00b2 (b) 4,992 km\u00b2 (c) 5,492 km\u00b2 (d) 3,992 km\u00b2<\/p>\n<p><strong>Q10. What is the total bamboo bearing area in India ?<\/strong> (a) 9,151 km\u00b2 (b) 1,54,670 km\u00b2 (c) 5,227 km\u00b2 (d) 3,043 km\u00b2<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>References<\/strong> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/fsi.nic.in\/forest-report-2023\">FSI India<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">*****<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The &#8220;India State of Forest Report 2023&#8221; (ISFR 2023) was released by Bhupender Yadav, Union Minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, at the Forest Research Institute, Dehradun. The ISFR has been published every two years since 1987, The ISFR 2023 is the 18th India State of Forest Report. 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