Which types of natural forest are characteristic of Haryana?
- A.Tropical evergreen and montane wet forests
- B.Tropical dry deciduous and tropical thorn forests
- C.Mangrove and littoral forests
- D.Temperate coniferous forests throughout
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Explanation
The correct answer is B, tropical dry deciduous and tropical thorn forests. The Shivalik belt of Panchkula and Yamunanagar carries dry deciduous forest with sal, khair, shisham and sain, while the Aravalli spurs of the south and the dry south-west carry thorn forest of kikar or babool, khejri, ber and dhak. Both types suit a state with low and seasonal rainfall.
Option A is wrong because tropical evergreen and montane wet forests need heavy, well-distributed rain and are found in the Western Ghats, the north-east and the Andaman islands, not in a semi-arid plain. Option C is wrong because mangrove and littoral forests grow on tidal coasts and deltas, and Haryana is landlocked. Option D is wrong because temperate conifers belong to the higher Himalaya; Haryana has only a patch of chir pine on the upper slopes of the Morni hills, which is an exception and not the general type.
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Practice Questions
View allWhich hot and dry westerly wind blows over Haryana in May and June?
- A.Kalbaisakhi
- B.Loo
- C.Mango shower
- D.Norwester
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The loo is the hot, dry wind that blows from the west and north-west over the plains of Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, Rajasthan and western Uttar Pradesh in May and June.
Read the full explanation →Rainfall in Haryana decreases in which direction?
- A.From south-west to north-east
- B.From north-east to south-west
- C.From north to south evenly
- D.From east to west only along the Yamuna
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The Shivalik districts of Panchkula, Ambala and Yamunanagar in the north-east catch the first of the monsoon against the foothills and receive the heaviest rain of the state, while the south-western districts of Sirsa, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh lie towards the dry Thar margin and receive the least.
Read the full explanation →Which district of Haryana normally receives the highest annual rainfall?
- A.Sirsa
- B.Bhiwani
- C.Panchkula
- D.Mahendragarh
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Panchkula lies in the Shivalik foothills at the north-eastern corner of the state.
Read the full explanation →In Haryana, the loamy and most fertile soil is known locally by which name?
- A.Bhur
- B.Dakar
- C.Rausli
- D.Kallar
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Rausli is the loam of the central Haryana plain, a balanced mixture of sand, silt and clay.
Read the full explanation →The sandy soil of south-western Haryana is locally called:
- A.Bhur
- B.Rausli
- C.Dhankar
- D.Kandi
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Bhur is the light, loose, sandy soil found in Sirsa, Hisar, Bhiwani and Mahendragarh, where Haryana shades into the sandy tract of Rajasthan.
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