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Topic Forest types
Asked 3 times across 2 UPSC exams over 16 years (2010–2026), peaking in 2021.
Key insights
- Most tested in CSE — 2 of 3 PYQs
- Most asked in 2021
- Recurs across 3 years (2010–2026)
How it travelled across exams
First appearance in each exam — the same idea, reframed.
CSE 2010 → CDS 2026
How the concept evolved
Rising — more than half its appearances (2 of 3) are since 2016.
Related concepts
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Sample questions
You've seen the pattern — here are a few of the actual PYQs.
CDS2026
Match List-I with List-II and select the answer using the codes given below the Lists
| List I (Forest type) | List II (Specie) |
|---|
| A. Tropical Moist Forest | 1. Kail |
| B. Littoral and Swamp Forest | 2. Khair |
| C. Tropical Thorn Forest | 3. Sonneratia |
| D. Alpine Forest | 4. Rosewood |
Codes:
- A 4 3 2 1 ✓
- B 4 2 3 1
- C 1 2 3 4
- D 1 3 2 4
✓ Correct answer: (A)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
CSE2021
"Leaf litter decomposes faster than in any other biome and as a result the soil surface is often almost bare. Apart from trees, the vegetation is largely composed of plant forms that reach up into the canopy vicariously, by climbing the trees or growing as epiphytes, rooted on the upper branches of trees." This is the most likely description of
- A coniferous forest
- B dry deciduous forest
- C mangrove forest
- D tropical rain forest ✓
✓ Correct answer: (D)
Geography › World Regional Geography
CSE2010
In India, which type of forest among the following occupies the largest area? (2010)
- A Montane Wet Temperate Forest
- B Sub-tropical Dry Evergreen Forest
- C Tropical Moist Deciduous Forest
- D Tropical Wet Evergreen Forest
Answer key not yet available (pending official release)
Geography › Physical Geography of India
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