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In India, rain forests are found in – |
| A. | Central India |
| B. | Eastern Ghat |
| C. | N.E. Himalayas and Western Ghats |
| D. | N.W. Himalayas and Eastern Ghats |
| Answer» C. N.E. Himalayas and Western Ghats | |
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Explanation: The main areas of tropical forest are found in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands; the Western Ghats, which fringe the Arabian Sea coastline of peninsular India; and the greater Assam region in the northeast along the Eastern Himalayas. Small remnants of rain forest are found in Orissa state. Tropical rainforests are located in a band around the equator (Zero degrees latitude) in the area between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° North latitude) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° South latitude).This 3,000 mile (4800 kilometres) wide band is known as the 'tropics'. |
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