Question 1410

In which of the following states/regions can you find Sal trees? 1. Upper Himalayas 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Assam 4. Gujarat Select the correct answer from the codes given below.

Answer

2 and 3 only

Why?

The important commercial species include teak and sal. Teak , the foremost timber species, is largely confined to the peninsula. During the period of British rule, it was used extensively in shipbuilding, and certain forests were therefore reserved as teak plantations. Sal is confined to the lower Himalayas, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Assam, and Madhya Pradesh. Hence Option A is the correct answer. Other species with commercial uses are sandalwood (Santalum album), the fragrant wood that is perhaps the most precious in the world, and rosewood, an evergreen used for carving and furniture.