Question

Vegetation	Characteristic feature
1. Desert vegetation	Sloping branches and needle-like leaves
2. Taiga vegetation	Deep roots
3. Tundra vegetation	Waxy stems, thick  leaves or no leaves
4. Tropical vegetation	Canopy

1. 1,2,3,4
2. 2,3,4 only
3. 1&4 only
4. 1,2,3 only

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : 1,2,3 only

The correct answer is 1,2,3 only.

• Taiga vegetation - 
  • Sloping branches (prevent the accumulation of snow) and needle-like leaves (reduce transpiration).
• Desert vegetation - 
  • Deep roots, waxy stems, thick leaves or no leaves are present in such types of vegetation. 
• Tundra - 
  • Tundra vegetation is composed of dwarf shrubs, sedges and grasses, mosses, and lichens.
• Canopy - 
  • It is characteristic features of tropical forest - rainforests, deciduous forest.
• The natural vegetation of India is primarily based on spatial and annual variations in rainfall, temperature soil and topography.  
• India's vegetation can be divided into 5 main types and 16 subtypes - 
• A.Moist Tropical Forest - 
  • Tropical Wet Evergreen
  • Tropical Semi-Evergreen
  • Tropical Moist Deciduous
  • Littoral and Swamp
• B.Dry Tropical Forests - 
  • Tropical Dry Evergreen
  • Tropical Dry Deciduous
  • Tropical Thorn
• C.Montane Subtropical Forests - 
  • Sub-Tropical broad-leaved hill
  • Sub-Tropical moist hill (pine)
  • Sub-Tropical dry evergreen
• D.Montane Temperate Forests - 
  • Montane Wet Temperate
  • Himalayan Moist Temperate
  • Himalayan Dry Temperate
• E. Alpine Forest - 
  • Sub-Alpine
  • Moist Alpine Scrub
  • Dry Alpine Scrub

Forest Type in India	% of Total Area
Tropical Moist Deciduous	37
Tropical Dry Deciduous	28
Tropical Wet Evergreen	8
Sub-Tropical Moist Hill	6
Tropical semi-Evergreen	4