NDA 2025
- Exam
- NDA
- Year
- 2025
- Subject
- General Ability
- Chapter
- General Studies
NDA 2025 · General Ability · General Studies
Temperate forests of South India, known as 'Sholas' are found in...
Temperate forests of South India, known as 'Sholas' are found in which of the following hills?
1. Anaimalai
2. Nilgiris
3. Palani
Select the answer using the code given below:
1. Anaimalai
2. Nilgiris
3. Palani
Select the answer using the code given below:
Options
- A1 only
- B1 and 2 only
- C2 and 3 only
- D1, 2 and 3
Correct answer
D. 1, 2 and 3
Step-by-step solution
Sholas are patches of stunted tropical montane evergreen forests found in valleys separated by rolling grasslands in the higher elevations of South India.
These forests are primarily found in the higher altitude regions of the Western Ghats, specifically in the Nilgiris, Anaimalai, and Palani hills.
Therefore, Shola forests are found in all the three given hills.
Answer: 1, 2 and 3
These forests are primarily found in the higher altitude regions of the Western Ghats, specifically in the Nilgiris, Anaimalai, and Palani hills.
Therefore, Shola forests are found in all the three given hills.
Answer: 1, 2 and 3