Multiple choice

Consider the following statements.

  1. The natural vegetation of tropical monsoon lands depends upon the amount of the annual rainfall.
  2. In tropical monsoon forests, trees are normally deciduous because of the marked dry period.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

  1. Only 1

  2. Only 2

  3. Both 1 and 2

  4. Neither 1 nor 2
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Statement 1 is correct: One of the principal deciding factors of the type of natural vegetation of a region is the rainfall of that region. This factor becomes more crucial in the case of tropical monsoon lands. Statement 2 is also correct: Monsoons lands are characterised by marked dry period. In such dry periods, trees shed their leaves. Hence, monsoon lands are covered with deciduous trees.

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