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  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Nagaland
  3. Karanataka
  4. Maharashtra
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Option 1 : Madhya Pradesh

​The correct answer is option 1 i.e., Madhya Pradesh.

  • Madhya Pradesh has the largest forest area according to India State of Forest Report (ISFR), 2019.
  • ISFR is a biennial publication of Forest Survey of India (FSI), an organization under the Ministry of Environment Forest & Climate Change.
  • It also created a national forest inventory for the first time on produce from forests.
  • The total forest cover of the country is 7,12,249 sq km which is 21.67% of the geographical area of the country.
  • Forest Survey of India was founded in June 1981 and headquartered at Dehradun in Uttarakhand.
  • Top five states in terms of increase in forest cover are Karnataka (1,025 sq. km.), Andhra Pradesh (990 sq. km.), Kerala (823 sq. km.), Jammu & Kashmir (371 sq. km.) and Himachal Pradesh (334 sq km).
  • Forest Cover in terms of Area: Madhya Pradesh> Arunachal Pradesh> Chhattisgarh> Odisha> Maharashtra.
  • Increase in Forest Cover in terms of Percentage: Mizoram (85.4%)> Arunachal Pradesh (79.63%)> Meghalaya (76.33%).
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