Bihar Special GK PYQ 259 of 603 · Geographical Scenario · Forests and Vegetation

The expansion of forest in Bihar is on the area of:

  1. A28 lakh hectare
  2. B29 lakh hectare
  3. C30 lakh hectare
  4. D31 lakh hectare

39th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 1994

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According to the State of Forest Report (SFR), 1993, Bihar had forests over a total area of 26.587 lakh hectares. As per the India State of Forest Report (ISFR), 2023, Bihar has forest cover over an area of 7,532.45 sq km, which is 8% of the total geographical area.

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