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Railways PYQCBT 1 2016

RRB NTPC · Question 100

Which of the following states in India has the highest area under mangroves?

  1. Gujarat

  2. Andhra Pradesh

  3. Maharashtra

  4. West Bengal

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Answer: (D) West Bengal

Explanation

West Bengal has the largest mangrove area in India, mainly in the Sundarbans delta of the Ganga–Brahmaputra, about 42% of the country's mangrove cover. Gujarat and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands come next.