UPSC PYQPrelims 2021

Civil Services Examination · Question 60

"Leaf litter decomposes faster than in any other biome and as a result the soil surface is often almost bare. Apart from trees, the vegetation is largely composed of plant forms that reach up into the canopy vicariously, by climbing the trees or growing as epiphytes, rooted on the upper branches of trees." This is the most likely description of

  1. coniferous forest
  2. dry deciduous forest
  3. mangrove forest
  4. tropical rain forest
Show answer & explanation

Answer: (D) tropical rain forest

Explanation

Rapid decomposition, bare forest floor, lianas and epiphytes are characteristic of tropical rainforests.