UPSC CAPF AC 2021 Paper

Tropical rain forests have very fertile soil containing water, nutrients and organic matter in except amount. Thus, statement 1 is incorrect. These are evergreen forest, where high rate of photosynthesis or production is found all year around. Thus,they are the most productive land based ecosystem. Thus statement 2 and 4 are correct.
'Desert' term is used for very low productive ecosystems, thus statement-3 is incorrect. The tropical wet evergreen forest in India is usually found in areas receiving more than 200 cm of rainfall and having a temperature of 15-30 degrees Celsius. Important trees found in these forests are mahogany, ebony and rosewood. Andaman and Nicobar Islands, parts of North-Eastern states and a narrow strip of the Western slope of the Western Ghats are home of these forests. Elephants, Monkeys, Lemur and Deer are the main species found in this forest.