UPSC Civil Services Model Paper 1

● The Himalayan ranges show a succession of vegetation from the tropical to the tundra.
◌ It changes with the altitude.
● Deciduous forests are found in the foothills of the Himalayas.
◌ It is succeeded by the wet temperate type of forests between an altitude of 1000-2000m.
● In the higher hill ranges of northeastern India, hilly areas of West Bengal and Uttaranchal, evergreen broadleaf trees such as oak and chestnut are predominant.
● At many places, temperate grasslands are also found.
● But in the higher reaches, there is a transition to Alpine first and pastures.