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MCQ practice · SSC Bangladesh and Global Studies Board questions · Chapter 5: The Rivers of Bangladesh and the Natural Resources

Sylhet Board 2023

Last winter Tithi visited a forest area in Gazipur on a scout jamboree. The trees there were then leafless. The forest Tithi saw is-

Think it through first, then pick an option.

  1. a tropical evergreen
  2. b sal forest
  3. c Sundarbans
  4. d mangrove
Answer and explanation

Correct answer: b sal forest

In winter the forest of Gazipur sheds all its leaves; this is the deciduous sal forest.

Why the other options are wrong

  • a tropical evergreen: The evergreen forest stays green all year and is not leafless in winter.
  • c Sundarbans: The Sundarbans is a mangrove forest in the south-west.
  • d mangrove: The mangrove is a forest of salty coastal soil, not of Gazipur.