Jammu And Kashmir And Ladakh GK MCQ Question and Answer | State Gk MCQ

Puga valley in Leh district has a large deposits of Borax.

Near the banks of the Jhelum River and in the vicinity of the Wular, Manasbal and Anchar lakes is found the rich peaty soil, locally known as Nambal.

The Jammu and Kashmir State Forest Corporation was established under the State Forest Corporation Act, 1978. The Government Limbering Undertaking (GLU) has been merged into State Forest Corporation. The objectives of the Corporation are better preservation, exploitation, supervision and development of forest.

The Forest Department of Jammu and Kashmir came into existence in 1883. In order to bring the functioning of the department on scientific lines, the then State Council issued Forest Regulation No. 1 in the year 1895.

The Jammu and Kashmir Government launched a new Forest Policy which aimed at conserving biodiversity, rehabilitation and protection of degraded forests. Important objectives of the State Forest Policy of Jammu and Kashmir, 2010 were as follows :
1. To preserve the natural forests with the vast variety of flora and fauna.
2. To improve productivity of existing forests and encourage forestry activities, schemes and programmes in order to supply forest produce to the people who are dependent on forests.
This will help to remove poverty

Himalayan Moist Temperate Forests are found at an altitude between 1500 to 3300 m in the temperate zone of the Himalayas. These are mainly found in the river valleys of Kashmir region.

As per the ISFR, 2019, the highest forest cover lies in Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh in the altitude zone of 2000 - 3000 m which is 8942 square km (37.87%).

In Moist Alpine Forest, coniferous trees like fir, spruce and rhododendron are found. These trees have broad leaves and range in the height of 10 - 30 meters. They are found in Kashmir region.

Himalayan Moist Temperate Forests are found at an altitude between 1500 to 3300 m in the temperate zone of the Himalayas. These are mainly found in the river valleys of Kashmir region. Important species of these forests are oak and conifers. Other tree species are pine, cedar, silver fir, spruce, etc.

Dwarf trees with or without conifers are found at lower level and at higher level scrubs and scattered xerophytic shrubs merge with Alpine meadows. Ladakh is the natural home of dwarf juniper scrub which is found in plenty here.