In which region are evergreen forests more likely due to high rainfall?

Correct answer: Windward side of Western Ghats

Direct answer: Option A is correct. The windward side of the Western Ghats faces the moisture-bearing southwest monsoon winds. As the winds rise along the mountain slope, they cool and release heavy orographic rainfall. Warm, wet conditions and abundant moisture support dense forests. Where rainfall remains high through much of the year, tropical evergreen forests are more likely. Option A is therefore the best answer. Option B, Ladakh, has a cold, high-altitude and generally dry climate, so evergreen rainforests are not expected there. Option C, Jaisalmer, lies in the arid Thar region and receives very little rainfall. Option D, dry Kachchh, is also associated with low rainfall and dry vegetation. The reasoning is: moist monsoon winds + mountain uplift → heavy rain → high humidity → evergreen vegetation. “Evergreen” does not mean every leaf lives forever; it means trees replace leaves at different times and the forest stays green. Memory cue: windward slopes are wetter; leeward slopes are usually drier.