In UPSC civil services Prelims Q.no. 44 in my question paper read:
In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. These unique 'living root bridges' are found in:
Wow! How cool is that..
Photo Credit:Timothy Allen
You can read more about them here:.http://humanplanet.com/timothyallen/2011/03/living-root-bridges-bbc-human-planet/
Answer is Meghalaya, of course. As for why UPSC asked it, I am yet to connect the dots.
In a particular region in India, the local people train the roots of living trees into robust bridges across the streams. These unique 'living root bridges' are found in:
Wow! How cool is that..
Photo Credit:Timothy Allen
You can read more about them here:.http://humanplanet.com/timothyallen/2011/03/living-root-bridges-bbc-human-planet/
Answer is Meghalaya, of course. As for why UPSC asked it, I am yet to connect the dots.
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