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Question
Name any three trees found in monsoon deciduous forests and state one use of each of these trees.
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Solution
- Sal - used for furniture making Railway sleepers.
- Sandalwood - used for extracting sandalwood oil and handicrafts perfumes.
- Mulberry - used for rearing silkworms.
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