Consider the following States : 1. Chhattisgarh 2. Madhya Pradesh 3. Maharashtra 4. Odisha With reference to the States mentioned above, in terms of percentage of forest cover to the total area of State, which one of the following is the correct ascending order?

1. The question requires arranging the given States - Chhattisgarh (1), Madhya Pradesh (2), Maharashtra (3), and Odisha (4) - in ascending order based on the percentage of forest cover relative to their total area. 2. Based on the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) data relevant around 2019 (e.g., ISFR 2017), the approximate forest cover percentages were: - Maharashtra (3): Approximately 16.5% - Madhya Pradesh (2): Approximately 25.1% - Odisha (4): Approximately 33.0% - Chhattisgarh (1): Approximately 41.1% 3. Arranging these percentages in ascending order gives: Maharashtra Madhya Pradesh Odisha Chhattisgarh. 4. The corresponding sequence of state numbers is 3 - 2 - 4 - 1. 5. Option (C) matches this correct ascending order.