The Forest Act of 1927 needs to be reversed again to bring it in consonance with the modern day requirements of protecting preserving and expanding the country’s meager forest resources and the attended benefits such as:

Related Mcqs:

1. The major tool in the hands of the Forest Departments to protect forest areas is the Forest Act of 1927. Its salient features are:

   A. Government is the supreme owner of forestland
   B. Forests have been classed as reserved forests, protected forests, unclassed forests and community forests (Guzara forests), according to the need of protection
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

2. Suggestions for revising forest Act 1927 and forest policy are:

   A. Punishment for the wood damage should be revised
   B. Undue political involvement should be stopped
   C. Organizational set up of the forest department must be strong and broad based
   D. Agroforestry practices should be increased in irrigated plantations
   E. All of the above

3. The important Sections of Forest Act 1927 are:

   A. S.35: It is all about the protection of forest for special purposes
   B. S.38: It is about the protection of forest at the request of owners
   C. S.52: The forest officer has power to seize any property (e.g. forest produce, tools, transport etc.)
   D. S.62: If a forest officer wrongfully and unnecessarily seizes any property, he can be published with a term upto 6 months, Rs. 500/- as fine or both
   E. All of the above

4. Management of Urban Forest is concerned with management needs of forests in urban areas and with how needs are:

   A. Whatever is done for the forest to maintain the health and vigour
   B. Whatever is done to the forest to prevent undue interference with the society
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

5. Winds – Hot and desiccating winds blow from _____ at the rate of 80-96 km per hour and decrease the efficiency of the already meager rainfall in the plains areas:

   A. April to September
   B. June to October
   C. July to November
   D. None of these

6. Forest fires cause millions of rupee of damage each year to the forest. Within the span of a few hours, hard work of generations of forest officers can be ruined. Causes of fires is / are :

   A. Burning of grass and undergrowth along patches frequented by villagers for easy passage
   B. Burning to facilitate the collection of minor produce
   C. Burning of grass by graziers for the sake of the tender grass, which comes up after a fire
   D. Fires caused by sparks from locomotive engines passing through the forest
   E. All of the above

7. Protection of forest resources based upon:

   A. Damage done by people living in the vicinity of forests during activities they perform to meet their domestic needs and to keep their body and soul together
   B. Damage done by both local people and outsiders to derive financial benefits and acquire riches over nights
   C. Damage from natural causes such as fire, pests etc.
   D. All of the above

8. National forest policy for Pakistan – The needs and principles in the case of Pakistan are:

   A. Pakistan’s mainstay is agriculture, which is dependent on canal irrigation. Sound management of watersheds should, therefore, constitute the basic objective of forest policy
   B. Because of inadequate forest resources Pakistan must concentrate on developing new plantations.
   C. The country is heavily populated and faces an energy crisis. Since there is little scope to increase the area of state forests, agro-forestry programmes should be of vital concern to meet fuelwood requirements.
   D. Both (a) & (b)
   E. None of these

9. After proper design and establishment of the windbreak, the farmer needs to pay particular attention to a key management needs:

   A. Grazing protection
   B. Fire protection
   C. Pruning
   D. Harvesting
   E. All of the above

10. The NWFP, Hazara Forest Act, ________.

    A. 1932
    B. 1934
    C. 1936
    D. 1938