The term of criteria for assessment of profitability of forest projects include:

Related Mcqs:

1. Project evaluation methods or profitability criteria or feasibility criteria are:

   A. Pay book method
   B. Undiscounted rate of return
   C. Net present worth
   D. Benefit cost ratio
   E. All of the above

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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:

   A. Water
   B. Wood
   C. Wildlife
   D. Energy
   E. All of the above

5. 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

6. Criteria for investment in forestry is / are:

   A. To define the objectives of the enterprise
   B. To identify constrains
   C. To set the criteria for decision
   D. To collect relevant information on all alternative course of action
   E. All of the above

7. Several kinds of minor forest produce are available from the forested areas; these include _________

   A. Flosses, medicinal plants
   B. Gums, essential oils rosin and turpentine tannins
   C. Silk and lack production
   D. All of the above

8. Agroforestry systems can be categorized to sets of criteria:

   A. Structural basis
   B. Functional basis
   C. Socio-economic basis
   D. Ecological basis
   E. All of the above

9. Migration flows: Some projects are undertaken to stop the movement of people from nural areas to urban areas / and:

   A. Rural industry projects
   B. Electrification of rural areas
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

10. The projects are being implemented either through the country’s own resources or with the help of donor agencies such as:

    A. World Food Organization
    B. UNDP
    C. The World Bank
    D. All of the above