Irrigated forest plantations have emerged as a new land use practice for the last ____ years:

Related Mcqs:

1. The irrigated plantations of the ______ are regenerated to a great extent by coppice:

   A. Punjab
   B. Sindh
   C. Baluchistan
   D. KPK

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 common methods of spacing in regular plantations are:

   A. Line
   B. Square
   C. Triangular
   D. Quincunx
   E. All of the above

5. Thinning in mixed plantations are:

   A. It is hardly impossible that mixed plant have same height
   B. Ordinary thinning is not applied as it deprives of slow growing spp.
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

6. Irrigated forests are:

   A. The outcome of human efforts on sub-marginal lands
   B. Where irrigation water could be made available
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

7. The unclassified area which constituted more than ____ of the total area at the time of independence, in due course of time, has dropped to the present level due to extension in the land use:

   A. 40%
   B. 50%
   C. 60%
   D. 70%

8. Land utilization – the country occupies an area of ____ million ha.

   A. 87.98
   B. 90.98
   C. 92.99
   D. None of these

9. 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

10. 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