A place was rocky and barren but now there is a green forest; the sequence of origin is:

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1. Many forested regions of today were once barren rock areas. Mot likely this change involved the following sequence of stages:

   A. Lichens-mosses-annual herbs-wood shrubs
   B. Annual herb-weedy shrubs-lichens-mosses
   C. Woody shrubs-mosses-lichens-annual herbs
   D. Mosses-annual herbs-woody shrubs-lichens

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 sequence: blue green algae – crustose lichen – foliose lichen – mosses – shrubs – dicot trees represent

   A. Genetic drift
   B. Ecological succession trend
   C. A food pyramid
   D. A phylogenetic trend

5. The earliest settlers on barren lands generally are:

   A. Diatoms
   B. Ferns
   C. Mosses
   D. Lichens

6. If a piece of land which had a plant community becomes barren due to some external thrust, the succession taking place here is called:

   A. Induced
   B. Deflated
   C. Secondary
   D. Retrogessive

7. The non-green plants are as important as the green plants because they:

   A. Cause human disease
   B. Cause diseases of other plants
   C. Are useful in several industries
   D. Bring about decomposition of dead animals and plant remains

8. In a forest ecosystem, green plants are:

   A. The primary producers
   B. Primary producers only sometimes
   C. The decomposers
   D. The consumers

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