Related Mcqs:

1. Pinus roxburghil (Chir pine) period of ripening of seed is:

   A. April – May
   B. September – November
   C. February – April
   D. None of these

2. It has been possible to raise the yield of resin from chir pine from the existing 1.5 kg per tree to 3.5 kg on the average per tree by using the American Bark Hack method in conjunction with ______ sulfuric acid:

   A. 30%
   B. 40%
   C. 50%
   D. 60%

3. Wood of chir pine and eucalypts has been found useful for _________.

   A. Pulp
   B. Paper
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

4. Pot nursery is:

   A. Seeds after stratification can be sown directly in polythene tubes
   B. There are general 18-23 cm long with 5-10 cm diameter when filled with soil.
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

5. Bed nursery having initial systems:

   A. Preparation of the area
   B. Sowing
   C. Weeding, hoeing and irrigation
   D. Transplanting
   E. All of the above

6. Forest nursery techniques is/are:

   A. To make an afforestation/reforestation campaign a success a well-stocked nursery raised on scientific lines is a pre-requisite.
   B. The adverse biotic and edaphic factors, failure of most of the planting campaigns in the country
   C. Can generally be traced back to poor stock raised in ill-equipped nurseries by the staff, which is often ignorant of the modern techniques of nursery raising and its management
   D. All of the above

7. Chir forests are near the western limit of their range in Pakistan and they extend eastwards upto _________

   A. Bhutan
   B. Sri Lanka
   C. Nepal
   D. Afghanistan

8. Chir (Pinus rixburghii) utilization of timber:

   A. Roofing, flooring, railway sleepers
   B. Transmission poles, cheap joinery
   C. Furniture making match
   D. All of the above

9. Pinus helepensis (Quetta pine) period of ripening of seed is:

   A. October – November
   B. September – November
   C. March – April
   D. None of these

10. Pinus wallichiana (Blue pine) period of ripening of seed is:

    A. June – July
    B. September – November
    C. February – April
    D. None of these