Forest Act _______ has new been revised by the authors of Forestry Sector Master Plan:

Related Mcqs:

1. Watershed works plan – A detailed plan of operation should be developed which permits a timely, appropriately funded (quarterly, annually, etc.) operation of the plan. The plan should include details of:

   A. Objectives and goals of the plan
   B. The sequence of operations and procedures
   C. Procedures to be used for the various segments of the plan
   D. Time schedule while includes realistic flow from one operational sequence to another
   E. All of the above

2. The forest policies having ceased to be relevant were later revised in 1955, and then in _______.

   A. 1960
   B. 1962
   C. 1964
   D. 1966

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. Agro-forestry and social forestry concept is:

   A. An inter-disciplinary approach to systems of land use
   B. It implies an awareness of interactions and feedback between man and environment
   C. Between demand and available resources in a given area
   D. Which – under certain conditions – require optimization and sustained management rather that ever-increasing exploitations
   E. All of the above

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. Forest policies in the past were meant to promote forestry and improve rangelands; watersheds, research and education were ineffective due to the main reasons:

   A. No proper mechanism existed for implementing policy directives
   B. Provinces felt no follow to comply with national policies because forestry is a provincial responsibility
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

9. Punjab Forest (Sale of Timber) Act, _______

   A. 1911
   B. 1912
   C. 1913
   D. 1914

10. The Forest Act No. XVI of _______.

    A. 1926
    B. 1927
    C. 1928
    D. 1929