Forest damages is / are:

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

3. Various kinds of damages caused by man to forests are:

   A. Illicit removal of forest produce from the forest
   B. Encroachments
   C. Irregularities in the management and exploitation of forests
   D. Forest Fires
   E. All of the above

4. Relative biological effectiveness (RBE) is usually referred to damages caused by:

   A. Pollution
   B. High temperature
   C. Low temperature
   D. Radiation

5. Extent of damages means:

   A. Intensity of fire and its duration
   B. Type of vegetation
   C. Intensity and time of precipitation
   D. All of the above

6. Control measures to check tree damages are:

   A. Use of resistant varieties
   B. Physical
   C. Biotechnical
   D. Biological
   E. All of the above

7. Plant damages are:

   A. Biotic effect
   B. Abiotic effect
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

8. 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

9. 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

10. Forest protection means:

    A. The growing of forests is a very slow process but constant
    B. Many years to accomplish
    C. If the efforts of the forester are not to be wasted
    D. It is necessary that care should be taken to protect the forest from all forms of damage
    E. All of the above