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 :

Related Mcqs:

1. Browsers cause much damage to the forest than grazers. The damage caused includes:

   A. Destruction of tender seeding which are eaten together with the grass amidst which they may occur
   B. Mechanical damage to young growth and saplings through the passage of animals
   C. Dislodging of soil on steep slopes causing erosion
   D. Destruction of fences, drains, boundary posts, etc.
   E. All of the above

2. Realising the need for a better management policy for wildlife, a high powered Wildlife, a high powered Wildlife Enquiry Committee, constituted by the Government of Pakistan presented their (draft) report in 1970, following which all the provinces and administrative unit promulgated their own Wildlife Act within administrative units promulgated their own Wildlife Act within a span of two years _______

   A. 1974 and 1975
   B. 1975 and 1976
   C. 1976 and 1977
   D. None of these

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 effect of today’s radioactive fallout will probably be more harmful to children of future generations than to children now living because:

   A. Contamination of milk supply is not cumulative
   B. Infants are more susceptible to radiation
   C. Susceptibility to radiation increases with age
   D. Mutated genes are frequently recessive

5. The desert vegetation has been destroyed by incessant pressure of grazing by millions of:

   A. Goats
   B. Sheep
   C. Camels
   D. Cattle
   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. Damage caused by fire is / are:

   A. Injury to trees
   B. Injury to young growth and regeneration
   C. Injury to the soil
   D. Injury to wildlife
   E. All of the above

9. Rain damage is / are:

   A. Both high and low precipitation in the form of rain is harmful for the forest crop
   B. A large chunk of forest area may be lost as a result of excessive rainfall
   C. Streams get flooded and wash away wooded land tree along the river banks are uprooted during floods
   D. All of the above

10. Shifting cultivation by man causes is / are:

    A. Loss of valuable forested land, which is brought under a totally unproductive use
    B. Loss of valuable timber
    C. Accelerated erosion and other related features
    D. All of the above