Forest growing stock and increment are:

Related Mcqs:

1. Increment by continuous forest inventory (CFI) means:

   A. Used in USA and Canada
   B. Large area under first, they can’t adopt other method
   C. Sometime metallic rod is fixed in centre
   D. Measured after 5 or 10 years
   E. All of the above

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 control of growing stock, its structure and composition are:

   A. Site adaptation
   B. Choice of species and provenance
   C. Regeneration age and timing of the cut are important consideration
   D. Harvesting the produce
   E. All of the above

5. What is the growing stock?

   A. Species composition
   B. Stocking and density
   C. Optimum stocking level
   D. Age and size
   E. All of the above

6. Site and growing stock means:

   A. Site: An area considered in terms of its environment, particularly as this determines the type and quality of vegetation the area can carry”
   B. Exploitable sizes are attained much sooner on higher than on lower site qualities, enabling shorter rotations
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

7. If bamboo plant is growing in a far forest then what will be its trophic level?

   A. First
   B. Second
   C. Third
   D. Fourth

8. Current annual increment is normally consist of:

   A. Stem timber
   B. Total stem timber and smallwood
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

9. Need of determination of increment means:

   A. Checking correctness of past management
   B. Checking silvicultural or management practices
   C. It also helps in finding rotation
   D. Decision about optimum level of residual growing stock. It depends on rotation
   E. All of the above

10. Measurement of increment of crop is:

    A. From yield table
    B. Estimation of movement rations from average diameter growth by diameter class
    C. Increment determination by control method
    D. Increment by continuous forest inventory (CFI)
    E. All of the above