Forest management involve tasks:

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. Management of Urban Forest is concerned with management needs of forests in urban areas and with how needs are:

   A. Whatever is done for the forest to maintain the health and vigour
   B. Whatever is done to the forest to prevent undue interference with the society
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

4. Measurement involve in forest mensuration:

   A. The determination of the dimension, form, volume, age and increments of logs, single trees, stands or whole (B.C.F.T.)
   B. It is art of taking measurements for compiling data. In forestry this art is applied / used for measuring the forest produce e.g. Timber, firewood, standing trees or crop
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

5. Scope of forest management:

   A. The process of making and effectuating decisions
   B. Plants to meet people’s aims and aspirations
   C. Each management decision is the selection of course of action
   D. All of the above

6. Forest management means:

   A. The practical application of scientific, economic
   B. Social principles to the administration
   C. Working of a forest estate for specific objectives
   D. All of the above

7. The scope of forest management can be summed up by listing various activities involved as:

   A. Control of growing stock, its structure and composition
   B. Distribution and marketing of forest produce
   C. Administration of the forest property
   D. All of the above

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. The goals of forest resource management is:

    A. Existing forest resources shall be scientifically managed for optimum productivity to meet the country’s need for wood and wood products and to reduce reliance on imports
    B. Sericulture industry shall be promoted to provide opportunities of employment and income for the rural populace
    C. Social forestry shall be adopted as a standard practice and extended to all farmlands to increase productivity and to improve the environment
    D. All of the above