Geology and forestry deals with:

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Geology is the study of earth. Earth’s crust is divided into:

   A. Ocean
   B. Continents
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

3. The importance of soil in forestry is/are:

   A. Medium of plant growth
   B. Impact on stand density
   C. Impact on ground cover
   D. Composition of forest
   E. All of the above

4. Social forestry is:

   A. With the renewed interest in the role of trees for environmental conservation
   B. For meeting the day-to-day needs of the people in respect of various forest produce much has been written on the subject
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

5. The terms used for various programmes of extending tree cover to non-forestry areas, used rather loosely in Indo-Pak subcontinent are:

   A. Social forestry, farm forestry, agroforestry
   B. Community forestry, environmental forestry, tree farming
   C. Forest farming, village woodlots, small-scale forestry
   D. All of the above

6. Forestry research and education to:

   A. Upgrade training facilities to expand and improve forestry education and to cater to the future requirements of trained personnel in the relevant fields of specialisation
   B. Integrate forestry education in the Pakistan Forest Institute with the university system
   C. Encourage induction of women into the forestry profession through training programmes
   D. All of the above

7. Forestry Administration having types:

   A. Federal
   B. Provincial
   C. Local
   D. All of the above

8. The National Forestry Committee, held on _______.

   A. 1972
   B. 1973
   C. 1974
   D. 1975

9. The main problems faced in implementing community forestry are:

   A. Villagers feel apprehensive of the programme, which they feel is another version of taking away their land by the government
   B. Programme needs community’s voluntary cooperation and cannot be imposed on it
   C. Programme should be based on the trust and confidence on both sides
   D. Alternate employment opportunities made available locally reduce pressures on forests
   E. All of the above

10. According to Jeff Romm (1980) which are essentials for the community forestry programme are:

    A. The technology must be more suitable and available and must be more productive and ecologicallly sustainable than that already in use
    B. The villagers must feel secured of the benefits
    C. New uses of the land and other resources must be profitable from the villager’s point of view
    D. Perception of such benefits is more fundamental to promised incentives
    E. All of the above