In practice forests are not normal. They are ‘abnormal’ in ways:

Related Mcqs:

1. In practice forests are not normal. They are ‘abnormal’ in ways:

   A. They are overstocked. This is found in forests where there is more area of forest under the older age classes
   B. They are under stocked. This is due to larger proportion of area under immature crops
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

2. These are generally, but not always, developed above the birch zone and in patches, sometimes extensive, within it, probably conditioned by edaphic and biotic factors, in Kashmir, Gilgit, Chitral and Hazara. This type ascends normally to ______ or more above the sub-alpine forests and climate must be similar but more severe than in sub-alpine forests:

   A. 140 m
   B. 150 m
   C. 160 m
   D. 170 m

3. The most striking difference between tropical rain forests and temperate forests is that:

   A. The tropical rain forests have preponderance of angiosperms while the temperate ones have preponderance of gymnosperms
   B. The trees of temperate forests are taller than these of tropical rain forests
   C. Plants of temperate forests are comparatively more mesophytic
   D. Tropical forests are comparatively homogenous

4. What is the causes of abnormal wood (CW/TW)?

   A. To Evarts and Mason (106) it is due to gravity
   B. Metzger (1908) says it is due to tension and compression
   C. Wersking and Baily, due to (1942) increase or decrease in plant hormones
   D. Philips says (1940), it is due to wind
   E. All of the above

5. Reaction wood or abnormal wood are:

   A. Compression wood (CW)
   B. Tension wood (TW)
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

6. Forests are assigned difficult inaccessible and low quality lands are

   A. Forests get, what can be called as residual lands in the land use
   B. The result of the agriculture based civilization
   C. Where the best available land is generally put under the plough
   D. All of the above

7. Forests provide multiple benefits:

   A. Whether grown for one single purpose like timber or for any other purposes forests satisfy many demands
   B. Diverse needs and wants of the people are met by the forests
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

8. Management of forests includes:

   A. The natural resources and how wisely utilized
   B. Used diene process
   C. To a large extent
   D. A Country’s wealth and well being of its people involved
   E. All of the above

9. Coniferous forests having characteristics:

   A. Nature over the past several hundred years hs built-up a reserve of wood in the conifer forests
   B. They can be characterized as having a high volume of wood per hectare, but a very low annual growth rate
   C. The high volume per hectare is ideal for meeting immediate timber needs
   D. All of the above

10. Forests means:

    A. To society of American forests (SAF) is an eco-system characterized by a more or less dense and extensive tree cover
    B. A plant community with predominance of trees and other woody vegetation, growing more or less closely together
    C. Both (a) & (b)
    D. None of these