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

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Migration flows: Some projects are undertaken to stop the movement of people from nural areas to urban areas / and:

   A. Rural industry projects
   B. Electrification of rural areas
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

3. Benefits of Urban Forests are:

   A. Climate amelioration
   B. Environmental engineering uses Architectural uses
   C. Aesthetic uses
   D. Aesthetic uses
   E. All of the above

4. After proper design and establishment of the windbreak, the farmer needs to pay particular attention to a key management needs:

   A. Grazing protection
   B. Fire protection
   C. Pruning
   D. Harvesting
   E. All of the above

5. 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

6. 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

7. 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

8. 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

9. 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

10. Comprehensive management of forests include:

    A. Accelerate harvesting of mature and over mature trees in the well stocked, unexploited forests
    B. Manage all scrub forest as rangelands for maximum sustained production of forage and soil and watershed conservation
    C. Classify according to site conditions and manage strictly on the basis of economic returns
    D. All of the above