Suggestions for revising forest Act 1927 and forest policy 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. 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

3. The important Sections of Forest Act 1927 are:

   A. S.35: It is all about the protection of forest for special purposes
   B. S.38: It is about the protection of forest at the request of owners
   C. S.52: The forest officer has power to seize any property (e.g. forest produce, tools, transport etc.)
   D. S.62: If a forest officer wrongfully and unnecessarily seizes any property, he can be published with a term upto 6 months, Rs. 500/- as fine or both
   E. All of the above

4. 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

5. Realising the need for a better management policy for wildlife, a high powered Wildlife, a high powered Wildlife Enquiry Committee, constituted by the Government of Pakistan presented their (draft) report in 1970, following which all the provinces and administrative unit promulgated their own Wildlife Act within administrative units promulgated their own Wildlife Act within a span of two years _______

   A. 1974 and 1975
   B. 1975 and 1976
   C. 1976 and 1977
   D. None of these

6. The incentives have been provided in the Forest Policy of 1991 is:

   A. Exemption of custom duties on aerial ropeways and skyline cranes used exclusively for forest exploitation and management
   B. Introduction of tree insurance scheme on a pilot project basis
   C. Study tours abroad for progressive farmers to update their knowledge
   D. All of the above

7. The aims and objectives of the new forest policy in the field of conservation of protected areas are:

   A. Conserve all endangered and endemic species of wild fauna and flora in particular by ensuring the survival of the critical ecosystems that support such wildlife
   B. Arrange periodic surveys of the country’s wildlife and its habitats to monitor ecological changes
   C. Encourage private sector in captive breeding of wild animals, in particular the endangered species
   D. All of the above

8. The major objective of Pakistan Forest Policy 1991 are:

   A. Meet country’s requirements of timber, fuelwood, fodder and other products and environmental needs by increasing the forest area from 4.2 percent to 10 percent during next fifteen years
   B. Promote social forestry programmes including watershed in hills and farm forestry in plains
   C. Generate opportunities for income and self-employment for the rural populace
   D. Take anti-desertification measures and rehabilitate water logged, saline and degraded lands through vegetation treatment
   E. All of the above

9. National forest policy for Pakistan – The needs and principles in the case of Pakistan are:

   A. Pakistan’s mainstay is agriculture, which is dependent on canal irrigation. Sound management of watersheds should, therefore, constitute the basic objective of forest policy
   B. Because of inadequate forest resources Pakistan must concentrate on developing new plantations.
   C. The country is heavily populated and faces an energy crisis. Since there is little scope to increase the area of state forests, agro-forestry programmes should be of vital concern to meet fuelwood requirements.
   D. Both (a) & (b)
   E. None of these

10. National forest policy for Pakistan means:

    A. Pakistan mainstary is agriculture which is dependent on canal irrigation. Sound management of watersheds should, therefore, constitute the basic objective of forest policy
    B. Because of inadequate forest resources Pakistan must concentrate on developing new plantations.
    C. Both (a) & (b)
    D. None of these