Tending of forest crops includes:

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. Necessity for tending is / are:

   A. For continuous healthy development
   B. A tree crop requires to be protected from pests and diseases
   C. The individual trees must have adequate room to grow
   D. If any infected trees are present
   E. All of the above

4. Tending operations is / are:

   A. As operations carried out for the benefit of a forest crop at any stage of its life between the seeding and mature stages
   B. It essentially covers operations on the crop itself and on the competing vegetation
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

5. Forest crops are known as:

   A. Nurse
   B. Main
   C. Subsidiary
   D. All of the above

6. Tending operations means:

   A. As operations carried-out for the benefit of a forest crop
   B. Any stage of its life between seedling and mature stage
   C. It covers operations on crop itself
   D. All of the above

7. Tending operations are:

   A. Weeding, cleaning
   B. Thinning, pruning
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

8. Need of tending operations are:

   A. Sanitation: To protect from pest and diseases
   B. Control of Growing Spaces: Growth and density is also controlled
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

9. 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

10. 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