The cutting of trees from the forests of hill near a catchment area:

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. 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

3. An area of ______ million ha is covered by forests and trees:

   A. 3.2
   B. 4.23
   C. 5.3
   D. None of these

4. Common combinations of the agroforestry system in Pakistan are: Trees species: Agricultural crops grown with trees:

   A. Poplars: wheat / maize / turmeric / sugarcane / vegetables / fodder
   B. Eucalypts: wheat/sunflower/tomatoes/potatoes/chilies
   C. Simal: maize/sunflower/vegetables/fodder
   D. Shisham: turmeric/wheat/maize/vegetables
   E. All of the above

5. Chir forests are near the western limit of their range in Pakistan and they extend eastwards upto _________

   A. Bhutan
   B. Sri Lanka
   C. Nepal
   D. Afghanistan

6. The Tarbela catchment erosion has been measured at the rate of _____ meter:

   A. 2 to 4 kg/sq
   B. 3 to 5 kg/sq
   C. 4 to 6 kg/sq
   D. None of these

7. Watershed’ is preferred in U.S. Literature, and ‘Catchment’ is more common in _______ terminology:

   A. English
   B. German
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

8. Reclamation of denuded hill slopes are:

   A. General considerations
   B. Site conditions
   C. Choice of species
   D. Soil preparation
   E. All of the above

9. Strips are cutting through the forest and regenerated naturally the intervening strips being subsequently clear-felled and generally:

   A. Clear strip system
   B. Uniform system
   C. Uniform system
   D. None of these

10. ________ consists in clear-cutting a fixed area annually which is regenerated by coppice shoots:

    A. Simple coppice system
    B. Complex coppice system
    C. Uniform system
    D. None of these