The Forest Act No. XVI of _______.

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. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Punjab Forest (Sale of Timber) Act, _______

   A. 1911
   B. 1912
   C. 1913
   D. 1914

6. Forest Act _______ has new been revised by the authors of Forestry Sector Master Plan:

   A. 1925
   B. 1926
   C. 1927
   D. 1938

7. 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

8. The NWFP, Hazara Forest Act, ________.

   A. 1932
   B. 1934
   C. 1936
   D. 1938

9. 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

10. Hazara Forest Act ________.

    A. 1936
    B. 1938
    C. 1939
    D. 1940