The subject of forest protection may be dealt with under the heads:

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. The domestic animals resorting to forests may be classed under the heads of:

   A. Grazers
   B. Browsers
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

4. The enemies of the forest are thus numerous and various and its proper protection depends on:

   A. Knowledge of the various forms of remedying such damage
   B. Knowledge of suitable methods of preventing or remedying such damage
   C. The application of such knowledge to particular cases of damage, with due regard to the cost of the proposed protective operations
   D. All of the above

5. Forest protection means:

   A. The growing of forests is a very slow process but constant
   B. Many years to accomplish
   C. If the efforts of the forester are not to be wasted
   D. It is necessary that care should be taken to protect the forest from all forms of damage
   E. All of the above

6. A clear-felling with a forest protection over wood and regeneration from coppice is called:

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

7. Protection of forest resources based upon:

   A. Damage done by people living in the vicinity of forests during activities they perform to meet their domestic needs and to keep their body and soul together
   B. Damage done by both local people and outsiders to derive financial benefits and acquire riches over nights
   C. Damage from natural causes such as fire, pests etc.
   D. All of the above

8. Protective operations fall under the main heads of:

   A. Preventive
   B. Remedial measures
   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