PALAR AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE

B.Sc. (Agri) Degree Programme

Forestry Question Bank
FOR 111– INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY (1+1)

Choose the correct answer (kindly bold the answer keys)

1. A plant community predominantly with trees and other woody vegetation with a
closed canopy is also called as --------------

A) Forest B) Forestry

C) Forest management D) Forest classification

2. Creation, conservation and scientific management of forests and the utilization of their
resources is called as --------------------
A) Forest B) Forestry

C) Forest management D) Forest classification

3. Establishment, development, care and reproduction and stands of timber is called

A) Silviculture B) Mensuration

C) Ecology D) Silvics

4. Aggregation of trees occupying a specific area sufficiently uniform in composition

(species), age arrangement is called ---------------
A) Forest B) Ecosystem

C) Stand D) Silvics

5. FRI (Forest Research Institute) located at --------------

A) Uttarakhand B) Faridabad

C) Dehradun D) a) Haryana
6. A canopy density of trees with more than 70% is ----------------

A) Dense Forest B) Very dense Forest

C) Open Forest D) Moderate dense Forest

7. Establishment of a forest by artificial means on an area from which forest vegetation

has always long been absent is called -----------------

A) Afforestation B) Reforestation

C) Deforestation D) Regeneration

8. Restocking of a felled or otherwise cleared woodland by artificial means called as -------

--------------

A) Afforestation B) Reforestation

C) Deforestation D) Regeneration

9. Removal of the lower branches of a tree is called -----------

A) Thinning B) Cutting back

C) Pinching D) Pruning

10. A mixed stand is one in which less than --------- % of the trees are of one species

A) 75 to 80 B) 60 to 70

C) 50 D) 30 to 40

11. Sprouting, suckering and layering are examples of --------------- reproduction in trees

A) Sexual B) Asexual or vegetative

C) Slow D) Fast
12. -------------- is the percentage by number of seeds given sample that actually germinate,
irrespective of time

A) Germination Capacity B) Germination energy

C) Plant Percent D) Seedling Year

13. Pure forest are those which cover ---------------------------

A) 40% of the crop consist of B) 50% of the crop consist of a single species
a single species
C) 60% of the crop consist of D) 80% of the crop consist of a single species
a single species

14. The term ‘forest succession’ was first used by ----------

A) Clement B) Cawles

C) Thoreau D) Dawson

15. Stump planting is very common in ---------------

A) Teak B) Sal

C) Deodar D) Red sanders

16. A year in which a given species bear seed abundantly called as ----------------

A) Seed Year B) Seedling Year

C) Germination D) Germination Energy

17. The renewal of a forest crop by sowing, planting or other artificial methods

A) Artificial regeneration B) Regeneration

C) Afforestation D) Reforestation
18. The process of planting seeds directly into soil is -------------------

A) Sowing B) Planting

C) Natural regeneration D) Artificial regeneration

19. In a natural forest, the group of trees with at least 20% of the canopy must consist of
species other than the principal one is called ----------------
A) Pure forest B) Mixed forest

C) Even Aged forest D) Un Even forest

20. The act or operation of setting the seedlings in the ground for propagation of plants is
called -----------------
A) Planting B) Sowing

C) Natural regeneration D) Artificial regeneration

21. The planting of stump in a field is ------------

A) Stump planting B) Stem planting

C) Cuttings D) Grafting

22. What is the suitable size for stump preparation?

A) 1-2 cm diameter B) 1-2 m diameter

C) 2-3 m diameter D) 2-3 cm diameter

23 Distance between the plants in a plantation standing crop is --------------

A) Espacement B) Stand

C) Spacing D) Crown
24. If he want to Measure and calculate the volume of species which branch is most
appropriate for him

A) Forest Mensuration B) Forest Utilization

C) Forest Protection D) Forest economies

25 Shoot coppice arising from the base of seedling that have been cut or burnt back is
called ---------------

A) Seedling coppice B) Stool coppice

C) Root suckers D) Coppice

26. Shoot coppice arising from the stool or a living stump is ------------

A) Seedling coppice B) Stool coppice

C) Root suckers D) Coppice

27. Secondary shot, rising from the roots of a certain tree is ---------

A) Seedling coppice B) Stool coppice

C) Root suckers D) Coppice

28 Shoot arising from an adventitious bud at the base of a woody plant is called as ----------

A) Seedling coppice B) Stool coppice

C) Root suckers D) Coppice

29. Any portion removed from the parent plant is called -----------

A) Cutting B) Grafting

C) Layering D) Budding
30. An art of joining parts of plants together in such a way that they will readily unite and
continue to grow as one plant --------
A) Cuttings B) Grafting

C) Layering D) Budding

31. Budding is a variation of grafting in which the scion is a dormant bud with a small
patch of attached bark is called-------------
A) Grafting B) Cuttings

C) Layering D) Budding

32. Formation of roots on branches while they are still attached to the tree are ---------------

A) Budding B) Layering

C) Cuttings D) Grafting

33 If he want to Produce of quality timber which branch is most appropriate for him

A) Forest Mensuration B) Forest Utilization

C) Forest Protection D) Forest economics

34. If he want Produce of species economic value which branch is most appropriate for him

A) Forest Mensuration B) Forest Utilization

C) Forest Protection D) Forest economics

35 If he want to Produce of Timber, Plywood and Pulpwood which branch is most

appropriate for him

A) Forest Mensuration B) Forest Utilization

C) Forest Protection D) Forest economics

36. If he want to Measure and calculate the volume of species which branch is most

appropriate for him

A) Forest Mensuration B) Forest Utilization

C) Forest Protection D) Forest economics

37. Scientific name of teak ------------------------

A) Anogeissus latifolia B) Cassia fistula

C) Madhuca longifolia D) Tectona grandis

38 Scientific name of eucalyptus

A) Eucalyptus alba B) Eucalyptus tereticornis

C) Eucalyptus grandis D) Eucalyptus globules

39. If he want to establish forest based on process by which plants replace or re-establish

themselves means which method is suitable for him

A) Natural regeneration B) Artificial regeneration

C) Both a & b D) Neither a or b

40. A tending operation done in the sapling stage to produce the desired individuals is -------

A) Thinning B) Cleaning

C) Weeding D) Tending

41. Aggregation of trees occupying a specific area sufficiently uniform in composition

(species), age arrangement is called

Forest B) Ecosystem
A)
C) Stand D) Silvics
42. Afforestation, social forestry and farm forestry programme are encouraged under which
forest policy
A) Indian Forest Policy 1952 B) Indian Forest Policy 1896

C) Indian Forest Policy 1988 D) Indian Forest Policy 1980

43. Trees whose stem has been cut off to obtain new shoots usually above a height to which
browsing animal can reach
A) Pollarding B) Girdling

C) Improvement felling D) Seedling coppice

44 Which among the following is not a Tending operation?

A) Weeding B) Improvement Felling

C) Regeneration felling D) Climber Cutting

45. Any operation carried out for the benefit of a crop, at any stage of its life between the
seedling & mature stage is called
A) Cultural operation B) Cleaning

C) Tending D) Weeding

46. A tending operation done in the sapling stage to produce the desired individuals is

A) Thinning B) Cleaning

C) Weeding D) Tending

47. The removal of unwanted plant is called.

A) Pruning B) Cleaning

C) Weeding D) Thinning
48. Inferior crop interfere with the main crop Which one of the following is not a tending
operation
A) Cleaning B) Soil working

C) Weeding D) Climber cutting

49. A snag is a____________.

A) Blocked firebreak B) A branch from one tree caught up in branches

from another tree

C) A standing dead tree D) d)A pinched chain saw bar

50. Choose the correct answer : Which forestry practice is not included in the scope of
social forestry
A) Protection forestry B) Recreational forestry

C) Farm forestry D) Extension forestry

51. A planned interval which elapses between successive thinnings in the same area is
called
A) Thinning cycle B) Thinning regime

C) Selection thinning D) Improved felling

52. Sowing of seeds in shallow hole made with suitable instrument at definite intervals
called
A) Dibbling B) Broadcasting

C) Line sowing D) Bunching

53. A forest composed of almost entirely of one species usually to the extent of not less than
80 % is known as
 A) Mixed forest B) Pure forest

C) Coppice forest D) High forest

54. Ordinary thinning is otherwise called as

A) French thinning B) Elite thinning

C) Stick thinning D) German thinning

55. Tick the odd man out : growth stages of tree

A) Pole B) Seedling stage

C) Young timber D) Sapling stage

56. Species suitable for timber purposes (pick the odd man out)

A) Pterocarpus santalinus B) Tectona grandis

C) Dalbergia sissoo D) Ailanthus excelsa

57. A shoot arising from an adventitious bud at the base of a woody plant is called as --------

A) Cutting B) Seedling

C) Root suckers D) Coppice

58. Standard size of nursery bed in forestry ------------

A) 10 m x 1 m B) 12.5 m x 1.5 m

C) 12.5 m x 1.2 m D) 10 m x 1 m

59. An operation carried out for the benefit of the crops at any stage of its life between the
seedlings and mature stage is __________
A) Weeding B) Pruning
 C) Cleaning D) Tending

60. Forest Conservation Act was enacted during-------------

A) 1980 B) 1976

C) 1986 D) 1981

61. First forest policy of India was framed based on _______________ report

A) McClelland B) Dietrich Brandis

C) Voelkar D) L.S.Khanna

62. The word FOREST is derived from the Latin word

A) Fores B) Forix

C) Forex D) Foris

63. Cutch is obtained from

A) Acacia nilotica B) Acacia catechu

C) Albizia lebbeck D) Acacia concinna

64. Who is known as father of Indian forestry

A) Troup B) Celements

C) Watson D) Sir Dietritch Brandis

65. Distance between the plants put out in a plantation or standing crop is _____________

A) Space B) Layout

C) Fencing D) Sowing
66. Continuous incision all around the bole of the tree is called -----------------

A) Lopping B) Pollarding

C) Girdling D) Pruning

67.. Seeds of mangrove trees are dispersed by

A) Gravity B) Water

C) Animals D) Wind

68. Natural regeneration is obtained by

A) Broadcasting seeds B) Wind dispersal of seeds

C) Cuttings D) Nursery

69. Which is not a seed dispersing agent

A) Animals B) Wind

C) Water D) Sun light

70. An art of joining parts of plants together in such a way that they will readily unite and
continue to grow as one plant
A) Grafting B) Cutting

C) Layering D) Budding

71. Formation of roots on branches while they are still attached to the tree

A) Budding B) Grafting

C) Layering D) Cutting

72. Any portion removed from the parent plant is called

 A) Layering B) Cutting

C) Grafting D) Budding

73. First national forest policy of India

A) 1955 B) 1894

C) 1865 D) 1927

74. Forests provided valuable timber were classified as ______________ in NFP 1894

A) Commercial forests B) Industrial forests

C) Forest for timber D) National forests

production

75. The planting of stump in a field is

A) Stump planting B) Stem planting

C) Graftings D) Cuttings

76. Branch of forestry that deals with the determination of dimensions, form, age and
increment of single trees, or stands either standing or after felling is called as ------
A) Forest mensuration B) Forest Protection

C) Forest Management D) Forest Utilization

77. Forest managed for the purposes of production of timber or any of the NTFPs is
termed as ---------
A) Production Forest B) Protection Forest

C) Farm forest D) Social Forest

78. Forest is derived from ……. word Foris

A) Greek B) Latin
 C) Burmese D) Spanish

79. The practice of forestry on lands outside the conventional forest area for the
benefit of the rural and urban communities called as ---------
A) Commercial forestry B) Plantation forestry

C) Social forestry D) Farm forestry

81. The Father of Indian Forestry is ------------

A) O’Conolly B) Dietrich Brandis

C) Voelckar D) Gadgil

82. Consider the following statement

i) The forest that is composed of not less than 80% of one tree species is
called as pure forest
ii) The forest that is regenerated only through seeds are high forest
iii) The reserved forest has the high degree of protection
Pick out the incorrect statement
A) i only B) ii and iii

C) i, ii and iii D) All are correct

83. Natural regeneration is through

A) Coppice B) Root suckers

C) Both a and b D) planting

84. The normal forest has ----------

A) Normal growing stock B) Normal age gradations

C) Normal yield D) All of the above

85. Auxillary species is also known as

A) Secondary species B) Primary species

C) Both A and B D) None of the above

86. According to National forest policy 1988, the forest cover in the plains should be --
------
A) 31% B) 25%

C) 33% D) 53%

87. First National forest policy is enacted in the year --------

A) 1952 B) 1988

C) 1927 D) 1894

88. The percentage, by number, of seeds in a given sample that actually germinate
called as ---

A) Viability B) Germination percent

C) seed production D) Plant percent

89. Forestry which was in ‘State List’ was brought under ‘Concurrent List’ after the -----
------ Amendment of the Indian Constitution in 1976.
A) 42nd B) 31st

C) 22nd D) 43rd

90. Upper branching part of the tree above the bole/ stem is……

A) Stem B) Bole

C) Root D) Crown

91. ------ is a nursery that is maintained without any irrigation or other artificial
watering.
 A) Dry nursery B) Wet nursery

C) Seedling nursery D) Transplant nursery

92. The shoot portion of seedlings keeps on dying year after year while the root
remains alive and this phenomenon is called --------
A) Scorching of leaves B) Nutrient deficiency

C) Dying back D) None of the above

93. --------- defined as the period which elapses between the initiation of natural
regeneration and the time when it is considered safe from adverse influences.
A) Regeneration period B) Seedling establishment period

C) Dormant period D) Germination period

94. Crown thinning is also called -------

A) German thinning B) Thinning from above

C) French thinning D) Both B) and C)

95. A felling made in an immature stand for the purpose of improving growth and form
of trees that remains, without permanently breaking the canopy is ------

A) Pruning B) Cleaning

C) Thinning D) Climber cutting

96. Blue gum is --------

A) Eucalyptus teritecornis B) Eucalyptus globulus

C) Both a and b D) None

97. Tree of heaven is ------

A) Malabar neem B) Casuarina equisetifolia

 C) Ailanthus excelsa D) Tectona grandis

98. The best juvenile material for the propagation of eucalyptus hybrid is --------

A) Coppice shoots B) Epicormic branches

C) Soft wood cuttings D) None

99. Teak is a ---------

A) Drought resistant B) Shade bearer

C) Frost resistant D) Light demander

100. Coastal afforestation prefers ------------ species

A) Teak B) Deodar

C) Casuarina D) Leucaena

101. Any operation carried out for the benefit of a crop, at any stage of its life between
the seedling & mature stage is called -------

A) Cultural operation B) Weeding

C) Cleaning D) Tending

102. Removal of lower branches of tree ----------

A) Thinning B) Pruning

C) weeeding D) Cleaning

103. Identify the seeds in the correct sequence

 (a) (b) (c)

A) Neem, Teak, B) Casuarina, Teak, Pungam

Eucalyptus
C) Teak, Casuarina, D) Melia, Teak, casuarina
Pungam

104 Essential oil of eucalyptus is obtained from which part of the tree

A) Leaves B) Bark

C) Root D) Seed

105 --------- is the fertilized matured ovule

A) Bark B) Fruit

C) Flower D) Seed

106 Based on the picture mentioned below answer the following question

Shoot coppice arising from the base of seedling that have been cut or burnt back
is called
A) Seedling coppice B) Stool coppice

C) Root suckers D) Coppice

107 Shoot coppice arising from the stool or a living stump

A) Seedling coppice B) Stool coppice

C) Root suckers D) Coppice

108 Secondary shoot, rising from the roots of a certain tree

A) Seedling coppice B) Stool coppice

C) Root suckers D) Coppice

109 Shoot arising from an adventitious bud at the base of a woody plant is called as---

A) Seedling coppice B) Stool coppice

C) Root suckers D) Coppice

110 Which of the following is wrongly matched

A) 1st forest policy- 1894 B) Industrial importance- 1952

C) Forest policy after D) Agricultural importance- 1984

independence- 1988

111 Pick the odd one out

A) Natural regeneration B) Sowing

C) Coppice D) Root suckers

112 A year in which a given species bear seed abundantly called as

A) Seed Year B) Seedling year

C) Both B and C D) None of the above

114. Seeds of Casuarina are dispersed by

A) Water B) Gravity
 C) Wind D) Insect

115. Which of the following statement is false

a.) Tending helps in producing high quality timber & maximizing returns per
unit area.
b.) It is an important silvicultural operation.

c.) Tending operations aims to obtain natural regeneration

d.) Tending can be achieved only when tending operations are done
properly on time

116. A forest composed of almost entirely of one species usually to the extent of not
less than 80 % is known as
A) Mixed forest B) Pure forest

C) Coppice forest D) High forest

117. Ordinary thinning is otherwise called as

A) French thinning B) Elite thinning

C) Stick thinning D) German thinning

118. A planned interval which elapses between successive thinnings in the same
area is called
A) Thinning cycle B) Thinning regime

C) Selection thinning D) Improved felling

119. Prop roots is a common phenomenon in

A) Ficus B) bamboo

C) Rhizophora D) Heritieras

\
120. Tick the odd man out : growth stages of tree

A) Pole B) Seedling stage

C) Young timber D) Sapling stage

121. Which of the following statement is false while concerning even aged forest

a. It composed of trees of approximately same age

b. It composed of trees which age difference is more than 25 % of their

rotation age
c. It is also called as regular forest

d. Both a and c

122. A shrub is usually not more than --------- meters in height

A) 1 B) 3

C) 4 D) 6

123. Chilgoza is obtained from ----------------

A) Pinus roxburghii B) Pinus kesiya

C) Pinus gerardiana D) Pinus ellioti

124. Cympopogan flexouses yields -------------------

A) Palmorsa oil B) Ginger grass oil

C) Lemon grass oil D) Citriodera oil

125. Forest Conservation Act was enacted during-------------

 A) 1980 B) 1976

C) 1986 D) 1981

126. First national forest policy of India

A) 1955 B) 1894

C) 1865 D) 1927

127. Forests provided valuable timber were classified as ______________ in NFP

1894
A) Commercial forests B) Industrial forests

C) Forest for timber D) National forests

production
128 Natural regeneration is obtained by

A) Broadcasting seeds B) Wind dispersal of seeds

C) Cuttings D) Nursery

129 Which is not a seed dispersing agent

A) Animals B) Wind

C) Water D) Sun light

130 Seeds of mangrove trees are dispersed by

A) Gravity B) Water

C) Animals D) Wind

131. The forest that is composed of not less than 80% of one tree species is called as
a) Mixed forest c) Pure forest
b) Community forest d) Social forest
132.Number of major groups of forest in India are
a) 5 c) 6
 b) 7 d) 8
133.According to National forest policy 1988, the forest cover in the plains should be
a) 43% c) 23%
b) 33% d) 53%
134.Forest having canopy density more than 40% is called as
a) Open forest c) Moderately open forest
b) Dense forest d) Thick Forest
135.The main objective of social forestry
a) Fodder supply c) small timber supply
b) Timber supply d) Small timber, Fodder & Fuel wood supply
136.Natural regeneration of forest obtained
a) By seed c) By vegetative part
b) Planting d) both a and c
137.Forest is derived from ……. Word foris
a) Greek c) Persian
b) Russian d) Latin
138.High forests are regenerated through…
a) Seed c) Coppice
b) Root suckers d) Cuttings
139.Study of silviculture helps in………
a) Production of crooked trees c) Production of Resistant tree
b) Production of quality timber d) Production of Diseased trees
140.Choice of method of artificial regeneration is by…
a) Sowing c) Planting
b) Both a) and c) d) Felling
141.A felling made in an immature stand for the purpose of improving the growth and
form of the trees that remains, without permanently breaking the canopy….
a) Thinning c) Tending
b) Weeding d) cleaning
142.Based on method of regeneration, forest are classified as……………
a) Low, Mixed forest c) High, Coppice
b) Pure, High forest d) High, Selection forest
143.………. Explains the natural laws of their growth and development and their
behaviour in a given set of environmental conditions.
a) Silviculture c) Silvics
b) Forest d) Forestry
144.Total forest and tree cover in India is……….
 a) 24.39% c) 33%
b) 28% d) 24%
145.A forest regenerated by coppice shoots is known as……..
a) Low forest c) High forest
b) Mixed forest d) Pure forest
146.Upper branching part of the tree above the bole/ stem is…….
a) Stem c) Green cover
b) Foliage d) Crown
147.Tending helps in producing …… and ………
a) High quality timber and minimum returns per unit area
b) Low quality timber and minimum returns per unit area
c) High quality timber and maximum returns per unit area
d) Low quality timber and maximum returns per unit area
148.The object of raising flowering trees to meet the needs of urban and rural population
is ……… forest
a) Fuel forest c) Production forest
b) Mixed forest d) Recreational forest
149.National commission on Agriculture enacted in …..
a) 1975 c) 1976
b) 1973 d) 1978
150.………. Reduce the root competition, thereby enabling saplings to develop faster and
better
a) Weeding c) Thinning
b) Cleaning d) Climber cutting
151. Forest classification based on growing stock………
a) Even aged forest c) Normal forest
b) Abnormal forest d) both b and c
152.Reserved forest constituted under ….
a) Indian Forest Act 1927 c) National forest policy

b) Wildlife protection act d) Environmental conservation act

153.The most limiting element of all the environment factors on the growth of trees is
a) Carbon dioxide c) Moisture
b) Day length d) All the above
156.Flowering period of Teak is....
a) Apr-May c) May- June
b) Nov-Jan d) Sep- Oct
 157.Which of the following statements is wrong about thinning
a) Thinning improves the diameter of the crop
b) Thinning provides intermediate returns
c) Diameter increment cannot be accelerated with thinning
d) Thinning shortens the rotation of a crop
158.Scientific forestry in India was initiated through plantation of Teak at
a) Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu c) Nagpur, Maharashtra
b) Nilambur, Kerala d) Mysore, Karnataka
159.Dispersal of seeds by wind is called..
a) Anemophily c) Entomochory
b) Zoochory d) Hydrochory
160.Study of timely appearance of characteristics periodic events such as leaf shedding,
appearance of flower etc in life of a plant is known as..
a) Reproductive biology c) phylogeny
b) Phenology d) all of the above
161.Subabul is botanically known as
a) Leuceana lecocephala c) Eucalyptus tereticornis
b) Tectona grandis d) Cassia fistula
162.Eucalyptus is major source of ....
a) Plywood c) Pulp
b) Timber d) Gum
163.Beedi leaves obtained from...
a) Leuceana lecocephala c) Eucalyptus tereticornis
b) Diospyros melanoxylon d) Cassia fistula
164.Ailanthus is....
a) Pulp c) Matchwood
b) Timber d) Resin
165.Casuarina Stem wilt caused by...
a) Corticium salmanicolor c) Pythium
b) Inderbela quadrinotata d) Trichosporium vesiculosum
166.Pick odd one out (plywood species)....
a) Eucalyptus c) Melia
b) Casuarina d) Tectona grandis

167. Set of principles or guidelines adopted by Government to attain fixed objectives in

forestry for the welfare of the nation is called
a) Policy
b) Act
c)A and B
d) None of the above

168.. First national forest policy in india enacted under pre independence era is
a) National Forest Policy 1892

b) National Forest Policy 1893

c) National Forest Policy 1894

d) National Forest Policy 1895

169. Scientific Forestry experiment in India started at --------- century

a) 17th century
b) 18th century
c) 19th century
d) 20th century

170. Government of India formulated the National Forest Policy 1894 based on
a) Improvement of Indian Agriculture
b) Improvement of Indian forest
c) Improvement of wealth of nation
d) Improvement of Natural resource

171. National Forest policy 1896 classified government owned forest as

a) Preservation forest, Commercial forest ,Minor forest and Pasture land

b) Protected forest, National forest , Village forest and Tree lands

c) state forest , central forest and village forest

d) Protected and producted forest

172.----------- is the first forest policy of independent India

a) Indian Forest policy 1950

b) Indian Forest policy 1951

c) Indian Forest Policy 1952

d) Indian Forest Policy 1953

173. National Forest policy 1952 classified government owned forest as

a) Preservation forest, Commercial forest ,Minor forest and Pasture land

b) Protected forest, National forest , Village forest and Tree lands

c) state forest , central forest and village forest

d) Protected and producted forest

174. National forest policy 1988 aimed on

a) Ensure environmental stability and maintenance of ecological balance
b) General well being of the country
c) Permanent need of the country
d) None of the above

175. Afforestation, social forestry and farm forestry programme are encouraged under which
forest policy

a) Indian Forest Policy 1952

b) Indian Forest Policy 1896

c) Indian Forest Policy 1988

d) Indian Forest Policy 1980

176. . World forestry day

a) March 20 b) March 21
c) March 19 d) March 22

177. If the male and female reproductive organ present in same flowers, the Species is said to
be
a)Monoecious b)Dioecious
c)polygamous d) Hermaphrodite
178. Grouping and arrangement of forests based on defined criteria such as composition, age,
growing stock, structure, habitat is called?
a)Forest regeneration b) Forest protection
c)Forest classification d)None of the above

179.. The Forest Survey of India (FSI) conducts Forest Cover Survey once in every
a)Two years b)Five years
c)Ten years d)None

180..Auxillary species is also known as

a) Secondary species b) subsidiary species
c) Both a and b d) none

181 Silviculture refers to certain aspects of theory and practice of raising forest crops was
given by
a) Toumey b) FRI
c) Champion & Seth d) Troup

182. __________ is a practice of forestry on lands outside the conventional forest area for the
benefit of rural and urban communities.
a) Social forestry b) protection forestry
c) Commercial forestry d) Extension forestry

183. Which forest policy has a salient feature of maintaining forest cover of 60% in
mountains and 20% in plains __________
a) 1894 b) 1952
c) 1927 d) 1988

184..1988 Forest policy stressed on __________

a) Increased productivity b) Agriculture
c) Environmental stability d) welfare of people

185. Trees whose stem has been cut off to obtain new shoots usually above a height to which
browsing animal can reach
a) Pollarding b) Girdling
c) Improvement felling d) seedling coppice

186.Any unrooted portion of plant material used for grafting is called__________

a) Root stock b) Scion
c) Stool d) Root sucker

187..Maximum forest area in India comes under

a)Tropical wet ever evergreen b)Tropical moist deciduous
c) Tropical dry deciduous d) Tropical dry evergreen

188. __________ Forest deals with defence, communication and industry needs
a) Protected b) village
c) National d) commercial

189. __________ is a practice of forestry with the object of producing timber and other
products as business enterprise.
a) Social forestry b) protection forestry
c) Commercial forestry d) Extension forestry

190. Forest type classification of India was given by

a)Khanna b) Champion &Seth
c)Pascal d) Chaturvedi

191. The species first in importance in a stand either by frequency, volume or silviculture
value is called as
 a)Principal species b)Accessory species
c)Auxiliary species d) Exotic species

192. A stage in which lower branches begins to fall in one meter height seedlings with
absence of dead bark and vigorous growth __________
a) Pole b) sapling
c) Seedling d) Tree

193. Which one of the species is best example for root suckers

a)Tectona grandis b) Hardwickia binnata

c) Dalbergia sissoo d) Sandalum album

194.Deciduous means____________

a) Remain leafless for some period b) Remain leafless throughout the year

c) Leaf colour change d) Dieback of trees

195. Perennial plant which is never entirely green without green foliage the old leaves presit
until new leaves appeared is called ____________

a)Broadleaved b) Deciduous

c)Evergreen d) conifer

196. A tree that bears seeds in cones and that have long, narrow needle like leaves is a______.

a)Broadleaf b)Conifer

c) Deciduous tree d) Foliage plant

197. Teak is a best example of __________ coppicers

a) Fair coppicers b) Strong coppicers

c) Poor coppicers d) Non coppicers

198. ------------------- is the best time for planting

a) Early spring / onset of monsoon b) Spring

c) Monsoon d) After monsoon

199. All lands with tree cover (Including mangrove cover) of canopy density between 10%
and 40% is called ________________

a) Very dense Forest b) Open forest

c) Non Forest d) Mod Dense forest

200. The first Indian Inspector General of Forests of Government of India is

a) Dietrich Brandis b) M.D.Chaturvedi
c) Chathu Menon d) Conolly