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FOREST TEST SERIES (PAPER-4)
TIME: 8:30am to 9:30 am MARKS:100

1. Which of the following are correct

1) India, a mega diversity country with only 2.4 percent of the land area, accounts for 7-8 per cent of
the recorded species of the world
2) In terms of species richness, India ranks seventh in mammals, ninth in birds and fifth in reptiles.
Codes- a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both d) None
2. In which one among the following categories of protected areas in India are local people not
allowed to collect and use the biomass?
a) Biosphere Reserves b) National Parks
c) Wetlands declared under Ramsar Convention d) Wildlife Sanctuaries
3. Consider the following statements
1. Biodiversity is normally greater in the lower latitudes as compared to the higher latitudes.
2. Along the mountain gradients, biodiversity is normally greater in the lower altitudes as compared to
the higher altitudes.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Codes- a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both d) None
4. Consider the following statements
1. National Tiger Conservation Authority is an statutory authority with legal backing to ensure tiger
conservation.
2. Project Tiger had no statutory status:
Which among the above statements is /are correct?
Codes- a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both d) None
5. Heterocious nature of rust means
a) A fungus require one host to complete life cycle
b) A fungus require 2 different species to complete life cycle
c) Both a & b d) None of these
6. The boundaries of national park can be altered by

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a) Chief Conservator of Forest, Bhopal

b) Minister of environment & forest by notification
c) Resolution passed by the legislature
d) None of the above
7. Which of the pair is incorrectly matched?
a) Canarium strictum -- Black dammar
b) Hopea odorata -- Rock dammar
c) Vateria indica -- white dammar
d) None of the above
8. Which of the following is not a ozone depleting substance?
a) Methyl Chloroform b) Carbon tetrachloride
c) Bromoflurocarbon d) Nitrogen monoxide
9. Consider the following statements
1. Chapter III of wildlife protection act regarding hunting of animal has been removed with
amendment act 1991
2. Chapter IV of wildlife protection act is regarding conditions for declaration of national parks, Game
reserve & closed areas
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Codes- a) 1 only b) 2 only c) Both d) None
10. Sandal Spike is the major disease of sandalwood caused by which microorganism?
a) Bacteria b) Fungi c) Mycoplasma d) Virus
11. All lands with canopy density between 10 to 40 % can be called as?
a) Dense forest b) Open forest c) Scrub d) Non forest
12. Which of the following class of soils having very severe limitation on choice of crop but
suitable for occasional cultivation?
a) Class III b) Class IV c) Class V d) Class VI
13. Tannin content is highest in which one of the following species?
a)Babul(Acacia nilotica) b) Avaram (Cassia auriculata)
c) Konnai (Cassia fistula) d) Sal ( Shorea robusta)
14. Who discovered PH scale?
a) Hague b) Sorenson c) Dokucheav d) Von Leibig

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15. Which of the following Tiger reserve bagged the NTCA biennial award for encouraging
local public partnership in managing the reserve?
a) Periyar Tiger reserve b) Bandipur Tiger reserve
c) Mudumalai Tiger reserve d) Nagarhole Tiger reserve
16. Who among the following can alter the boundaries of a national park?
1. Parliament 2. State legislature 3. Ministry of environment and forest.
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 and 2 only b) 1 and 3 only c) 2 only d) 2 and 3 only
17. Pollutants can be classified as primary and secondary. Which of these is/are primary
pollutant?
1. Volatile Organic Compounds 2. Ground Level Ozone 3. Acid Rain
Select the correct answer using the codes given below.
a) 1 only b) 1 and 2 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 1,2 and 3
18. Consider the following insecticides:
1. Carbofuran 2) Chloropyriphos
3) Cypermethrin 4) Fentrothion
Which of the above are non systemic insecticides?
a) 1 and 4 b) 1 and 2 c) 1, 2 and 3 d) 2, 3 and 4
19. Match the list I with List II
List I (Nutrients) List II (polluting effect)
A. Nitrate-N 1. Eutrophication
B. Nitrous oxide 2. Methamoglobinemia
C. Nitrogen & Phosphorus 3. Ozone layer
D. Cd as contaminant in Zinc 4. Heart & kidney diseases
Phosphatic fertilizers
Codes- A B C D
a) 2 1 3 4
b) 2 3 1 4
c) 4 1 3 2
d) 4 3 1 2

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20. The plant nutrient when supplies in excess prolongs the growing period & delay crop
maturity is
a) Iron b) Phosphorus c) Nitrogen d) Potassium
21. Which of the following statement is true about Mycorrhiza.
a) It does not provide protection to root from root pathogen
b) It provides nutrients from deep soil layers which the roots alone cannot absorb
c) It provides water & nutrients slowly & in fewer amounts
d) It restricts the growth of roots
22. Which type of wood readily catches fire & burns with low flame;
a) Shrinked wood b) Wood which contain resins
c) Sound wood d) Damp wood
23. Death of seedling due to lesion on stem at root level is called as
a) Dieback b) Gall c) Epinasty d) Damping off
24. Indicate which of the following group contains only systemic fungicide:
a) Vitavax, Bavistin, Calixin b) Zirum, Plantavex, Blitox
c)Bavistin, Topsin-M Captan d) Planofix, Bavistin, Calixin
25. Which growth regulator is commercially utilized for profuse rooting of the cuttings &
layered plants
a) IBA b) GA c) CCC d) 2,H-D
26. Cross of F1 with either of the parent is called as?
a) Test cross b) Back cross c) Single cross d) Multiple cross
27. The soil solum includes:
a) Only B Horizon b) only A Horizon
c) A & B Horizon d) A, B & C Horizon
28. According to WHO what is the optimum noise level for the day?
a) 35 db b) 45 db c) 80 db d) 110 db
29. A dental disease characterized by mottling of teeth is due to the presence of certain
chemical element in drinking water. Which of the following is that element?
a) Fluorine b) boron c) mercury d) chlorine.
30. The use of microorganism metabolism to remove pollutants such as oil spills in the water
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a) Biomagnification b) Bioremediation
c) Biomethanation d)Bioreduction
31. Which among the following is the most abundant Green-House-Gas(GHG) in the earth’s
atmosphere?
a) Carbon dioxide b) Water Vapour
c)Sulphur Dioxide d)Tropospheric Ozone
32. What is B.O.D.?
a) The amount of O2 utilized by organisms in water
b) The amount of O2 utilized by micro-organisms for decomposition
c) The total amount of O2 present in water
d) All of the above.
33. Which of the following ecosystem has the highest gross primary productivity?
a) Mangroves b) rain forest c) grassland d) coral reef.
34. the Siberian Crane, an endangered migratory bird is a regular visitor of which of the
following national park/bird sanctuaries:
a) Ranganathittu bird sanctuary b) Keoladeo national park
c) Vedanthangal bird sanctuary d) Sultanpur bird sanctuary
35. Non essential but useful nutrients for plants would include
a) Carbon & Vanadium b) Vanadium & Chlorine
c) Vanadium & Sodium d) Sodium & Chlorine
36. Which one of the following is an important method for achieving self-fertilization in self-
incompatible plants?
a) Mutation b) Self-Pollination
c) Artificial pollination d) Bud pollination
37. Which of the following breed of cattle is not a pure breed?
a) Kankrej b) Amrutmahal c) Malvi d) rathi
38. Single super phosphate is a
a) Citrate soluble fertilizer b) Water soluble fertilizer
c) Citrate insoluble fertilizer d) none of these
39. Most effective fungicide against powdery mildew disease is
a) Diathane Z-78 b) Captan c) Karathane d) Bavistin

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40. A combine cultivation of trees & grasses or management of forest tree species is called
a) Agroforestry system b) Agrisilvipastoral system
c) Sivipastoral system d) Hortisivicluture system
41. Which of the following pair is not correctly matched?
Parent material Soil Colour
a) Titanium compounds – Darker colour
b) Heamatite -- Red
c) Limonite -- Blue
d) Sillica -- white
42. Which of the following is incorrect about remote sensing satellites?
a) The satellites moves in low earth orbit or sun synchronous orbit
b) It moves from North Pole to South Pole
c) Sun synchronous orbit is about 800-1000 km altitude
d) None of the above
43. The schedule 1 animal can be collected or captured with th permission of CWW along with
central government for which of the following pupose?
a) Education c) To use in traditional medicines
c) Scintific research d) Translocation & Population management
44.Padauk, Badam, Chikrasi species are found in which of following forest types.
a) Tropical semi-evergreen forest b) Tropical moist deciduous forest
c) Littoral & swapm forest d) Tropical dry deciduous forest
45. Which of the following statement is Incorrect Statements about Eutrophication?
a) Eutrophication is the enrichment of surface waters with plant nutrients.
b) Eutrophication can leads to algal blooms, deoxygenation of water and ultimately fish kills.
c) Eutrophicated water is oxygen rich and safe for direct human consumption without requiring any
treatment.
d) None of above
46. Phenyl mercuric acetate (PMA) is a chemical used on crop plants in order to…
a) Increase CO2 uptake b) Reduce respiration
c) Increase transpiration d) Enhance photosynthesis
47. Which of the following statements are correct?

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1. RHODIS is Rhino DNA indexing system

2. This system has been introduced from Indonesia
3. Rajiv Gandhi Orang national park is habitat of Rhino
Codes- a) 1 & 2 b) 2 & 3 c) 1 & 3 d) 1, 2 & 3
48. Which of the following species found in Thar desert:
1) Desert fox 2) Indian desert cat c) Honbara bustard
2) Codes- a) 1 & 2 b) 1 & 3 c) 2 & 3 d) 1, 2 & 3
49. Lion tailed macaque found in which one of the following Biosphere reserve?
a) Dehang – debang b) Agasthaimalai c) Dibru Saikhova d) Manas
50. Which one of the following pair is not correctly matched?
a) Acid soils - Al toxicity
b) Saline Alkali soils - K toxicity
c) Water logged soils - Methane emission
d) Sandy soils - Nutrient leaching
51. Which one of the following breeding methods is most appropriate for the development of
disease resistant varieties?
a) Mass selection b) Back cross method
c) Bulk method d) Pedigree method
52. On which of the following factors buffer capacity of soil is depends upon?
a) Texture b) Colloidal complex c) CEC d) All of these.
53. Following is the list of wetlands & their respective states, which of the following pair is not
correctly matched?
a) Chandratal wetland - Uttarakhand
b) Deepor Beel - Assam
c) Nalsarovar - Gujarat
d) Sasthamkotta - Kerala
54. Which of the following is/are the characteristics of tribal communities?
1) Geographical isolation 2) Distinctive culture
3) Economic backwardness 4) Shyness of contact with outsiders
Codes- a) 1, 2 & 3 b) 2, 3 & 4 c) 1, 2 & 4 d) 1, 2, 3 & 4
55. Which of the following plant produce Phulwara butter which is used as adulterant of ghee
& used for manufacturing of soaps?

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a) Pinus roxburghii b) Madhuca butyracea

c) Garcinia indica d) Madhuca indica
56. In which of the following stage weathering is just started & much of the original material
still unweathered?
a) Initial b) Juvenile c) Virile d) None of these
57. Which of the following soils are called as black alkali soils?
a) Sodic soils b) Saline soils c) Degraded alkali soils d) Saline-alkaline
58. Dactylopus tomentosus is an insect species used to control which of the following
noxious weed?
a) Bermuda grass b) Prickly pear c) Dodder d) Canada Thistle
59. Which of the following is most quickly available Source of nitrogen to the plants?
a) Amide fertilizers b) Ammonia fertilizers
c) Nitrate fertilizers d) Ammonia nitrate fertilizers
60. In which of the following state Dachigam wildlife sanctuary is located?
a) Punjab b) Utterkhand c) Himachal Pradesh d) Jammu & Kashmir
61. Chasmogamy means…..
a) Flower opens b) Flower never opens
c) Flower opens but after pollination d) none of these
62. Which one of the following is an organic chemical fertilizer?
a) Calcium ammonium nitrate b) Urea
c) Ammonium phosphate d) Muriate of potash
63. Dendrocalamus strictus flowers after how many years?
a) 1 year b) 3 to 5 years c) 7 years d) 30 to 70 years
64. the most widely used chemical for protoplast fusion, as fusogens is
a) manitol b) Sorbitol c) Mannol d) Poly ethylene glycol (PEG)
65. The final stage in tissue culture programme before the new plants are taken out for
cultivation is the field is known as
a)Hardening b) Micropropogation
c) Caulogenesis d) Embroyogenesis
66. The cutworms mainly attack on plant in which of the important growth stage?
a) Seedling stage b) Flowering stage

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c) Seed formation d) none of these

67. Which of the following law is applied for determining soil texture?
a) Archimedes b) stokes c) Dokuchaev d) Hydrometric
68. Fertilizer containing single nutrient is called as
a) Straight fertilizer b) Compound fertilizer
c) Mixed fertilizer c) Amendment
69. Which of the following essential oil is used for confectionary & in medicine?
a) Costus oil b) keora oil c) mint oil d) Citronella oil
70. Which of the following tree species are used as protein bank in agri-silvipastoral system?
1) Samanea spp. 2) Zizipus jujube
3) Bombax malabaricum 4) Artocarpus spp.
Codes- a) 1, 2 & 3 b) 1, 3 & 4 c) 2, 3 & 4 d) 1, 2, 3 & 4
71. Which of the following is explosive fertilizer?
a) Urea b) Ammonium nitrate c) DAP D) CAN
72. World famous valley of flower is located in which one of the following national park?
a) Nandadevi b) Rajaji c) Great Himalayan d)Dudhwa
73. Clay fraction of red soil is rich in which type of mineral?
a) Kaolinite b) Montmorillonite c) Vermiculite d) Illite
74. Headquarter of UNEP is located in which of the following place?
a) Geneva b) Nairobi c)Rome d) Newyork
75. Remote sensing satellites are usually deployed in
a) Geostationary orbit b) Sun Synchronous orbit
c) Polar orbit d) none
76. Which of the following processes involve latent heat?
1. Expansion of Steam
2. conversion of water into steam
3. conversion of water into water which of the statement given above is /are correct
Codes- a)1 and 2 only b) 1 and 3 only c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3 only
77. DNA fingerprinting is widely used as a forensic tool in Crime scene. which of the following
are true about DNA fingerprinting?

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1. DNA sequence is unique for everyone except monozygotic twins

2. DNA fingerprinting can be used for studying biological evolution.
3. DNA fingerprinting uses restriction enzymes to cut the DNA.
select the correct answer using the codes given below:
a)1 and 2 only b) 1 and 3 only c) 2 and 3 only d) 1, 2 and 3
78. The foreign chemical substance found in an organism that is not naturally found in it he is
called as...
a) xenobiotics b) Toxins c) pollutants d) antigen
79. Consider the following about the result of refraction of light?
1) flattening of sun during sunset 2) Rainbow 3) solar eclipse
select the correct answer using the code given below
a)1 and 2 only b) 2 only c) 1 and 3 only d) 2 and 3 only
80. The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant
material is
a) bitumen b) anthracite c) lignite d) peat
81. Which of the following bacteria lack a cell wall and are therefore resistant to penicillin?
a) Cyanobacteria b) Mycoplasmas c) Bdellovibrios d) Spirochetes
82. When an object absorbs all the colours of white light it appears
a) white b) Black c)blue d) violet
83. Light cannot escape from
a) black hole b) Jupiter c) mass d) asteroid
84. The boiling point of liquid depends on
a) the atmospheric pressure b) the surrounding temperature
c) the initial temperature of the liquid d) none of these
85. In a compact disc what is used in the place of phonographic needle
a) visible light b) laser c) electro magnetic Strip d) electric conductor
86. Which among the following is a bad conductor of electricity
a) silver b) copper c) aluminium d) phosphorus
87. Identify the soft metal among the following.
a) iron b) aluminium c) magnesium d) potassium

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88. The tissue which transport the products of photosynthesis in plant is

a) xylem b) lenticels c) mesophyll d) phloem
89. The part of the seed which later develops into shoot during its germination is
a) cotyledon b) endosperm c) radical d) plumule
90. Cadmium pollution of water body produces a disease in humans called
a) black foot disease b) minamata disease
c) itai- itai d) methemoglobinemia
91. An organism with two identical alleles is
a) dominant b) hybrid c) heterozygous d) homozygous
92. The most important requirement for evolution is
a) mutation b) natural selection
c) variations d) continuity of germ plasm
93. Heart receives oxygenated blood by
a) aorta b) pulmonary artery
c) pulmonary vein d) All of these
94. The respiratory centre which regulates respiration is located in
a) cerebellum b) medulla oblongata
c)cerebral peduncle d) the vagus nerve
95.Skin is an accessory organ of respiration in
a) rabbit b) frog c) lizard d) humans
96.Haploid plants can be obtained from
a) bud culture b) leaf culture c) root culture d) anther culture
97. A major application of embryo culture is in
a) clonal propagation
b) production of embryoids
c) overcoming hybridisation barriers
d) induction of somaclonal variations
98. Triticale is developed through intergeneric hybridization of
a) Wheat and rye b) Maize and rice
c) Wheat and rice d) Wheat and barley
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99. The plant group that possess spores and embryo but lacks vascular tissues and seeds are
a) pteridophyte b) rhodophyta
c) bryophyte d) phaeophyta
100. Which of the following is without exception in angiosperms
a) presence of vessels
b) double fertilization
c) secondary growth
d)autotrophic nutrition

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