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(GIST OF SCIENCE REPORTER) MCQs on Forestry

(May-2023)

MCQs on Forestry

1. A forest is a
a. Biotic community
b. Plant community
c. Population
d. Ecotype

2. The percentage of total area covered by forest in India is
a. 33 %
b. 25 %
c. 15 %
d. 10 %

3. Most of the soft wood is obtained from
a. Monocots
b. Dicots
c. Gymnosperms
d. Pterdophytes

4. Cutch/ Katha is obtained from
a. Acacia arabica
b. Acacia senegal
c. Acacia catechu
d. Cassia obtusifolia

5. The major forest product is
a. Wood and timber
b. Bamboos
c. Drugs
d. Fibres

6. A valuable timber is obtained from
a. Emblica officinalis
b. Acacia arabica
c. Mangifera indica
d. Dalbergia sissoo

7. Silviculture is the cultivation of
a. Forest trees
b. Rare plants
c. Crops
d. Fruit plants

8. Rubber is commonly obtained from
a. Castilla elastic
b. Michelia champaca
c. Ficus elastica
d. Hevea brasiliensis

9. Deforestation will decrease
a. Rainfall
b. Soil erosion
c. Cyclone
d. Landslides

10. Turpentine is obtained from
a. Angiospermic wood
b. Angiospermic fruit
c. Gymnosperm wood
d. Pine cones

11. The major reason for extinction of a species
a. Forest fire
b. Hunting
c. Habitat destruction
d. Their use for food

12. Deforestation often leads to
a. Increased soil erosion
b. Availability of more soils for farming
c. Development of new habitat
d. Growth of selected species of plants and animals

13. Afforestation with the purpose of environmental, aesthetic and economic development is known as
a. Integrated afforestation
b. Forest conservation
c. Social Forestry
d. Agroforestry

14. Mangrove forests are found in
a. Hilly areas
b. Latenite soils
c. Estuaries
d. Arid regions

15. A medicinal plant producing alkaloids for the treatment of blood pressure is
a. Cryptostegia grandiflora
b. Coffea arabica
c. Rauwolfia serpentina
d. Brassica oleracea

16. Which is the wrong statement among the following on the effect of deforestation?
a. It destroys the natural habitat of wild animals
b. It alters the local weather pattern
c. It speeds up nutrient recycling
d. Pine cones

17. Wildlife Protection Act was executed in the year
a. 1952
b. 1962
c. 1972
d. 1982

18. Which of the following is a new development in forestry?
a. Keeping communities away from forestry
b. Scientific forestry
c. Conservation of forests
d. Collecting timber

19. The Forest (Conservation) Act was enacted in the year
a. 1986
b. 1974
c. 1980
d. 1972

20. The Forest (Conservation) Act extends to the whole of India except
a. Uttar Pradesh
b. Karnataka
c. Jammu and Kashmir
d. Haryana