I.

Multiple choice questions 1X60=60

1. The roots that are raised above the ground are known as-
a. Pneumatophores b. Haustorial roots

c. Stilt root d. All of these

2. Terminalia tomentosa is an example of –

a. Deciduous tree b. Conifer trees

c. Broad – leaf tree d. Evergreen tree

3. Study of soil is-

a. Synecology b. Pedology

c. Autecology d. None of these

4. Which of the following is drought sensistive

a. Terminalia tomentosa b. Toona ciliata

c. Shorea robusta d. All of these

5. Which of the insect is known as Sal borer

a. Hoplocerambyx spinicornis b. Ips longifera

c. Hapalia machaeralis d. None of these

6. Light demander species is

a. Mangifera indica b.Shorea robusta

c. both (a) and (b) d. Acacia nilotica

7. Dying back is the common disease found in

a. Teak b. Sandalwood

c. Sal d. None of these

8. According to FAO, the standard measurement of breast height is

a. 1.37 m b. 1.52 m

c. 2.5 m d. 1.3 m

9. Instrument used to measure height of the tree-

a. Relaskop b. Haga altimeter

c. Bark gauge d. Caliper

10. Most of the gymnosperms seeds are
a. Orthodox b. Intermediate

c. Recalcitrant d. All of these

11. Which acid is used for the pre- treatment of seeds

a. Sulphuric acid b. Hydrochloric acid

c. Nitric acid d. Acetic acid

12. Dense forest cover is about

a. 11.73% b. 19.75%

c. 33% d. 30.21%

13. Allelopathy is the best example for-

a. Association b. Commensalism

c. Amensalism d. Symbiosis

14. Forestry Research and Education in India is monitored by

a. ICAR b. ICFRE

c. CSIR d. ISRO

15. Eucalyptus is the major source of

a. Pulp wood b. Gum
b. Timber d. Resin

16. The number of National Forest Policy so far implements in our country are-
a. One b. Two

c. Three d. Four

17. The Indian Forest Act was drafted in the year-

a. 1884 b. 1891

c. 1865 d. 1847

18. PAI stands for

a. Periodic Annual Increment b. Per Annum Increment

c. Past Annual Increment d. Pre Annual Increment

19. The Taungya system first evolved in
a. Thialand b. Burma

c. Nepal d. India

20. Home gardens in India are more common in

a. High rainfall regions b. Low rainfall regions
b. Moderate rainfall regions d. Dry area regions

21. ______________ and _______________ are the main constituents of wood

a. Fats and proteins b. Cellulose and lignin

c. Vitamins and minerals d.Chlorophyll and chloroplast

22. Example of indigenous populous species

a. Populus ciliate b. Populus robusta

c. Populus deltoids d.Populus rubrapoiret

23. Agar wood tree is

a. Aquilaria malaccensis b. Tectona grandis

c. Dalbergia sissoo d. Acacia catechu

24. Podzolization is a process of accumulation in soil

a. Iron and aluminium oxides b. Silica

c. CaCO3 d. CaSO4

25. Cuscuta and Cassytha are the

a. Partial parasite b. Total stem parasite

c. Partial root parasite d. Total root parasite

26. The technique of joining together parts of two plants to form one composite plant is
a. Budding b. Cutting

c. Grafting d. Sowing

27. Green gold is

a. Sal b. Bamboo

c. Sandal d. Teak

28. Shelterbelt have (Pick the odd out)

a. Single species b. Multiple species

c. Used to arrest wind d. Prevent sand dune formation

29. One hectare………..
a. 2.47 acres b. 2.54 acres

c. 2.49 acres d. 2.59 acres

30. On sloping ground, the dbh should be measured on

a. Down hill side b. Accessible side

c. Up hill side d. None of these

31. A table showing the distribution of stems by diameter classes is referred as

a. Stand table b. Local volume table

c. Yield table d. None of these

32. The oldest application of RS technology is in

a. Agriculture b. Military

c. Forestry d. All of these

33. Fast growing species is one which yields an increment of

a. 7 m3/ha/yr b. 10 m3/ha/yr

c. 15 m3/ha/yr d. 20 m3/ha/yr

34. Shakes that are formed rupture of tissues in a a circular direction is called
a. Heart shake b. Star shake

c. Radial shake d. Ring shake

35. Wooden battery separators are commonly made from

a. Conifers b. Teak

c. Casuarina d. Sal

36. Oleo resin are obtained from

a. Pinus roxburghii b.Carcinia morella

c. Vateria indica d. Canarium strictum

37. Cutch is obtained from

a. Acacia nilotica b. Acacia catechu

c. Pterocarpus marsupium d. Acacia coincinna

38. Palmrosa oil is

a. Flower oil b. Grass oil

c. Root oil d.None of these

39. The trees species suitable for charcoal production is

a. Tectona grandis b. Terminalia arjuna

c.Prosopis juliflora d. Mangifera indica

 40. The only living part of the tree trunk is the____________
a. Heartwood b. Sapwood

c. Cambium layer d. Outer bark

41. Species suitable for cricket bat

a. Acacia nilotica b. Ailanthus excelsa

c. Diospyros melanoxylon d. Salix alba

42. In flowering plants, pollen is released from the

a. Anther b. Stigma

c. Carpel d. Filament

43. The branch which deals with study of fungi is known as

a. Physiology b. Mycology

c. Ecology d. Phycology

44. Pollination by birds is called

a. Autogamy b. Ornithophily

c. Entomophily d. Anemophily

45. The “start” codon is

a. UUU b. CUC

c. GUC d. AUG

46. RFLP is a

a. Genetic marker b. Molecular marker

c. Morphological marker d. Physiological marker

47. VAM fungi develop characteristic structures called

a. Arbuscules b. Vesicles and arbuscules

c. Mushrooms d. Truffles

48. Mycorrhizae help in mobilizing

a. Potassium b. Phosphorus

c. Nitrate d. Boron

49. World Environment Day is observed on:

a. April 21 b. April 22

c. June 5 d. September 16
50. A symbiosis in which both species benefit is

a. Commensalism b. Mutualism

c. Predation d. Parasitism

51. Acid rain is caused by

a. CO and CO2 b. SO2 and O2

c. SO2 and NO2 d. NO2 and O2

52. Wildlife protection act was enacted during

a. 1975 b. 1980

c. 1972 d. 1995

53. Corbet National Park is located in

a. Madhya Pradesh b. Uttaranchal

c. Uttar Pradesh d. Himachal Pradesh

54. Sandal spike disease of sandal (Santalum album) is caused by

a. Bacteria b. Fungi

c. MLO d. Virus

55. Epicormic branches originate from

a. Auxiliary buds b. Terminal buds

c. Adventitious buds d. None of these

56. Sal belongs to the family

a. Verbenaceae b. Dipterocarpaceae

c. Simarubaceae d. Ebanaceae

57. Homesteads and home gardens are included in:

a. Silvipastoral system b. Agrisilviculture system

c. Both (a) and (b) d. None of these

58. The commercial name of Cane is

a. Rattans b. Male bamboo

c. Tannin d. Dammer
59. Frost occurring on nights with a clear sky produced by loss of heat by radiation

a. Radiation frost b. Pool frost

c. Adjective frost d. Sea frost

60. Family of chir pine is

a. Bombaceae b. Coniferae

c. Sterculiaceae d. Leguminosae

II. Write short notes 15X2= 30

1. Role of fruit crops in home garden.

2. Mention five multi purpose tree species adapted in agroforestry system of eastern region of India.
3. What are the characteristics of NFTs?
4. What are the characteristics of tree species adapted in Alley cropping?
5. Mention the advantages of the agroforestry system.
6. What do you mean by die back of seedlings?
7. What are the formulae adapted for estimating volume of log?
8. What do you mean by tree crop interface in agroforestry system?
9. What are the procedures adapted for calculation of the age of the trees?
10. What area difference between stand density and stocking?
11. What do you mean by CVP index?
12. Advantages of remote sensing in forestry.
13. What do you mean by orthodox and recalcitrant forest seeds?
14. What do you mean by wind break and give its advantages?
15. How CAI and MAI is related?

III. a) Briefly describe about the home gardens. (5)

b) What are the factors governing natural regeneration? (5)

Objectives

1. Most prominent agroforestry system for Hill region is

a. Silvi-Horticulture b. Agri-Horticultue

c. Aquaforestry d. Both a and b

2. Block planting of tree is known as

a. Forest b. Agroforestry

c. Wind breaks d. Woodlot

3. Which farming system is sequestering highest carbon?

a. Agriculture b. Agroforestry

c. Wind breaks d. Forest

4. Eucalyptus is a

a. Fodder trees b. Timber trees

c. Leguminous trees d. Fruit trees

5. Trees for fuel wood should have

a. High calorific value b. Moderate calorific value

c. Low caloric value d. High calorific value and specific gravity

6. In agrihorticulture system, fruit trees should be pruned

a. Once in year b. Once in two years

c. Once in five years d. Regularly

7. Northern tropical wet evergreen forest are found in which of the following state

a. West Bengal b. Himachal Pradesh

c. Uttarakhandd. Uttar Pradesh

8. A forest area which is under one silvicultural system and one set of working plan prescription is
known as

a. Coupe b. working circle

c. Compartment d. Block
9. A forest is called as dense when the canopy density is

a. 0.5 – 0.75 b. 0.75 – 0.8

c. 1.0 d. 0.75 – 1.0

10. Types of frost existing normally are

a. 4 b. 5

c. 3 d. 2

11. Which of the following is not included in tending operations?

a. Soil working b. Cleaning

c. Weeding d. Pruning

12. Which of the following is Glover’s formula for mechanical thinning; where D is spacing of trees in
feet and d is diameter of trees in inches?

a. D=1.5d b. D = 2d

c. D = d d. D = 2.5 d

13. In which of the following species “German thinning” is applied

a. Teak b. Deodar

c. Sal d. None of these

14. Which of the following silvicultural system is also called as system of “successive regeneration
felling?

a. Alternative strip system b. Clear strip system

c. Shelter wood system d. Dauerwald system

15. Enzyme activity is stopped at what temperature

a. below 10C b. above 50C

c. 45 0C d. a and b both

16. Plant having green and tender and height is usually not more than one metre is known as

a. Herb b. Shrub

c. Liana d. None of them

17. Woody climber is also known as

a. Climber b. Creepers

c. Vine d. Lianas

18. Which plant show both deciduous and evergreen character

a. Santalum album b. Chir Pine

c. Coconut d. None of them

19. The vegetation comprising of evergreen, salt tolerant trees and not grow very tall.

a. Alpine b. Littoral

c. Mangrove d. All of them

20. The practice of forestry with the object of developing and maintaining high scenic value is

a. Recreational b. Community

c. Form d. All of them

21. The practice of forestry to maximize production per unit area is

a. Intensive Forestry b. Mechanized Forestry

c. Form Forestry d. None of them

22. The best indicator of site quality for a given period is

a. CAI b. MAI

c. None of them d. a and b both

23. The plants which grow on the trunk and branches of other plant for the purpose of support in known
as

a. Epiphyte b. Hydrophytes

c. a and d only d. Parasites

24. An outgrowth from the base of the tree connecting it with the roots is known as

a. Frocking b. Buttress

c. Fluting d. None of them

25. When a stem shows irregular involutions and swelling, it is called as

a. Frocking b. Buttress

c. Fluting d. None of them

26. Plants growing in marshy places develop special kinds of roots called as

a. Arial Root b. Tilt Root

c. Prop Root d. Pneumatophore

27. The period from recruit stage up to a height of 1m of the young plant is called as

a. Pole b. Sapling

c. Seedling d. All of them

28. Growth in volume is the product of diameter and

a. Length b. Height

c. Width d. All of them

29. Annual growth rings of the tree are generally used for determination of

a. Quality of wood b. Value of wood

c. Age of tree d. None of them

30. A crown free to grow at the tip not competitive with its neighbours is known as

a. Suppressed tree b. Dominant tree

c. Co-dominant tree d. Tallest tree

31. Which succession involves the replacement of one community by another due to force other than
the effects of communities on the environment?

a. Autogenic succession b. Progressive succession

c. Allogenic succession d. Regressive succession

32. The succession initiated in extremely dry condition is known as

a. Hydrarch succession b. Xerarch succession

c. a and b both d. None of them

33. Which thinning is usually applied in young crops/young plantations before the crown differentiation
taken place
a. Crown Thinning b. Selection thinning

c. Mechanical thinning d. French thinning

34. Removal of wolf trees form natural stand or plantations along with thinning is known as

a. Cutting b. Wolfing

c. Fluting d. All of them

35. The unit of Silviculture is

a. Forest b. Stand

c. Tree d. None of them

36. Advance thinning is also known as

a. Heck,s thinning b. Craib& O’Conner thinning

c. Craib thinning d. O’Conner thinning

37. The elimination of branches by physical and biotic agencies of the environment is called

a. Pruning b. Manual pruning

c. Natural pruning d. Thinning

38. The elimination of branches in order to obtain trees with clean bole is termed as

a. Tending b. Cutting

c. Thinning d. Pruning

39. What type of pruning is helpful for developing clear bole tree in shorter rotation?

a. Natural b. Artificial

c. Mechanical d. all of them

40. Coppicing ability of tree shows

a. Increase with age b. No relationship with age

c. Decrease with age d. Initially increase then constant

41. Sandal is

a. Partial root parasite b. Total parasite

c. Stem parasite d. All of them

42. Rudimentary embryo dormancy occurs in which of the following species

a. Gingko biloba b. Ilex opaca

c. Fraxinus spp. d. All of them

43. Which of the following species has double dormancy?

a. Dalbergialatifoliab. Fraxinus excelsior

c. Trewianudiflorad. Pinussilvestris

44. Which variation is easily exploited for tree improvement programme?

a. Additive variance b. Non-additive variance

c. Provenance variance d. a and b both

45. Interaction of specific alleles at gene loci is

a. Variance b. Epistasis

c. Gene d. None of them

46. Ability of the host plant to withstand the pathogen attack is

a. Tolerance b. Resistance

c. Neither tolerance & neither resistance d. a and b both

47. The situation in which a vegetative propagule does not assume tree form but continues to grow like
a branch is known as

a. Plagiotropic growth b. Orthotropic growth

c. a is correct & b is wrong d. B is correct & A is wrong

48. PDZ stands for

a. Pollen distance zone b. Pollen distance zone

c. Pollen dilution zone d. All of them

49. The most successful species for afforestation of sand dunes is

a. Acacia tortilisb. Prosopischilensis

c. P. juliflora d. a and b both

50. The forces in nature working to increase variation are

a. Provenance b. Geographic source

c. Geographic race d. All of them

51. The selection procedure that involves many cycles of selection and breeding is known as

a. Current selection b. Recurrent selection

c. Selection d. All of them

52. A tree that has been selected for grading because of desirable phenotypic qualities is

a. Candidate tree b. Plus tree

c. Selected tree d. a and b both

53. Ratio of total additive genetic variation to total variation is called

a. Narrow sense heritability b. Broad sense heritability

c. a and b both d. none of them

54. An operation under which forked are multiple stems are reduced to a single stem to improve the
form of the planted tree

a. Singling b. Mulching

c. Staking d. All of them

55.Which of the following is not a water soluble wood preservative

a. Zinc-chloride b. Mercuric chloride

c. Cuprinol d. Zinc-meta-arsenit

56. Intermediate depots inside or outside the forest is known as

a. Forest depot b. Sale depot

c. Storage depot d. Transit depot

57. The outer piles in a plywood panel are called

a. Face and back b. Back and face

c. Only back d. Only face

58. Which is the wax yield tree?

a. Sapiumsebiferumb. Meliaazedarach

c. Sapiumbacatad. a and b both

59. Japan wax candles are made from seeds of?

a. Rhus succedanea b. Meliaazadarach

c. Azardichataindicad. a and b both

60. Avarum bark is obtained from which plant?

a. Casiaauriculatab. Casia fistula

c. Acacia niloticad. a and b both

I. Choose the correct answer of the following by putting Tick marks.

1. Northern tropical wet evergreen forest are found in which of the following state
a. West Bengal b. Himachal Pradesh
c. Uttarakhand d. Uttar Pradesh

2. A forest area which is under one silvicultural system and one set of working plan prescription is
known as
a. Coupe b. working circle
c. Compartment d. Block

3. A forest is called as dense when the canopy density is

a. 0.5 – 0.75 b. 0.25 – 0.50
c. 1.0 d. 0.75 – 1.0

4. Which of the following is not included in tending operations?

a. Soil working b. Cleaning
c. Weeding d. Pruning

5. Which of the following is Glover’s formula for mechanical thinning; where D is spacing of
trees in feet and d is diameter of trees in inches?
a. D=1.5d b. D = 2d
c. D = d d. D = 2.5 d

6. Presently, the forest of India captured or sequestered _____ amount of carbon dioxide.
a) 24 billion tonnes b) 20 trillion tonnes
c) 24 million tonnes d) 15 million tonnes

7. _________ vegetation comprising of evergreen, salt tolerant trees and not grow very tall.
a. Alpine b. Littoral
c. Mangrove d. All of them

8. Annual growth rings of the tree are generally used for determination of
a. Quality of wood b. Value of wood
c. Age of tree d. None of them

9. A crown free to grow at the tip not competitive with its neighbours is known as
a. Suppressed tree b. Dominant tree
c. Co-dominant tree d. Tallest tree

10. ___________ succession involves the replacement of one community by another due to force
other than the effects of communities on the environment
a. Autogenic succession b. Progressive succession
c. Allogenic succession d. Regressive succession

11. The sampling size decreasing in each phase of forest inventory is known as ______
a) List sampling b) Multistage sampling
c) Multiphase sampling d) Selective sampling
12. In India the sampling method(s) adopted for partial enumeration is _______
a) Strips b) Multistage
c) Topographical units d) both a& c

13. If the sampling units are only points then the sampling is referred as _______
a) Point b) List
c) Systematic d) Selective

14. If the width and distance between the two strips are known, the formula for intensity
sampling is____
a) W X D/100 b) W/D
c) (W / D) X 100 d) Both a & c

15. If the strips are laid 100m apart & the width of the strip is 20 m, then the intensity of
sampling is __%.
a) 10 b) 20
c) 5 d) None

16. The size of circular sample plots should be of __

a) 1 to 2 ha. b) 2 to 5 ha.
c) 0.5 to 1 ha. d) 0.05 to 0.1 ha

17. ___________ % sampling is done in strip sampling method in plains.

a) 2 to 5 b) 10 to 15
c) 5 to 10 d) 10 to 20

18. Efficiency of the plot size is determined by the ________ factor.

a) SE X P b) (SE)2 X P
c) SE X p d) (SE)2 X p

19. ______ is an indigenous species of poplar.

a) Populus ciliata b) Populus euphratica
c) Populus deltoides d) Populus nigra

20. Which forest area in India was first brought under control and protection?
a) Konkon b) Malabar
c) Gharwal d) Sunderbans

21. Average sequestration potential in Agroforestry in India has been estimated to be _____
a) 15 t C/ha b) 20 t C/ha
c) 25 t C/ha d) 30 t C/ha

22. Stand structure of even aged forest stand is _________

a) J- shaped b) Dumbel shaped
c) Inverted J shaped d) Semi-paraboloid shaped

23.Site index 60 on a 50-year base means that dominant position trees is average height is ____
a) 60 ft b) 50 ft
c) 60 m d) 30 m
24. ________ is used for estimating the site quality.
a) Site index b) Vegetation
c) Environment d) All the above

25. ______ is used to measure the basal area of a tree where d is DBH in inches.
a) 0.0005454d2 b) 0.05454d2
2
c) 0.005454d d) None of the above

26. Relative density, used to measure the stand density, is given by _____
a) Curtis et al., 1981 b) Reinkee, 1933
c) Drew and Flewelling, 1979 d) Krajiceket al., 1961

27. The tree which clean or shade the branches from the trunk more rapidly is known as _____
a) Tolerant b) Intolerant
c) Dominant d) None of the above

28. __________ is an indicator plants in the area where soils having high concentration of
soluble salts.
a) Vetiveria zizanioides b) Acacia leucophloea
c) Salvadora persica d) Chloroxylon swietenia

29. Which state of India is having maximum forest area as per latest report?
a) Mizoram b) Uttar Pradesh.
c) Chhatishgarh d) Madhya Pradesh

30. Dendrocalamus strictus flower gregariously after a cycle of _____________

a) 0 -15 years b) 15-30 years
c) 30 – 45 years d) 45 – 60 years

31. The succession initiated in extremely dry condition is known as __________

a. Hydrarch succession b. Xerarch succession
c. a and b both d. None of them

32. ________ thinning is applied in young crops/ plantations before differentiationof the crown.
a. Crown Thinning b. Selection thinning
c. Mechanical thinning d. French thinning

33. Sandal is a ___________

a. Partial root parasite b. Total parasite
c. Stem parasite d. All of them

34. Rudimentary embryo dormancy occurs in which of the following species

a. Gingko biloba b. Ilex opaca
c. Fraxinus spp. d. All of them

35. Which of the following species has double dormancy?

a. Dalbergia latifolia b. Fraxinus excelsior
c. Trewia nudiflora d. Pinus silvestris
36. Which variation is easily exploited for tree improvement programme?
a. Additive variance b. Non-additive variance
c. Provenance variance d. a and b both

37. Interaction of specific alleles at gene loci is

a. Variance b. Epistasis
c. Gene d. None of them

38. The most successful species for afforestation of sand dunes is

a. Acacia tortilis b. Prosopis chilensis
c. P. juliflora d. a and b both

39. The forces in nature working to increase variation are

a. Provenance b. Geographic source
c. Geographic race d. All of them

40. Tree in Greek word is called as _____

a) Silvi b) Dendron
c) Tris d) Flora

41. In shifting cultivation, the fallow period should be _____ than cropped area.
a) More b) Less
c) Equal d) farmer’s opting period

42. Casuarina equisetifolia form an exotic to India is native to _________

a) Thailand b) Mexico
c) Australia d) Indonesia

43. Deodar belt is common in the altitudinal range of ____________

a) 1200 – 2000 m b) 1800 – 2600 m
c) 2600 – 3050 m d) 1200 – 3050 m

44. A sample of 100 ha is selected out the whole population of 2000 ha, sampling intensity is–
a) 5% b) 10%
c) 20% d) 0.5%

45. Which test is used to estimate the viability of seed?

a) Colour b) Floating test
c) Catalase activity d) All the above

46. A stand comprising of prepondence of markedly crooked or coarse-branched types or with a

large number of trees without percurrent stems is called as____
a) Plus stand b) Normal stand
c) Minus stand d) Comparison stand

47. The selection procedure that involves many cycles of selection and breeding is known as
a. Current selection b. Recurrent selection
c. Selection d. All of them
48. A tree that has been selected for grading because of desirable phenotypic qualities is
a. Candidate tree b. Plus tree
c. Selected tree d. a and b both

49. Ratio of total additive genetic variation to total variation is called _________.
a. Narrow sense heritability b. Broad sense heritability
c. a and b both d. none of them

50. Which is the wax yield tree?

a. Sapium sebiferum b. Melia azedarach
c. Sapium bacata d. a and b both

51. Japan wax candles are made from seeds of______________.

a. Rhus succedanea b. Melia azadarach
c. Azardichata indica d. a and b both

52. Avarum bark is obtained from ______ plant.

a. Casia auriculata b. Casia fistula
c. Acacia nilotica d. a and b both

53.Light demander species is

a. Mangifera indica b. Shorea robusta
c. both (a) and (b) d. Acacia nilotica

54. Dying back is the common disease found in

a) Teak b) Sandalwood
c) Sal d) None of these

55. Most of the gymnosperms seeds are

a) Orthodox b) Intermediate
c) Recalcitrant d) All of these

56. Allelopathy is the best example for-

a) Association b) Commensalism
c) Amensalism d) Symbiosis

57. Forest cover in India constitutes _________ of its geographical area.

a) 15.23% b) 20.60%
c) 33.00% d) 24.16%

58. Which species show the vivipary type of germination?

a) Artocarpus b) Jatropha
c) Karanja d) All the above

59. Which species shows the behavior of recalcitrant type of seeds?

a) Sal b) Neem
c) Champ d) All the above
60. Forestry Research and Education in India is monitored by
a) ICAR b) ICFRE
c) CSIR d) ISRO

61. Eucalyptus is the major source of

a) Pulp wood b) Gum
c) Timber d) Resin

62. The Indian Forest Act was drafted in the year-

a) 1884 b) 1891
c) 1865 d) 1847

63. The following species like Eucalyptus hybrid, Prosopischilensis, Gliricidiamaculata and Cassia
siamea are suitable for agroforestry system because of
a. The species are generally not grazed b. Deciduous in nature
c. Nitrogen fixing d. All of these

64. Pyramid of energy in grassland or pond ecosystem is always-

a) Inverted b) First Inverted then upright
c) Upright only d) None of the above

65. Home gardens in India are more common in

a) High rainfall regions b) Low rainfall regions
c) Moderate rainfall regions d) Dry area regions

66. A table showing the distribution of stems by diameter classes is referred as

a) Stand table b) Local volume table
c) Yield table d) None of these

67. Fast growing species is one which yields an increment of

a) 7 m3/ha/yr b) 10 m3/ha/yr
c) 15 m3/ha/yr d) 20 m3/ha/yr

68. Pollination by birds is called

a. Autogamy b. Ornithophily
c. Entomophily d. Anemophily

69. The “start” codon is

a. UUU b. CUC
c. GUC d. AUG

70. RFLP is a
a. Genetic marker b. Molecular marker
c. Morphological marker d. Physiological marker

71. Mycorrhizae help in mobilizing

a. Potassium b. Phosphorus
c. Nitrate d. Boron
72. ___________ is an indicator plants in lime rich soil in the Himalayas.
a. Cupressus torulosa b. Prosopis spicigera
c. Ixora parviflora d. Querccus dilatata

73. Formula of CVP index is ______

a. Tr x P x G x E/Ta x 1200 b. Tr x P x G x E/Ta x 12
c. Tr x P x G/Ta x 1200 d. Tr x P x E/Ta x 1200

74. Wildlife protection act was enacted during

a. 1975 b. 1980
c. 1972 d. 1995

75. Corbet National Park is located in

a. Madhya Pradesh b. Uttarakhand
c. Uttar Pradesh d. Himachal Pradesh

76. Sandal spike disease of sandal (Santalum album) is caused by

a. Bacteria b. Fungi
c. Mycoplasma Like Organism d. Virus

77. Family of chir pine is

a. Bombaceae b. Conifereae
c. Sterculiaceae d. Leguminosae

78.Which of the following species rhizobium bacteria is not fixing atmospheric nitrogen.
a) Pongamia pinnata b) Casuarina equisetifolia
c) Erythrina india d) Rubinia pseudo-acacia

79. In wind break, if the height of trees is 5 m, then the protection will occur from ______ and
________ on upward and down wind side respectively.
a) 25 m & 125 m b) 20 m & 100 m
c) 10 m & 50 m d) 15 m & 75 m

80. Rhizome cutting is a common method of propagation of ____________ species.

a) Palm b) Bamboo
c) Willow d) Phoenix

81. ______________ species produce root suckers which can be used for multiplication of the
species on a small scale.
a) Diospyrus melanoxylon b) Tamarix spp
c) Bambusa tuluda d) Eucaluptus spp

82. UNEP classification divides world’s forest in India is found at ____________

a) 26 b) 6
c) 24 d) 27

83. Boreal forest is dominated by ___________________

a) Oak b) Spruce
c) Juglans d) All
84. Prairies are a part of ecosystem of ___________
a) Tropical b) Temperate
c) Mangrove d) None

85. The water of Holy Ganga River is pure due to the presence of
a. Cyanophages b. Hydrophytes
c. Bacteria d. Bacteriohages

86. Peat forests of South East Asia is an example of ___________

a) Temperate forest b) Coniferous forest
c) Mangrove forest d) Rain forest

87. In shelter belt, the ratio of height and width should be roughly
a. 1:2 b. 2:4
c. 1:10 d. 1:20

88. How many specialists are there in typically Diagnosis and Design team?
a.1-5 b. 2-4
c. 3-6 d. 5-10

89. Biological treatment of water pollution is done with the help of ____
a. Lichens b. Fungi
c. Phytoplankton d. All of these

90. In which of the following process of pulping sodium sulphide is used

a) Soda process b) sulphate process
c) Sulphite process d) all of the them

91. Which of the following is an edible bamboo species?

a) Bambusa balcooa b) Dendrocalamus asper
c) Dendrocalamus strictus d) Bambusa tulda

92. In which of the following species dormancy is due to immature embryo

a) Swietenia mahagoni b) Zizyphus jujube
c) Ginkgo biloba d) Plantanus spp.

93. ICRAF came into existence in which year

a. 1975 b. 1985
c. 1977 d. 1980

94. Minimum length of a shelter belt should be about how many times its height in m.?
a. 20 b. 15
c. 25 d. 30

95.Chipko movement was started in which year

a.1992 b. 1972
c. 1962 d. 1982
96. In which state of India Teak and Sal are grow together as naturally?
a) Chhattisgarh b) Madhya Pradesh
c) Andhra Pradesh d) Tamilnadu

97. Good seed year for Silver fir is _______________

a) 5 years b) 7 years
c) 9 years d) 10 years

98. Gall inducer of Eucalyptus spp. Is ___________

a) Leptocybe invasa b) Plecoptera reflexa
c) Antheraea eucalypti d) Calopepla leayana

99. The form or varieties of mesoquite which is not recognized in India is ___________
a) Australian b) Argentinian
c) Peruvian d) African

100. Stem analysis in trees is done to determine _____

a) Age b) Volume
c) past rate of growth d) Both a & c