Free Agroforestry MCQs with Answers

• A. Egyptian clover (barseem)Trifolium alexandrnum
• B. Dhaincha (jayannti) Sesbania aculeata
• C. All of the above
• D. Cowpea (lobia) Vigna sinensis

Explanation: Barseem, dhaincha, and cowpea are commonly used green-manure crops because their biomass can be incorporated into soil to add organic…

• A. Over a period of time from practicing social forestry / agroforestry
• B. Several recommendations have emerged from various workshops, seminars and meetings
• C. Agroforestry, establishment and management of tree crops
• D. Marketing
• E. All of the above

Explanation: Pakistan’s experience includes social forestry and agroforestry practice, recommendations from professional forums, tree-crop…

• A. There are several problems that hinder the acceptance of agroforestry concepts
• B. And their use as tools in rural development
• C. None of these
• D. Both (a) & (b)

Explanation: The two parts form one complete idea: several problems hinder acceptance of agroforestry concepts and their use in rural development.

• A. Local use and knowledge
• B. Tenure
• C. Organization
• D. All of the above
• E. Conservation

Explanation: Local knowledge, land tenure, organization and conservation are all commonly examined issues when agroforestry systems are planned and…

• A. Maintains or increases site productivity through nutrient recycling and soil protection, at low capital and labour costs
• B. Increase the value of output on a given area of land through spatial or inter temporal intercropping of tree and other species
• C. Both (a) & (b)
• D. None of these

Explanation: Agroforestry may improve productivity through nutrient recycling and soil protection while also increasing output per unit area by…

• A. Reduces output of staple food cross, where trees compete for use of arable land and or depress crop yields.
• B. In compatibility of trees with agricultural practices such as free grazing, burning, common fields
• C. None of these
• D. Both (a) & (b)

Explanation: Trees can reduce staple-crop output by competing for land or lowering yields, and they may conflict with practices such as grazing…

• A. Both (a) & (b)
• B. Agroforestry has been under-estimated and it seems that the shortage will soon attain an even more critical level in the Third World than the shortage of aliments
• C. Agroforestry appears as an interesting contribution to solve the food crisis as well as the energy crisis.
• D. None of these

Explanation: Agroforestry is viewed as a possible response to both food and energy shortages, while its contribution has historically been…

• A. All of the above
• B. Eucalypts: wheat/sunflower/tomatoes/potatoes/chilies
• C. Simal: maize/sunflower/vegetables/fodder
• D. Shisham: turmeric/wheat/maize/vegetables
• E. Poplars: wheat / maize / turmeric / sugarcane / vegetables / fodder

Explanation: Poplar, eucalyptus, shisham and simal are all used in Pakistan with the crop combinations listed, including cereals, vegetables, fodder…

• A. Competition for water and nutrients and for solar energy
• B. Future agroforestry systems will have to overcome physiological (canopy structure) biological (pests and disease), ecological (Sustainability and environment protection) constraints besides being economically sound
• C. None of these
• D. Both (a) & (b)

Explanation: Agroforestry systems face competition for water, nutrients and light, as well as physiological, biological and environmental constraints.

• A. All of the above
• B. Community forestry, environmental forestry, tree farming
• C. Forest farming, village woodlots, small-scale forestry
• D. Social forestry, farm forestry, agroforestry

Explanation: Tree-growing programmes outside conventional forests have been described by several overlapping terms in South Asian literature, including…

• A. Agri-silviculture
• B. All of the above
• C. Agrosilvopastoral
• D. Silvopastoral

Explanation: Agroforestry is the broad category, while agri-silviculture, silvopastoral and agrosilvopastoral systems are recognized combinations of…

• A. An inter-disciplinary approach to systems of land use
• B. All of the above
• C. Between demand and available resources in a given area
• D. Which - under certain conditions - require optimization and sustained management rather that ever-increasing exploitations
• E. It implies an awareness of interactions and feedback between man and environment

Explanation: Agroforestry and social forestry require an interdisciplinary view of land use, including interactions between people, the environment…

• A. Both (a) & (b)
• B. Agro-forestry is a sustainable land management system, which increases the overall yield of the land
• C. Agro-forestry is a land-use system that involves socially and ecologically acceptable integration of tree with agricultural crops
• D. None of these

Explanation: Agroforestry combines trees with agricultural crops in a socially and ecologically acceptable way, while improving total and sustainable…

• A. Artificial mulches
• B. Natural inorganic mulches
• C. Stone mulch
• D. All of the above
• E. Organic mulches

Explanation: Mulches may be organic, artificial or inorganic; stones are a common example of natural inorganic mulch.

• A. The soil should be kept moist as far as possible especially in the season of windstorms. Moist soil is less vulnerable to wind erosion than dry soil
• B. Wind breaks by planting tree in rows or shelter belts of any means are effective in wind erosion
• C. Both (a) & (b)
• D. None of these

Explanation: Moist soil resists wind removal, while rows of trees and shelterbelts reduce wind speed and trap moving soil particles.

• A. Has association nitrogen fixing Cyanobacteria
• B. Has association of nitrogen-fixing Rhizobium
• C. Multiplies very fast to produce massive biomass
• D. Has association of mycorrhiza

Explanation: Azolla contains a symbiotic nitrogen-fixing cyanobacterium, commonly identified as Anabaena azollae.