All Free Forestry MCQs with Answers

• A. Iran and Afghanistan
• B. China and Afghanistan
• C. China and India
• D. None of these

Explanation: The Siahan Desert is in southwestern Pakistan and extends toward the borders with Iran and Afghanistan.

• A. Duneland
• B. All of the above
• C. Drifted and piled up by wind
• D. Consisting of ridges of sand

Explanation: Cholistan and Thar are sandy deserts characterized by dunes and ridges formed when wind drifts and piles up sand.

• A. An array of longtudian sandy ridges, alternating with narrow valleys
• B. The ridges are stabilized mainly by vegetation and too, probably by slight lime concentration on the surface in the south
• C. Both (a) & (b)
• D. None of these

Explanation: Thal’s sandy tract consists of longitudinal sandy ridges separated by narrow valleys, while vegetation and, in the south, surface lime…

• A. None of these
• B. 90.98
• C. 92.99
• D. 87.98

Explanation: The land-utilization statistics used in this source give Pakistan’s total area as 87.98 million hectares.

• A. 40%
• B. 50%
• C. 60%
• D. 70%

Explanation: At independence, unclassified land reportedly made up more than half of the total area; later land-use surveys reduced this category as…

• A. 35.4
• B. 33.3
• C. 32.23
• D. None of these

Explanation: The cited land-use statistics place Pakistan’s cultivable area at 32.23 million hectares, approximately 36.7% of the reported total area.

• A. 21
• B. 22
• C. 23
• D. 24

Explanation: If 15.62 million hectares represents 76% of the cultivated area, the total is about 20.55 million hectares, conventionally reported as 21…

• A. 4.23
• B. 3.2
• C. 5.3
• D. None of these

Explanation: The cited Pakistani land-use figures report about 4.23 million hectares under forests and trees.

• A. Forests area under the control of the forest department is 4.23 m. HA.
• B. Both (a) & (b)
• C. Per-capita forest area is less than 0.03 ha.
• D. None of these

Explanation: Pakistan has a very small forest estate, and the forest area available per person is below 0.03 ha because of the country’s large…

• A. Forest compartment
• B. Working circle
• C. Forest circle
• D. Felling series

Explanation: A Conservator of Forests is generally responsible for the administration and management of a forest circle, which consists of several…

• A. Reduction of biotic thrust
• B. Destruction of diseased plants
• C. None of these
• D. Both (a) & (b)

Explanation: Controlled fire can reduce excessive biotic pressure and destroy infected or diseased plant material, thereby helping forest sanitation.

• A. Human beings
• B. Herbivores
• C. Hunters
• D. Birds

Explanation: Human beings exert the broadest interference because they alter habitats, remove vegetation and wildlife, introduce disturbances, and…

• A. The outcome of human efforts on sub-marginal lands
• B. Both (a) & (b)
• C. Where irrigation water could be made available
• D. None of these

Explanation: Irrigated forests are plantations established through human effort on otherwise sub-marginal land where a dependable irrigation supply can…

• A. These are used for a variety of purposes
• B. They are invaluable for determining the productive capacity of forest areas
• C. For predicting the future yield of existing crops and as an aid to thinning
• D. All of the above

Explanation: Yield tables help assess productive capacity, forecast the yield of existing stands and plan thinning, besides serving several other…

• A. Both (a) & (b)
• B. That scientific management of any forest without yield and increment figure is not imaginable
• C. Can hardly be over-emphasised and the fact is known to the foresters
• D. None of these

Explanation: Yield and increment figures are fundamental to scientific forest management because they support decisions about productivity, rotation…

• A. Nature over the past several hundred years hs built-up a reserve of wood in the conifer forests
• B. All of the above
• C. The high volume per hectare is ideal for meeting immediate timber needs
• D. They can be characterized as having a high volume of wood per hectare, but a very low annual growth rate

Explanation: Mature coniferous forests may contain a large accumulated standing reserve, often with high volume per hectare but relatively low current…

• A. Forest organization
• B. Management of forestry personnel
• C. All of the above
• D. Labour management and welfare
• E. Monitoring and control

Explanation: Forest-property administration covers the organisation of the department, personnel management, supervision and control, and labour…

• A. All of the above
• B. Distribution and marketing of forest produce
• C. Administration of the forest property
• D. Control of growing stock, its structure and composition

Explanation: Forest management includes regulating the growing stock, handling and marketing forest produce, and administering the forest property.

• A. Site adaptation
• B. All of the above
• C. Regeneration age and timing of the cut are important consideration
• D. Harvesting the produce
• E. Choice of species and provenance

Explanation: Control of growing stock involves matching species and provenance to the site, deciding regeneration and cutting age, and regulating…

• A. Logging plan
• B. Marketing information
• C. All of the above
• D. Revenue
• E. Sale of produce

Explanation: Distribution and marketing covers the commercial chain from planning and gathering market information to selling produce and accounting…