All Free Forestry MCQs with Answers
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- A. Obtain optimum benefits from the forest resource on a sustainable basis
- B. All of the above
- C. Promote and ensure cooperation between government and private agencies have land use responsibilities that affect forestry activities directly or indirectly
- D. Fix short and long term goals and identify strategies to achieve those goals
Explanation: A policy statement sets sustainable benefit as the broad aim, establishes short- and long-term goals with strategies, and coordinates…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Is guided and influenced by the social, economic
- B. Both (a) & (b)
- C. And environmental needs of a country, both present and future
- D. None of these
Explanation: Forest policy must respond to social, economic and environmental requirements, while balancing present needs with those of future…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. Meet country's requirements of timber, fuelwood, fodder and other products and environmental needs by increasing the forest area from 4.2 percent to 10 percent during next fifteen years
- B. All of the above
- C. Generate opportunities for income and self-employment for the rural populace
- D. Take anti-desertification measures and rehabilitate water logged, saline and degraded lands through vegetation treatment
- E. Promote social forestry programmes including watershed in hills and farm forestry in plains
Explanation: The 1991 policy combined production and environmental targets with social forestry, rural employment, watershed work, anti-desertification…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Hill forests
- B. Watersheds
- C. Rangelands
- D. All of the above
- E. Wildlife areas
Explanation: Land-use elements of forest policy extend beyond hill forests to watershed areas, rangelands and wildlife habitats.
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Existing forest resources shall be scientifically managed for optimum productivity to meet the country's need for wood and wood products and to reduce reliance on imports
- B. All of the above
- C. Social forestry shall be adopted as a standard practice and extended to all farmlands to increase productivity and to improve the environment
- D. Sericulture industry shall be promoted to provide opportunities of employment and income for the rural populace
Explanation: The resource-management goals combine scientific production of wood, promotion of sericulture for rural livelihoods and wider social…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Forests are managed intensively and the pilot projects started in Kaghan valley in Hazara and Kalam valley in Malakand Civil Divisions are replicated at other suitable locations
- B. Extraction from coniferous forests is limited to public sector only. Timber harvesting has already been departmentalized in four provinces and Azad Kashmir
- C. All of the above
- D. The jurisdictional charges of forest personnel are rationalized to make them more manageable
Explanation: The 1991 policy statement proposed intensive management and replication of pilot projects, restricted conifer extraction to the public…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. All watershed projects, being a common source denominator, would be planned and coordinated by the Federal Government but implemented through Provincial Forest Departments in their respective areas
- B. Grazing in reforested areas would be controlled until the newly-raised plants are fully established
- C. None of these
- D. Both (a) & (b)
Explanation: The policy assigns federal coordination of watershed projects while using provincial forest departments for implementation, and it…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. Development of fodder tree planting programmes to increase availability of green fodder
- B. All of the above
- C. Reseeding of depleted rangelands with nutritious and high yielding grasses
- D. Introduction of legislation to support range management agencies and their programmes
- E. Creation of grazing lots on an experimental basis to induce private investment by livestock owners in rangeland management
Explanation: Rangeland improvement requires more fodder, controlled grazing areas, reseeding with productive grasses and legal support for responsible…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Conserve all endangered and endemic species of wild fauna and flora in particular by ensuring the survival of the critical ecosystems that support such wildlife
- B. Arrange periodic surveys of the country's wildlife and its habitats to monitor ecological changes
- C. All of the above
- D. Encourage private sector in captive breeding of wild animals, in particular the endangered species
Explanation: The policy combines species protection with habitat conservation, wildlife surveys, and private-sector captive breeding, so all three…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Launch outreach/extension programmes featuring social forestry concepts, ideas and opportunities for the relevant audience
- B. Train staff, motivators, NGOs and PVOs in outreach and extension techniques and methods
- C. Develop a system for monitoring and evaluation of outreach programmes
- D. All of the above
Explanation: Effective forest extension requires outreach on social forestry, training of extension participants, and monitoring of the programmes.
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Arrange adequate and effective distribution of saplings and seeds at nominal cost
- B. Promote the use of village shamlats for social forestry
- C. Encourage rehabilitation of degraded forest lands
- D. Consider the introduction of a forestry grant scheme
- E. All of the above
Explanation: The policy supports social forestry through affordable planting material, use of village shamlats, rehabilitation of degraded land, and…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Upgrade training facilities to expand and improve forestry education and to cater to the future requirements of trained personnel in the relevant fields of specialisation
- B. Integrate forestry education in the Pakistan Forest Institute with the university system
- C. All of the above
- D. Encourage induction of women into the forestry profession through training programmes
Explanation: The policy addresses forestry education through better training facilities, integration with the university system, and greater…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Implement programmes to minimize environmental pollution and environmental hazards through tree conservation and planting
- B. Develop a framework and prepare programmes for establishing green wind breaks on arid lands to check erosion and desertification
- C. Establish green areas in all cities having populations of 50,000 or more
- D. All of the above
Explanation: The policy links tree planting with pollution control, windbreaks with erosion and desertification control, and urban green areas with…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. All of the above
- B. Introduction of tree insurance scheme on a pilot project basis
- C. Study tours abroad for progressive farmers to update their knowledge
- D. Exemption of custom duties on aerial ropeways and skyline cranes used exclusively for forest exploitation and management
Explanation: The 1991 Forest Policy proposed several incentives, including duty relief for forest machinery, pilot tree insurance, and overseas study…
Correct answer: All of the above1275. Forest legislation is:
- A. Every reason to believe that the general attitude of the people to forests is one of indifference and antagonism.
- B. Who live in or near the forests, as a rule, dislike the restrictions and regulations which are a part and parcel of the management
- C. Both (a) & (b)
- D. None of these
Explanation: Forest legislation is needed partly because the public may be indifferent or hostile to forests, while people living near forests may…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. Government is the supreme owner of forestland
- B. Forests have been classed as reserved forests, protected forests, unclassed forests and community forests (Guzara forests), according to the need of protection
- C. None of these
- D. Both (a) & (b)
Explanation: The Forest Act provides the legal basis for government control of forest land and classifies forests according to their protection status…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. 1958
- B. 1959
- C. 1960
- D. 1961
Explanation: The West Pakistan (Adaptation of Laws) Ordinance was promulgated in 1958 as part of the legal adaptation following the constitutional…
Correct answer: 1958- A. 1926
- B. 1927
- C. 1928
- D. 1929
Explanation: The Indian Forest Act is Act No. XVI of 1927, the principal colonial forest statute whose framework continued to influence forest law in…
Correct answer: 1927- A. 1911
- B. 1912
- C. 1913
- D. 1914
Explanation: The Punjab Forest (Sale of Timber) Act dates from 1913 and deals specifically with the regulation of timber sales in Punjab forests.
Correct answer: 1913- A. 1871
- B. 1872
- C. 1873
- D. 1874
Explanation: The Cattle Trespass Act was enacted in 1871 to regulate the seizure, impounding and treatment of cattle found trespassing on cultivated or…
Correct answer: 1871