All Free Forestry MCQs with Answers

• A. September - October
• B. March - April
• C. February - April
• D. May - June

Explanation: Eucalyptus camaldulensis capsules are commonly collected after ripening in September-October.

• A. March - April
• B. September
• C. February - April
• D. None of these

Explanation: The standard seed calendar places Eucalyptus microtheca seed ripening in September.

• A. January - March
• B. March - April
• C. September - October
• D. February - April

Explanation: Eucalyptus tereticornis is generally listed for seed collection when its capsules ripen in September-October.

• A. None of these
• B. March - April
• C. February - April
• D. January - March

Explanation: Jacaranda mimosifolia seed pods are recorded as ripening during January-March in the standard nursery calendar.

• A. January - March
• B. September - October
• C. February - April
• D. March - April

Explanation: Walnut, Juglans regia, produces mature fruits and seeds in September-October.

• A. January - March
• B. November - December
• C. March - April
• D. None of these

Explanation: Leucaena leucocephala pods and seeds are listed as ripening in November-December.

• A. November - December
• B. March - April
• C. July - August
• D. September - October

Explanation: Mango, Mangifera indica, generally has mature seed during July-August in the Pakistan forestry calendar, following fruit maturation in the…

• A. January - March
• B. March - April
• C. November - December
• D. December - January

Explanation: Melia azedarach fruits and seeds are recorded as ripening from December to January.

• A. January - March
• B. April - June
• C. November - December
• D. September - October

Explanation: Morus alba seeds generally ripen from April to June, following the spring flowering and fruiting season.

• A. January - March
• B. March - April
• C. May
• D. September - October

Explanation: Parkinsonia aculeata produces mature seed in May after flowering in the warmer spring season.

• A. June - August
• B. March - April
• C. November - December
• D. None of these

Explanation: Prosopis cineraria pods and seeds mature mainly from June to August in the arid and semi-arid regions where the species grows.

• A. December - January
• B. March - April
• C. November - December
• D. January - March

Explanation: Quercus incana acorns are recorded as ripening around December to January in the relevant Himalayan forestry seed calendar.

• A. January - March
• B. November - December
• C. July - August
• D. None of these

Explanation: Quercus semecarpifolia acorns ripen during July and August in the cited forestry seed calendar.

• A. None of these
• B. March - April
• C. November - December
• D. August - September

Explanation: Robinia pseudoacacia seeds mature in the pods during August and September.

• A. January - March
• B. March - April
• C. November - December
• D. December - January

Explanation: Tamarix aphylla seeds ripen around December and January, when its capsules release the small, wind-dispersed seeds.

• A. January - March
• B. February - May
• C. November - December
• D. None of these

Explanation: Terminalia arjuna has a comparatively broad seed-ripening period extending from February to May.

• A. January - March
• B. None of these
• C. November - December
• D. March - April

Explanation: Zizyphus mauritiana fruits and seeds usually mature in March and April.

• A. All of the above
• B. Fanning
• C. Floating
• D. Screening

Explanation: Screening, fanning and floating are all used in seed extraction or cleaning: screening separates by size, fanning removes light…

• A. Sometimes the seed has to be stored till sowing time
• B. All of the above
• C. The seed collected in good years must be stored for several years to provide for the lean years
• D. Also many species produce good seed crops only at interval of several years

Explanation: Seed may need storage until sowing, and good seed crops may occur only every few years.

• A. Nurseries fail quite often as the seed collected is rather old rotten or does not have an embryo
• B. There are several methods to test seed germination percent but the most practical is to, to take a few samples from thoroughly mixed heap
• C. Both (a) & (b)
• D. None of these

Explanation: Germination testing is important because old, rotten or embryo-deficient seed can cause nursery failure.