Free Forest Management MCQs with Answers

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  • A. Productive
  • B. Both (a) & (b)
  • C. Protective
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Forests serve both productive functions, such as supplying timber and fuelwood, and protective functions, such as conserving soil and…

Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)
  • A. Phypsiographic features of the country, conservation of soil and water, regulation of stream flow
  • B. And prevention of such calamities as floods, land sides, siltation of dams and change in the course of rivers
  • C. Both (a) & (b)
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Protective forestry covers conservation of soil and water, regulation of stream flow and protection of physiographic features, while also…

Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)
  • A. Trees and climate
  • B. Trees and water
  • C. Trees and crop protection in arid and semi-air areas
  • D. Biological reclamation for water logged and saline soils
  • E. All of the above

Explanation: Trees influence climate and water, protect crops in arid and semi-arid areas, and help reclaim waterlogged or saline soils.

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. Every one has experienced the blissful effect of trees on amelioration of climate
  • B. Both (a) & (b)
  • C. Stopping under a tree for shade or shelter, driving into a tree lined road from a desert country or turning of a wind storm into a gentle breeze in a forest are common experience
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Trees moderate local climate by providing shade, shelter and wind reduction, while tree-lined vegetation can make harsh desert conditions…

Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)
  • A. A number of processes which influence water movement from the time it falls on the watersheds
  • B. Both (a) & (b)
  • C. It leaves the area as stream flow or returns to the atmosphere through evaporation
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Forest vegetation affects the complete water cycle on a watershed, from rainfall interception and infiltration to stream flow and return…

Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)
  • A. Rs.80,000
  • B. Rs.75,000
  • C. Rs.90,000
  • D. None of these

Explanation: The cited estimate for losses from major floods in Pakistan is Rs. 90,000 million, with flood damage also reducing food availability and…

Correct answer: Rs.90,000
  • A. 160.5
  • B. 167.75
  • C. 170.6
  • D. 175.8

Explanation: The reported annual siltation rate of Tarbela is 167.75 million cubic metres, substantially exceeding Mangla’s 48.27 million cubic metres.

Correct answer: 167.75
  • A. A great sources of attraction to the people who like to see the nature in its true perspective
  • B. Both (a) & (b)
  • C. The Himalayas are a tourists paradise
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Forests attract visitors because they provide natural scenery and opportunities for recreation; the Himalayan forests and landscapes are a…

Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)
  • A. Wildlife enclosures
  • B. Mini-trains
  • C. All of the above
  • D. Tourist huts
  • E. Rowing, swimming

Explanation: Urban and plain-area forest recreation can be developed with varied facilities such as wildlife enclosures, mini-trains, boating or…

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. Coniferous forests
  • B. Foot-hills
  • C. Irrigated plantations
  • D. All of the above
  • E. Desert areas

Explanation: Wild fruits and nuts are obtained across Pakistan's coniferous forests, foothills, irrigated plantations and desert vegetation, so all the…

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. All of the above
  • B. Cordia myxa (Lasura)
  • C. Diospyros lotus (Amlok)
  • D. Embtica officinalis (Amla)
  • E. Berberis lycium (Rasaunt)

Explanation: Berberis lycium, Cordia myxa, Diospyros lotus and Emblica officinalis are all important wild fruit-producing species; the option uses a…

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. Rearing of bees for honey is a very lucrative income generating industry
  • B. Both (a) & (b)
  • C. Well suited to the way of life of the rural population and a very useful source of much needed additional income to the farmer
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Beekeeping converts floral resources, including nectar from trees and other plants, into honey and can provide rural households with…

Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)
  • A. Trees shrubs, herbs, anhnuals
  • B. And cultivated crops such as Acacias, Cassias, Eucalypts, Albizzias, Cherries, Dalbergia
  • C. Both (a) & (b)
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Honey bees obtain nectar and pollen from trees, shrubs, herbs and annuals, including Acacia, Cassia, Eucalyptus, Albizia, cherry and…

Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)
  • A. All of the above
  • B. Gallies
  • C. Kaghan
  • D. Swat
  • E. Murree

Explanation: Morchella, commonly called morel or black mushroom, is collected from several temperate forest regions of Pakistan, including Murree, the…

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. Both (a) & (b)
  • B. And other kind of livestock thrive on the natural vegetation growing in the forest areas making use of a forest product
  • C. 100 million cattle, sheep, goats, camel, donkeys, horses, yaks
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Natural vegetation in forests and rangelands supports large numbers of cattle, sheep, goats, camels, donkeys, horses and other livestock.

Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)
  • A. Acacia nilotica
  • B. Dalbergia sissoo
  • C. All of the above
  • D. Prosopis spp

Explanation: Acacia nilotica, Dalbergia sissoo and Prosopis species can all be used as fuelwood and feedstock for charcoal production.

Correct answer: All of the above

217. Fuel wood is:

  • A. Wood has a significant role to play in meeting the domestic energy requirements
  • B. Wood fuels must replace commercial fuels to save the scarce foreign exchange and release natural gas for better and more productive utilization
  • C. None of these
  • D. Both (a) & (b)

Explanation: Fuelwood is used to meet domestic energy needs, and greater use can reduce dependence on commercial fuels, conserve foreign exchange, and…

Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)

218. Charcoal is:

  • A. Both (a) & (b)
  • B. It is essentially a cottage industry operating mainly in the private sector
  • C. An important wood related industry
  • D. None of these

Explanation: Charcoal is a wood-based product and its production commonly operates as a small-scale or cottage industry, especially in the private…

Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)
  • A. The main enduses are all kinds of building construction wood containers and creates, cots and beds, mining timber
  • B. All of the above
  • C. Building construction and wood containers alone constitute about 50% of the consumption
  • D. All sorts of carts, truck, bus and trolley bodies, bamboo carts, boards, railway carriages

Explanation: Constructional timber is used in buildings, containers and crates, furniture, mining supports, vehicle bodies, carts and railway…

Correct answer: All of the above
  • A. Livelihood of thousand of people depends on the wood based industries
  • B. These one their existence primarily on the wood produce on the farmlands
  • C. Seasoned wood, wood treated with preservatives and wood in the form of veneer and board are an important component of these industries
  • D. All of the above

Explanation: Wood-based industries provide livelihoods, draw much of their raw material from farm-grown trees, and use products such as seasoned or…

Correct answer: All of the above