Free Forest Management MCQs with Answers
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- 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…
Correct answer: All of the above- 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…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- 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…
Correct answer: All of the above- 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…
Correct answer: All of the above- 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.
Correct answer: All of the above- 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…
Correct answer: All of the above- 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…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. The degree of the cut will depend on the considerations of an early assured replacement of the forests
- B. Creating necessary conditions for expected accrual of the increment in the least possible time from the growing stock left behind
- C. Both (a) & (b)
- D. None of these
Explanation: The allowable cut must both permit timely replacement or regeneration of the forest and leave a growing stock capable of producing the…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. The location of the cut is determined
- B. All of the above
- C. Composition of balance growing stock after the cut and so on
- D. The accessibility of market, ease of harvest, economy in operations, labour availability, protection of the land, maintenance of soil fertility
Explanation: The location of a cut depends on operational and economic factors such as access, labour and harvesting cost, as well as protection of…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Only involves the meeting market demand for the forest products but through the cut
- B. To ensure the progressive improvement of the growing stock to obtain future yields in perpetually
- C. Both (a) & (b)
- D. None of these
Explanation: The amount cut must satisfy present demand without exhausting the forest, while also maintaining or improving the growing stock for…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. The growing conditions, market demand for products
- B. The requirements of silviculture
- C. Regeneration age and timing of the cut are important consideration
- D. All of the above
Explanation: The timing of felling is governed by growing conditions, market demand, silvicultural requirements and the age at which regeneration is…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Both (a) & (b)
- B. Diverse needs and wants of the people are met by the forests
- C. Whether grown for one single purpose like timber or for any other purposes forests satisfy many demands
- D. None of these
Explanation: Even a forest managed mainly for timber also provides services and products such as fuelwood, wildlife habitat, watershed protection and…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. Forests get, what can be called as residual lands in the land use
- B. All of the above
- C. Where the best available land is generally put under the plough
- D. The result of the agriculture based civilization
Explanation: In agricultural land-use systems, the most productive and accessible land is generally cultivated first, leaving forests on residual…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. The process of making and effectuating decisions
- B. Plants to meet people's aims and aspirations
- C. All of the above
- D. Each management decision is the selection of course of action
Explanation: Forest management involves making and implementing decisions, preparing plans to meet stated objectives, and selecting among possible…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. It take tree considerable time to grow and become useful
- B. Such period could be anywhere between few years and number of the time may not be that important for the intangible products as in case of tangible products like timber
- C. None of these
- D. Both (a) & (b)
Explanation: Trees require years or decades to reach useful size, making forestry a long-term production process.
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. All of the above
- B. Social principles to the administration
- C. Working of a forest estate for specific objectives
- D. The practical application of scientific, economic
Explanation: Forest management applies scientific, economic and social principles to administer and work a forest estate for defined objectives.
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Control of composition and structure of growing stock
- B. Harvesting and marketing the forest produce
- C. All of the above
- D. Administration of forest property and personnel
Explanation: Forest management covers the growing stock, including its composition and structure, as well as harvesting, marketing, and administration…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. None of these
- B. The area to be felled in any month of the year
- C. Both (a) & (b)
- D. The area to be felled in any particular year
Explanation: An annual coupe is the portion of a forest area scheduled for felling during a particular year.
Correct answer: The area to be felled in any particular year- A. To distribute felling and regeneration operations so as to suit local conditions of administration and markets
- B. Both (a) & (b)
- C. Suitable distribution of age classes yield as calculated separately for each series
- D. None of these
Explanation: A felling series organizes felling and regeneration according to local administrative and market conditions, while also helping distribute…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)260. In case of terrain:
- A. If slopes are steep certain mechanized operations are not possible
- B. Slopes also have great effect on timber breakage
- C. All of the above
- D. Work on sloping terrain is also arduous and dangerous
Explanation: Terrain influences logging feasibility, safety, and damage: steep slopes can exclude machinery, increase timber breakage, and make work…
Correct answer: All of the above