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- A. 1894
- B. 1896
- C. 1898
- D. 1900
Explanation: The first formal forest policy of British India was issued in 1894 and provided early guidelines for managing forests and conserving…
Correct answer: 1894- A. 1925
- B. 1926
- C. 1927
- D. 1928
Explanation: The Indian Forest Act was enacted in 1927 and its framework was inherited by Pakistan after independence.
Correct answer: 19273. The forest policies having ceased to be relevant were later revised in 1955, and then in _______.
- A. 1960
- B. 1962
- C. 1964
- D. 1966
Explanation: Pakistan’s forest policies were revised in 1955 and again in 1962 to reflect changing forestry needs and development priorities.
Correct answer: 1962- A. 1925
- B. 1926
- C. 1927
- D. 1938
Explanation: The principal Forest Act associated with Pakistan’s forest administration is the Indian Forest Act of 1927, which remained the basic legal…
Correct answer: 1927- A. 1992
- B. 1993
- C. 1994
- D. 1995
Explanation: Pakistan’s National Conservation Strategy was framed in 1992 with assistance from IUCN.
Correct answer: 1992- A. A crisis based on the changing price of oil and load shedding
- B. All of the above
- C. The environmental effects of a continuing dependence on fossil fuels
- D. The search for acceptable and practical alternative source of energy
Explanation: An energy crisis involves unstable or insufficient energy supplies and prices, the search for practical alternatives, and environmental…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Forest resources are limited
- B. About five percent of the country's land is under forest cover
- C. All of the above
- D. More than 60 percent of the land in Pakistan is either already affected or likely to be affected by desertification
- E. It is becoming increasing difficult to meet the demands of the growing populace for fuelwood, fodder, and agricultural implements
Explanation: Pakistan has limited forest resources, roughly 5% forest cover, and increasing pressure for fuelwood, fodder and farm timber.
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Plant conservation
- B. Project tiger
- C. Animal breeding
- D. Operation flood
Explanation: The Chipko Movement was a forest-conservation campaign in which local people resisted tree felling by embracing trees.
Correct answer: Plant conservation- A. All of the above
- B. Forest contain a variety of produce like soil, undergrowth, grass, minerals
- C. The ignorant population considers forest as everybody's property
- D. The receipts from the forest belong to the state, therefore, laws are necessary for its punctual realization
- E. Forest rights: Estates to be placed under forest management are often burdened with rights adverse to the public
Explanation: Special forest laws regulate customary rights, protect forest produce and public interests, correct the belief that forests are ownerless…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. S.35: It is all about the protection of forest for special purposes
- B. S.38: It is about the protection of forest at the request of owners
- C. S.52: The forest officer has power to seize any property (e.g. forest produce, tools, transport etc.)
- D. S.62: If a forest officer wrongfully and unnecessarily seizes any property, he can be published with a term upto 6 months, Rs. 500/- as fine or both
- E. All of the above
Explanation: Sections 35 and 38 deal with forest protection for special purposes and protection at an owner’s request, while Section 52 covers seizure…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. 1936
- B. 1938
- C. 1939
- D. 1940
Explanation: The Hazara Forest Act was enacted in 1936, forming part of the special forest legislation applicable to the Hazara region.
Correct answer: 1936- A. Punishment for the wood damage should be revised
- B. Undue political involvement should be stopped
- C. Organizational set up of the forest department must be strong and broad based
- D. Agroforestry practices should be increased in irrigated plantations
- E. All of the above
Explanation: Effective reform requires stronger penalties for forest damage, reduced political interference, a capable forest department and wider…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. No proper mechanism existed for implementing policy directives
- B. Provinces felt no follow to comply with national policies because forestry is a provincial responsibility
- C. Both (a) & (b)
- D. None of these
Explanation: Policies failed both because there was no effective mechanism to implement their directives and because provinces were not compelled to…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. Nature conservation
- B. All of the above
- C. Forest related trade
- D. Development of tourism
- E. Forestry
Explanation: National forest policy must address conservation, forestry production, forest-related trade and tourism because each affects how forests…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Promote environmental stability and preserve biodiversity
- B. Increase productivity of forests, farmlands, rangelands and watersheds
- C. Alleviate poverty and promote better living conditions
- D. Encourage private sector involvement in forestry
- E. All of the above
Explanation: A broad forestry strategy combines environmental protection, improved productivity, poverty reduction and private-sector participation…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Sustainability and biodiversity functions of forests
- B. Safeguarding against over cutting public and private forest
- C. Both (a) & (b)
- D. None of these
Explanation: New provincial forest laws need to recognise sustainability and biodiversity functions while also controlling excessive cutting in public…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. State owned forests
- B. Private owned forests
- C. None of these
- D. Both (a) & (b)
Explanation: On the basis of ownership, Pakistan's forests are broadly classified as state-owned or privately owned.
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. Reserved forests
- B. All of the above
- C. Resumed lands
- D. Unclassed forests
- E. Protected forests
Explanation: State-owned forests include reserved, protected and unclassed forests, along with resumed lands brought under government ownership or…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Guzara forests
- B. Communal forests
- C. Chos Act area
- D. Section 38 areas
- E. All of the above
Explanation: Guzara forests, communal forests, Chos Act areas and forests managed under Section 38 are treated as privately owned forest categories in…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Obtain maximum benefits from the forest resources on a sustainable basis
- B. Fix short and long term goals and identify strategies to achieve those goals
- C. Both (a) & (b)
- D. None of these
Explanation: A national forest policy must seek sustainable benefits from forest resources and also set short- and long-term objectives with strategies…
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