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- A. Pakistan mainstary is agriculture which is dependent on canal irrigation. Sound management of watersheds should, therefore, constitute the basic objective of forest policy
- B. Because of inadequate forest resources Pakistan must concentrate on developing new plantations.
- C. None of these
- D. Both (a) & (b)
Explanation: Pakistan's forest policy emphasizes watershed management because agriculture depends heavily on irrigation, while limited natural forests…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. 1948
- B. 1949
- C. 1950
- D. 1951
Explanation: The first National Forestry Conference after independence was held in 1948, providing an early forum for organizing Pakistan's forestry…
Correct answer: 1948- A. 1968-1970
- B. 1969-1971
- C. 1971-1972
- D. 1972-1973
Explanation: The Wildlife Enquiry Committee operated during 1969–1971 and examined the status and conservation needs of wildlife in Pakistan.
Correct answer: 1969-1971- A. 1972
- B. 1973
- C. 1974
- D. 1975
Explanation: The National Forestry Committee was held in 1972. Its timing places it among the early post-independence reviews of forestry…
Correct answer: 1972- A. 1973
- B. 1974
- C. 1975
- D. 1976
Explanation: The relevant Inter-Provincial Conference was held in 1974, bringing provincial and federal perspectives together on forestry-related…
Correct answer: 1974- A. 1973
- B. 1974
- C. 1975
- D. 1976
Explanation: The Agriculture Enquiry Committee was held in 1975. The committee's agricultural focus is relevant to forestry policy because farming…
Correct answer: 1975- A. 1976
- B. 1977
- C. 1978
- D. 1979
Explanation: The Committee on Forest Preservation and Development was held in 1976 as part of Pakistan’s development of formal forestry policy and…
Correct answer: 1976- A. 1988
- B. 1989
- C. 1990
- D. 1991
Explanation: Pakistan’s National Commission on Agriculture was held in 1988 and contributed recommendations affecting agricultural and forestry policy.
Correct answer: 1988- A. Forest Policy 1955
- B. Policy Directive of 1962
- C. Policy on forestry and Wildlife (as a part of the National Agriculture Policy) 1980
- D. Forest Policy (as a part of the National Agriculture Policy) 1991
- E. All of the above
Explanation: The listed documents represent successive forestry policy milestones: the 1955 Forest Policy, the 1962 Policy Directive, the 1980 forestry…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. All of the above
- B. Foreign assistance and training
- C. Research and education
- D. Provincial coordination
- E. Forest Policy
Explanation: The Federal Government supports national forest policy, foreign assistance and training, research and education, and coordination among…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. The principles set out in this Chapter shall be known as the principles of policy
- B. All of the above
- C. Each person performing functions on behalf of an organ or authority of the state
- D. To the functions of the organ or authority
- E. It is the responsibility of each organ and authority of the state
Explanation: Chapter 2 of the 1973 Constitution defines the Principles of Policy, assigns responsibility to state organs and authorities, and applies…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. To enumerate basic principles and goals for the conservation
- B. And development of forest resources in the country to meet social, economic and ecological needs
- C. Both (a) & (b)
- D. None of these
Explanation: A national forest policy both states the basic principles and goals for conserving and developing forests and links them with social…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- 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