FOR111 – INTRODUCTION TO FORESTRY
Model Mid Sem Question paper
2023
Choose the correct answer
1. Potential capacity of a seed to germinate is called as___
A) Viability B) Fertility
C) Permeability D) None of the above
2. ___is very essential for germination
A) Moisture B) Sunlight
C) Temperature D) Soil fertility
3. ________selection, single tree will be removed .
A) clear -felling system B) Single tree selection
C) shelter wood system D) Group tree selection
4. Gall wasp in Eucalyptus
A) Leptocybe invasa B) Atteva fabriciella
C) Celosterna scabrator D) Inderbela quadrinotata
5. In which soil,the casuarina grows well?
A) Red soil B) Alluvium soil
C) Sandy loam D) Alkaline soil
6. Tectona grandis belongs to family____
A) Meliaceae B) Casuarinaceae
C) Verbenaceae D) Myrtaceae
7. which one is NTFP of Animal origin
A) Firewood B) Essential oils
C) Gums D) Honey
8. The process of harvesting , converting and disposing off forest produce and other resources of
forests is termed as
A) Forest mensuration B) Forest management
C) Forest utilization D) Forest protection
9. . In High forest, regeneration is obtained from
A) Seed B) coppice
C) root suckers D) vegetative parts
10. ______________ is called as Father of Indian Forest
A) Dietrich Brandis B) Volker
C) Chaturvedi D) Salim ali
11. Champion and Seth classified Indian forest into _______ major types
A) 7 B) 5
C) 6 D) 16
12. Study of life history and general characteristics of forest trees is
A) Silviculture B) Silvics
C) Forest management D) Forest utilization
13. Set of principles or guidelines adopted by Government to attain fixed objectives in forestry
for the welfare of the nation is called
A) Act B) Both A and B
C) Policy D) None of the above
14. Forest is regenerated from vegetative part is term as --------------
A) Coppice forest B) Pure forest
C) High forest D) High forest
15. ----------- is the first forest policy of independent India
A) Indian Forest Policy 1950 B) Indian Forest Policy 1953
C) Indian Forest Policy 1955 D) Indian Forest Policy 1952
16. The renewal of a forest crop by natural or artificial means is called -------------
A) Rotation B) Development
C) Regeneration D) Felling
17. -------------- is the percentage by number of seeds given sample that actually germinate,
irrespective of time
A) Germination energy B) Plant Percent
C) Seedling Year D) Germination Capacity
18. Teak seeds rate that are sown in nursery beds
A) 1.2 kg / m 2 B) 1 kg / m 2
C) 2 kg / m 2 D) 1.5 kg / m 2
19. The interval in years between Good seed years for Terminalia tomentosa is
A) 3-4 B) 6-7
C) 4-5 D) 5-6
20. __________ is defined as a tree whose stem has been cut off in order to obtain a flush of
shoots, usually above the height to which the browsing animals can reach.
A) Lopping B) Pruning
C) Pollarding D) Thinning
21. Find out the correctly matched pair on the basis of their common name and scientific
name
A) Red gum - E. citriodora B) Mysore gum - E. camaldulensis
C) Blue gum - E. globulus D) River red gum - Eucalyptus tereticornis
Forest is derived from ‘FORIS’ which is a _______ word
22.
A) Greek B) Sanskri
C) Latin D) French
23. First Forest Movement
A) Chipko movement B) Vanamahotsav
C) TFM D) JFM
24. Calorific value of Casuarina equisetifolia
A) 4950 K Cal/kg B) 4520 K Cal/kg
C) 4900 K Cal/kg D) 4650 K Cal/kg
25. A stand composed of essentially a single species is called as
A) Pure stand B) Un even-aged stand
C) Even-aged stand D) Mixed stand
26. The practical application of the scientific, technical and economic principles of forestry
is called as
A) Forest Economics B) Forest Management
C) Forest Mensuration D) Forest Utilization
27. If the canopy density is more than 70%, that forest is classified as
A) Open forest B) Scrub
C) Closed forest D) Very dense forest
28. Even aged Forest are also called as
A) Normal forest B) Abnormal forest
C) Regular forest D) Irregular forest
29. World Forestry Day
A) March 21 B) March 3
C) March 15 D) March 24
30. The practice of forestry with the object of raising flowering trees is called as
A) Recreation forestry B) Urban forestry
C) Farm Forestry D) Social forestry
31. The practice of forestry in areas devoid of tree growth and other vegetation outside the
conventional forest areas is
A) Social Forestry B) Afforestation
C) Extension Forestry D) Farm Forestry
32. Pure forest are those which cover ---------------------------
A) 40% of the crop consist of a B) 50% of the crop consist of a single species
single species
C) 80% of the crop consist of a D) 60% of the crop consist of a single species
single species
33. A year in which a given species bear seed abundantly called as
A) Seed Year B) Germination
C) Seedling Year D) Germination Energy
34. Shoot coppice arising from the stool or a living stump is --------
A) Seedling coppice B) Stool coppice
C) Coppice D) Root suckers
35. Forest Conservation Act was enacted during-------------
A) 1980 B) 1981
C) 1976 D) 1986
36. Natural regeneration is through
A) Coppice B) Root suckers
C) Both a and b D) planting
37. High forests are regenerated through…
A) Seed B) Coppice
C) Root suckers D) Cuttings
38. Study of silviculture helps in………
A) Production of crooked trees B) Production of resistant trees
C) Production of quality D) Production of diseased trees
timber
39. Total forest and tree cover in India as per FSI report 2021 is……….
A) 24.50% B) 23.12%
C) 24.62% D) 25.80%
40. Seed dispersal by gravity ________.
A) Trema B) Oaks
C) Teak D) Conifers
