List of 60 + objective type questions on forestry! This will help you to learn about the frequently asked objective type questions and answers on forestry that are likely to come in ARS, IARI and other competitive exams.
1. In forest, the standard colour given for the regeneration status excellent (80-100%) is _________
(A) Green
(B) Red
(C) Black
(D) Yellow
Ans. A
2. In forest, the standard colour given for the regeneration status deficient (0-20%) is ___________
(A) Green
(B) Red
(C) Black
(D) Yellow
Ans. C
3. Man and biosphere programme was started in the year
(A) 1988
(B) 1990
(C) 1975
(D) 1971
Ans. D
4. Declaration of reserved forest is possible by IFA, 1927 under sections
(A) 3 to 25
(B) 3 to 27
(C) 3 to 30
(D) 3 to 33
Ans. B
5. Indian Forest Act contain
(A) 56 section
(B) 75 section
(C) 86 section
(D) 90 section
Ans. C
6. Protected Forest declared under forest act of __________
(A) 1927
(B) 1952
(C) 1988
(D) 2001
Ans. A
7. Indian Forest Act of 1927 has contain
(A) 10 chapter
(B) 13 chapter
(C) 15 chapter
(D) 20 chapter
Ans. B
8. The total increment up to the given age divided by the that age is called _________
(A) MAI
(B) CAI
(C) PAI
(D) All of these
Ans. A
9. Social forestry programme was launched in the
(A) Fifth five year plan
(B) Six five year plan
(C) Seventh five year plan
(D) Eight five year plan
Ans. A
10. Annual felling areas is otherwise called as _________
(A) Working circle
(B) Working area
(C) Beat
(D) Coupe
Ans. D
11. The main territorial division of the forest is called __________
(A) Block
(B) Coupe
(C) Compartment
(D) All of these
Ans. A
12. Working plan aimed for _________
(A) Sustained yield
(B) Progressive yield
(C) Regular yield
(D) All of these
Ans. A
13. Dendrocalamus strictus is referred as _________
(A) Male bamboo
(B) Female Bamboo
(C) Culm bamboo
(D) All of these
Ans. A
14. The valerian oil is obtain from
(A) Leaves
(B) Bark
(C) Stem
(D) Toot
Ans. D
15. The Indian copal tree is _________
(A) Acacia nilotica
(B) Vetaria indica
(C) Tectona grandis
(D) Madhuca indica
Ans. B
16. How many bamboo species are found in India?
(A) 125
(B) 136
(C) 145
(D) 140
Ans. B
17. Salai gum is obtain from __________
(A) Acacia nilotica
(B) Pterocarpus marsupium
(C) Shrea robuats
(D) Boswellia serrata
Ans. D
18. The regular tapping resin tree is _________
(A) Pimis wallichiana
(B) Finns roxburghii
(C) Diospyros melanoxylon
(D) Boswellia serrata
Ans. B
19. Felling cyclic of bamboo is _________
(A) 3-4 year
(B) 4-5 year
(C) 5-6 year
(D) 5-10 year
Ans. A
20. Golden or yellow bamboo is ___________
(A) Dendrocalamus strictus
(B) Bamboosa vulgaris
(C) Bamboosa tulda
(D) All of these
Ans. B
21. Most suitable species for cricket bat is __________
(A) Bombex ceiba
(B) Salix alba
(C) Populus deltoids
(D) Dulbergia sissoo
22. The leading country in growing softwood lumber in the world is _________
(A) India
(B) Srilanka
(C) Russia
(D) Kenya
Ans. D
23. The standard length of the axe handle is __________
(A) 60 cm
(B) 80 cm
(C) 90 cm
(D) 100 cm
Ans. C
24. A snag is a ______
(A) Standing dead tree
(B) Standing live tree
(C) Felled tree
(D) Felled log tree
Ans. A
25. Selling standing timber is called a ______
(A) Salvage sale
(B) Stumpage sale
(C) Timber sale
(D) All of these
Ans. B
26. National newspaper and paper mills established at _______
(A) Nepanagar
(B) Nagpur
(C) Bhopal
(D) Dehradun
Ans. A
27. Black dammer is __________
(A) Vetaria indica
(B) Hopea odorata
(C) Canarium strictum
(D) Agathis loranthifolius
Ans. C
28. The NTFTs are abundant in _______
(A) Wet evergreen forest
(B) Dry deciduous forest
(C) Tropical rain forest
(D) Tropical moist forest
Ans. B
29. Sapwood is rich in _______
(A) Starch
(B) Sellulose
(C) Resins
(D) Gums
Ans. A
30. The development of cell occurs in ______
(A) Two stage
(B) Three stage
(C) Fourth stage
(D) Fifth stage
Ans. C
31. Food material for termite is ________
(A) Glucose
(B) Cellulose
(C) Fructose
(D) Hemi-cellulose
Ans. B
32. Institute of Wood Science and Technology is located at _________
(A) Dehradun
(B) Jhansi
(C) Bhopal
(D) Bangalore
Ans. D
33. Tylose are present only __________
(A) Hard wood
(B) Soft wood
(C) Semi-hard wood
(D) All of these
Ans. A
34. Fibre saturation point for most tropical timber ranged between
(A) 6-8
(B) 10-15
(C) 12-20
(D) 20-25
Ans. C
35. Physiologically heartwood is __________
(A) Dead
(B) Live
(C) Cut
(D) Nut cut
Ans. A
36. Growth of the terminal end of the stem is called _________
(A) Auxiliary growth
(B) Terminal growth
(C) Shoot growth
(D) All of these
Ans. B
37. Red rust in Eucalyptus is caused by __________
(A) Bacteria
(B) Algae
(C) Viruses
(D) MLO
Ans. B
38. Peak infestation period of inflorescences feeder is during
(A) Aug-Sep
(B) Nov-Dec
(C) Jan-Feb
(D) Mar-April
Ans. A
39. Teak skelitonizer belongs to family
(A) Platypodidae
(B) Pyralidae
(C) Indarbelidae
(D) None of these
Ans. B
40. Female moth of mulberry silk worm lays about
(A) 50-100 eggs
(B) 100-150 eggs
(C) 100-200 eggs
(D) 300-400 eggs
Ans. D
41. Bark eating caterpillar belong to family
(A) Indarbelidae
(B) Pyralidae
(C) Platypodidae
(D) Gelichidae
Ans. A
42. Who is the father of insect physiology?
(A) Arios
(B) K.R. Kirtikar
(C) Wigglesworth
(D) R.H. Painter
Ans. C
43. In India, lac is mainly produced in __________
(A) Kerala
(B) Karnataka
(C) Bihar
(D) Tamil Nadu
Ans. C
44. Spike is a common disease of _________
(A) Rosewood
(B) Sandalwood
(C) Hardwood
(D) Softwood
Ans. B
45. The cause of heart rot and Dutch elm disease is __________
(A) Bacteria
(B) Algae
(C) Viruses
(D) Fungus
Ans. D
46. A fire which runs through the top of living tree, bushes is called __________
(A) Surface fire
(B) Ground fire
(C) Crown fire
(D) Creeping fire
Ans. C
47. The life span of the adult gypsy moth is usually about
(A) 5 days
(B) 7 days
(C) 9 days
(D) 11 days
Ans. B
48. Wilting of sissoo is caused by ______
(A) Fusarium salani
(B) Fusarium oxysporum
(C) Phytophthora infestance
(D) Fusarium rolfosai
Ans. A
49. Bio-fertilizer inoculation technique was started during
(A) 1890
(B) 1895
(C) 1905
(D) 1910
Ans. B
50. A fire away from the main Fire which started by flying spark is called as ______
(A) Top fire
(B) Spot fire
(C) Control fire
(D) Un-control fire
Ans. B
51. A non-grass like herbaceous plant is called a ______
(A) Herb
(B) Shrub
(C) Forb
(D) Hedge
Ans. C
52. Pink disease is related to _________
(A) Teak
(B) Sandalwood
(C) Sal
(D) Pine
Ans. B
53. Variation within the local population is due to ______
(A) Environment
(B) Insect
(C) Climate
(D) Topography
Ans. A
54. Usually seed production areas should contain a minimum area of __________
(A) 1 ha
(B) 2 ha
(C) 3 ha
(D) 4 ha
Ans. D
55. Polyploidies are common in _________
(A) Softwood species
(B) Hardwood species
(C) Conifers species
(D) All of these
Ans. B
56. The best tool for tree breeder to increase the genetic gain is _________
(A) Soma clonal variation
(B) Hybridization
(C) Selection
(D) Introduction
Ans. C
57. Plus tree are with superior
(A) Phenotype
(B) Genotype
(C) Phenotype-Genotype
(D) All of these
Ans. A
58. Genetically pure tree stand is a group of individual of a _________
(A) Single species
(B) Double species
(C) Three species
(D) Four species
Ans. A
59. The chemical basis of heredity is _________
(A) RNA
(B) DNA
(C) Gene
(D) Chromosome
Ans. B
60. The purine base of DNA is ___________
(A) Guanine
(B) Thymine
(C) Adenine
(D) Cytosine
Ans. C
61. The shanon-Wiener index is ______
(A) (H = sum [(Pi) x In Pi)])
(B) (H = sum [(Pi) x In P2)])
(C) (H = sum [(P1) x In P)])
(D) (H = sum [(Pi) x In P1)])
Ans. A
62. Pollen stored for periods ranging from
(A) 1 day to 1 years
(B) 1 day to 2 years
(C) 1 day to 3 years
(D) 1 day to 4 years
Ans. C
63. The nitrogenous base found in DNA but not in RNA is ________
(A) Cytocine
(B) Guanine
(C) Adenine
(D) Thymine
Ans. D
64. In cross pollinated species a true breeding line obtain by continuous inbreeding is __________
(A) Inbred
(B) Hybrid
(C) Cybrid
(D) All of these
Ans. A
65. Highest uniformity is present in __________
(A) Single cross
(B) Double cross
(C) Three way cross
(D) Four cross
Ans. A