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Forestry GK MCQs Questions for AFU, TU BSc Forestry Entrance Exams.


Questions: (Correct answers are underlined)

1) How many types of shakes are found in timber? 

a) Two                                                             b) Three

c) Four                                                            d) Five 

2) Lokta is used for

a) Paper making                                            b) Resin

c) Fodder                                                        d) Colouring 

3) Nepal Board Limited situated in which district? 

a) Bara                                                            b) Parsa

c) Makwanpur                                                d) Rautahat

4) The water contained in the transient voids of cell wall of the wood is called 

a) Free water                                                 b) Adsorbed water

c) Capillary water                               d) Sap

5) The resin obtained from broadleaved species is commonly called

a) Dammar                                        b) Glue                       

c) Gum                                               d) Hardwood resin

6) Which one is the constant feature of Hardwood

a) Annual rings                                              b) Tracheids

c) Fibre                                               d) Pith

7) The wood very susceptible to fungal and insect attack is 

a) Heart wood                                                b) Improved wood

c) Sap wood                                        d) Plywood

8) Which of the following factor control the rate of drying during seasoning?

a) Temperature                                             b) Humidity 

c) Air circulation                                d) All


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9) The water contained in the cell cavities and free from the action of molecular attraction is called

a) Bound water                                              b) Adsorb water

c) Free water                                      d) All

10) The product extracted from the heart wood of Acacia catechu is

a) Cutch                                              b) Katha

c) Both a and b                                              d) None

11) Which species is used to make the Cricket Bat?

a) Mesua ferra                                               b) Shorea robusta

c) Tectona grandis                             d) Salix spps.

12) Which of the following is not a natural defect of wood?

a) Knot                                                b) Twisted fibre 

c) Reaction wood                               d) Warping

13) In____________ all the factors determining the rate of drying can be controlled?

a) Air seasoning                                 b) Salt seasoning

c) Kiln seasoning                               d) All of the above 

14) We can extract ________from the distillation of resin.

a) Cutch                                              b) Rosin

c) Turpentine oil                                d) Both b) and c)

15) The resin which contains essential oil is called

a) Dammar                                        b) Oily resin 

c) Oleo-resin                                      d) All of the above 

16) Carbonized wood is known as

a) Improved wood                             b) Charcoal

c) Billets                                             d) Non of the above 

17) Which method of resin tapping is also called Tapping to Death?

a) Continuous tapping                       b) Periodic tapping

           

c) Heavy tapping                                d) All of the above

18) The veneers placed between the face veneers in plywood is known as

a) Back veneers                                 b) Core veneers

c) Both a) and b)                               d) Non of the above

19) A board constituted from fragments of wood and other ligno-cellulosic materials and bonded with organic binders is called

a) Plywood                                          b) Fibre board

c) Laminated board                           d) Particle board

20) Which of the following preservative is of water soluble type?

a) Creosote                                         b) Ascu-boric

c) Copper sulphate                            d) Both b) and c)

21) Full cell process of wood preservation is a method of_________

a) Superficial preservation process b) Pressure process

c) Soaking and diffusion process     d) Non of the above 

22) Which of the following is extremely durable species?

a) Dalbergia paniculata                     b) Bombax ceiba

c) Acacia catechu                               d) Mangifera indica 

23) Which wood is the highly refractory wood?

a) Cassia fistula                                 b) Abies pindrow

c) Bombax ceiba                                d) Trewia nudiflora 

24) The small soft mass of tissue in the centre of the plant is know as

a) Softwood                                        b) Pith

c) Xylem                                             d) None

27) The wood formed in the later period of growing season in temperate region is called

a) Summer wood                               b) Autumn wood

c) Late wood                                      d) All of the above

28) Which wood contains the large number of pores?

a) Late wood                                      b) Early wood

c) Summer wood                               d) Autumn wood

29) Preservation of wood prolong its life by

a) 10 to 20 times                                b) 20 to 30 times

c) 5 to 10 times                                  d) None of the above

30) Commercially, Salix spps. are known as 

a) Alder                                              b) Laurel

c) Willow                                            d) Kokko 

31) Fibers are found

a) Only in conifers                             b) Only in broadleaved

c) Both conifers and broadleaved    d) Only in heartwood

32) In.........................wood, the vessels of the early wood are larger or more numerous than late wood? 

a) Diffuse-porous wood                    b) Ring-porous wood

c) Heartwood                                                 d) Sapwood 

Which of the following species produce extremely heavy wood?

a) Bombax ceiba                                b) Tectona grandis

c) Juglans regia                                             d) Quercus spps.

35) The relative size of cells and their proportion in unit volume of wood is understood as 

a) Grain                                              b) Texture

c) Figure                                             d) All

36) Which of the following statement is true? 

a) All woods are inelastic.                             b)All flexible woods are elastic

c)All elastic woods are flexible                                 d)Both b) and c) 

37) Which of the following wood has highest calorific value?

a) Quercus spps.                                b) Casuarina equisetifolia

c) Bombax ceiba                                d) Cedrus deodara

38) The knot which is firmly intergrown with the tissues of stem is known as

a) Dead knot                                      b) Live knot

c) Large knot                                      d) Loose knot 

39) Family Ericaceae includes

 a) Eucalyptus spps                            b) Michelia spps

c) Terminalia spps                             d) Rhododendron spps

40) The shake along the direction of growth rings is known as 

a) Heart shake                                               b) Star shake

c) Radial shake                                              d) Cup and ring shake

41) Hoplocerambyx spinocornis belongs to the family

a) Cerambycidae                               b) Buprestidae

c) Bostrychidae                                              d) Lyctidae

42) Stain and decay are

a) Insect defect                                              b) Fungal defect

c) Bacterial defect                             d) Non of the above 

43) Which is the suitable species for match industry?

a) Shorea robusta                              b) Dalbergia sissoo

c) Bombax ceiba                                d) All of the above

44) One of the important preservative, Creosote is

a) Oil type preservative                                 b) Water soluble type

c) Organic solvent type                                 d) Non of above 

45) Which preservation process is used for treatment of freshly felled timber?

a) Full cell process                             b) Osmose process

c) Lowry process                                d) Boucherie process

46) Which of the following is synthetic resin adhesive? 

a) Urea-formaldehyde                                  b) Blood albumen 

c) Protein glues                                              d) All of the above  

47) Moisture content of conditioned plywood is

a) 20 to 30%                                       b) 15 to 20%

c) 8 to 12%                                          d) Below 5% 

48) Which one of the following species is used as the raw material for paper making? 

a) Ficus riligiosa                                b) Eulaliopsis binata

c) Pinus patula                                               d) All of the above 

49) Which plant is also called “rattens” commercially? 

a) Bamboos                                        b) Canes

c) Climbers                                         d) All of the above 

50) Which plant produces rood dyes?

a) Toona ciliata                                              b) Terminalia alata

c) Berberis arestata                           d) Emblica officinalis 

51) Which plants leaf is used in "beedi industry?

a) Bauhinia vahlii                              b) Diospyros melanoxylon

c) Shorea robusta                              d) All of the above 

52) Which of the species are regularly tapped for resin in our country?

a) Pinus wallichiana                                      b) Pinus roxburghii

c) Pinus kesiya                                               d) Pinus gerardiana 

53) Resin yields about ___________of rosin?

a) 75%                                                 b) 50%

c) 20%                                                             d) 10%

54) The saw cut made by saw in wood during cross cutting and ripping is called

a) Set                                                              b) Space

c) Gullet                                              d) Kerf

55) How many types of forests are prevalent here in Nepal?

a) 180                                                              b) 118

c) 35                                                    d) 53 

56) Which of the following is Tropical Forest Species?

a) Terminalia tomentosa                  b) Castanopsis indica

c) Toona ciliata                                              d) Pinus wallichiana

57) Which of the following species occurs in western Nepal?

a)Terminalia myriocarpa                  b) Cedrus deodara

c) Quercus lamellosa                                    d) Quercus glauca 

58) Which wood is also known as spring wood?

a) Autumn wood                                b) Early wood

c) Late wood                                      d) Both a & b 

59) Castanopsis indica belongs to family

 

 

 

 

 

a) Moraceae                                       b) Myrtace

c) Fagaceae                                        d) Ericaceae 

60) What is the Botanical name of „Rudraksha? 

a) Santalum album                                       b) Elaeocarpus sphaericus

c)Cinnamomum glaucescens                       d) Pterocarpus marsupium

61) Which of the following is shade demander species? 

a) Juglans regia                                  b) Michalia champaca

c) Taxus baccata                                d) Albizzia lebbeck 

62)  Select the species which coppices strongly.

a) Abies pindrow                                b) Cassia fistula

c) Pinus roxburghii                            d) Juglans regia  

63) Which of the following species is reverain forest species?

a) Acacia catechu                              b) Shorea robusta

c) Pinus roxburghii                            d) All of the above 

64) Himalayan yew is the trade name of

a) Juglans regia                                             b) Taxus baccata

c) Abies spps.                                                 d) Alnus spps. 

65) Which of the plant species is banned by Forest Regulation for collection?

a) Panch aule                                     b) Yarsagumba

c) Silajit                                              d) Loth salla 

66) Which of the following species produce the superior quality of resin? 

a) Pinus roxburghii                            b) Pinus wallichiana

c) Pinus patula                                               d) Pinus gerardiana 

67) The concentric rings which usually represent the wood formed during one growing season is called

a) Spring wood                                               b) Late wood

c) Growth rings                                              d) All of the above 

68) Vessels and pores are found only in

a) Softwoods                                      b) Early woods

c) Hardwoods                                                d) All of the above 

69) Which of following species have ring porous wood?

a) Shorea robusta                              b) Tectona grandis

c) Pinus roxburghii                            d) Syzygium cuminii  

70) The term which indicates the separation of fibres not extending through the piece from one end face to another and applied to converted wood is 

a) Shakes                                           b) Checks

c) Split                                                            d) All

71) Which of the following is cross-laminated board? 

a) Laminated wood                           b) Sandwich board 

c) Plywood                                          d) Fibre board 

72) Which of the following species bark is used as fish poison?

 a) Albizzia procera                            b) Berberis aristata

c) Ougeinia oojeinensis                                 d) All of the above

73) The entire opening between two adjacent teeth of saw is known as 

a) Kerf                                                            b) Gullet

c) Space                                               d) Pitch 

74) How many types of ecosystem are identified by Dobremez in our country? 

a) 35                                                     b) 118

c) 53                                                    d) 181 

75) English name of Dalbergia latifolia is 

a) Laurel                                              b) Persian lilac

c) Ash                                                              d) Rosewood

76) Which of the following is the constant feature of softwood? 

a) Tracheids                                       b) Vessels

c) Fibres                                             d) Pores 

77) The shake which starts from the pith and extends towards the outer end is called 

a) Cup and ring shake                                   b) Heart and starshake

c) Radial shake          d) Non of the above 

78) Chip-board, flake-board, shaving-board are the types of 

a) Sandwich board                            b) Plywood

c) Core board                                                 d) Particle board

79) In which family Tectona grandis lies? 

a) Leguminoceae                               b) Fagaceae

c) Theaceae                                        d) Verbenaceae

80) Which of the following species is banned by Forest Regulation for export? 

a) Yarsagumba                                              b) Loth salla 

c) Sugandhakokila                             d) All of the above

 

Set 2:

1. The practice for community forestry Programme in Nepal is to prepare

a) Mgmt. Plan                                     b) Annual Plan

c) Working Plan                      d) Operational plan

2.  Community Forest can be defined as

a) Managed by local people

b)Protected, managed, and utilized by local people

c) Utilized by local FUGs

d) None of the above  

3.  The FUGs can

a) Sell the forest products      b)Lease the forest

c) Extract soil                          d) All of the above   

4. The FUGs can

a) Establish the forest based industries                     

b) Use their surplus funds

c) Both a& b

d)None of the above  

5. Land ownership in community forest lies in

 a) FUG                                                b) Community

c) Government                                                d) District Forest Office  

 6.  The effectiveness in community forestry may be through

a) Massive training                 b) Altering the attitude of forest staff

c) Making people aware                     d) All of the above  

7. Community Forest is

a) community managed forest                       b) National Forest

c) Religious Forest                              d) Private Forest  

8.  The maximum area of National forest that can be handed over to the community is

a) 250 ha                                             b) 400 ha

c)The area depends upon the Ranger interest

d) the area that community enables to manage

 9.  What do you prepare for the community forestry development  

a) Mgmt. Plan                                                 b) Operational plan

c) Annual Plan                                                 d) Working Plan  

10.  Managing Terai National Forest as CF appeared to be difficult due to

a) Smugglers                                       b) Local People

c) Illegal extraction                             d) All of the above

11. Operational plan of CF is approved by

a) User committee                              b) RD

c) DG                                                   d) DFO

12. According to the recent forest area analysis in twenty terai District, the largest forest area has been found  

a) Morang                                           b) Jhapa

c) Dang                                                d) Kailali

13. Commercial Cultivation of ……….is prohibited inside Community Forest is prohibited legally.

a) Coffee                                             b) Tea

c) Alainchi                                           d) both a & b

14. Alternative model of Community Forestry Program in

Terai is

a) collaborative forest management program

b) operation forest management program

c) leasehold forestry program

d) private forestry program

15. The duration of operational plan of CF is………..years.

a) 5                                                      b) 10

c) 5 to 10                                             d) for ever 

16. Which of the following crops are allowed to grow in CF.? 

a) Turmeric                                         b) Ginger

c) coffee                                              d) cardamom

17. CF starts in Nepal in…….

a) 1978 (2035 B.S)                              b) 1985

c) 1975                                                d) 1976 

18. The concept of CF was initiated from ……………………..district in Nepal.

a) chitwan                                           b) Sindhupalchowk

c) kailali                                              d) Dhanusa   


Questions for Agroforestry

1. Silvopastoralism in  common in .......................region.  

a. High himal                          b. Mid himal

c. Terai                                    d. Bhabar region  

2. Sauraria nepalensis is agroforestry suitable for ..................

region.

a. High himal                          b. Mid hills

c. Terai                                    d. Bhabar region  

3. Home garden is.........................

a) Multi-story agroforestry system    b)Agrisilvicultural system

c)Silvofishery system                          d)None  

4. Taungya system in Nepal is practiced in ..................... district. 

a. Bara                                                b. Parsa

c. Rauthat                                d. Sarlahi   

5. Alley cropping is synonymous to

a) Silvofishery                                     b) Multistoried agroforestry system

c) Apiculture                           d) Hedgerow intercropping

6. Siwalik zone is suitable for

a) horti – silviculture system

b) fruits and vegetables based production system

c) cereal based production system

d) animal based production system   

7. The component of sericulture is

a. trees + silkworm                 b. trees + bees

c. trees + agri + pasture         d. trees + crops 

8. The main  objective of agro forestry is to

a) optimize production and economic return per unit area

b) grow trees and agricultural crops

c) do alley cropping

d) mixed cropping  

9. Home garden system constitute a   

a. Multistoried agro forestry  b. single storey agro forestry

c. double storey agro forestry d. none of the above

10. Agroforestry is the deliberate growth and management of the trees along with agricultural crops and/or livestocks in system that is…………….

a) Economically and ecologically sustainable or more simple

b)Socially and economically sustainable or more simple

c)Economically socially and economically sustainable or moresimple

d)None of the above 

11. ___________is not the protective function of Agroforestry system.

a. Shade                                              b. Windbreak

c. Shelter belt                                      d. Fuel wood


Set 4

1. The common rotation period of Dalbergia sissoo in Nepal is

a) 35                                                    b) 25

c) 45                                                    d) 55 

2.  The current annual increment attains its maximum 

a) After mean annual increment        b) before mean annual increment

In the middle of MAI               d)Along with MAI

3) Increment percent is useful in forest management in fixing the

a) Increment                                       b)Yield

c) Rotation                                          d)Volume 

4) Normal forest is

a) Maximum volume concept                        b)Maximum increment concept

c) Maximum yield concept                 d) Maximum area concept 

5) In irregular forest which is not known

a) Age                                                  b) Area occupied by each class

c) Intermediate yield                                      d) All of the above

6) A table showing the distribution of stems by diameter classes for each of a series of crop diameter

a) Stand table                                      b) Volume table

c) Yield table                                       d) Taper table 

7) Growing stock may be 

a) Normal stocked                              b) Under stocked

c) Over stocked                                   d) All of the above

8) Growing stock includes  

a. Stem volume of the standing trees.

b. Volume of all the part of trees. 

c. Volume of vegetation

d. Volume of shrub and trees.

9) Yield regulation refers to

a) The calculation of yield                  b) Obtain maximum yield

c) The construction of harvesting plan           d)The determination of yield and prescribed means of realizingit.

10) The volume  of stems than can be removed annually or periodically is

a) Yield                                    b)growth

c)increment                            d)production 


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