PG/FR/14/22 30 OKLET U! YOU ARE ASKED TO DO St [bo nor open THIS TEST BO ie Series Test Booklet No. : TEST BOOKLET FORESTRY ‘Time Allowed : 2 Hours r jestions : Read the following instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions 1. The name of the Subject, Roll Number as mentioned in the Admission Certifica are to be written legibly and correctly in the space provided on the Answer: . Answer-Sheet without marking Serles as mentioned above in the space pro shall not be evaluated. 3. All questions carry equal marks. ‘The Answer Sheet chould be eubmitted to the Invglator. Directions for giving the answers: Directions for answering questi candidates in the ‘instructions for marking in the OMR -§ Copy of the OMR Answer-Sheet. 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You can do the rough work on the space provided in the Test Booklet, you after answering the questions in the prescribed Answer-Sheet, instructions will render a candidate liable to penalty as may be deemed ‘There will be negative marking @ 0-25 per 1 (one) mark against each wrong answer, JTe0D [No, of Questions :.1001, The Census method which involves the estimation of total population in the entire area of the forest or Protected areas is known as. (A) sample count method (B) total count method (©) aerial survey (D) transect method 2. The gradual replacement of one plant community by another in the development of vegetation towards climax is referred to as. (A) vegetation (B) succession (C) aggregation (D) regression 3. Which testing method is used a quick method for determination! of seed viability? (A) Iodine test 8) (c) (0) of cycling of nutrients plant and back to 4 (D) biogas chemical cycling PG/FR/14/22/60-D 5. The succession beginning in water is called (A) xerarch (8) hydrarch (©) aggregation (D) regress 6. Who develo; he idea jeory of plant su 1 ‘vipary germination is found in which kind of trees? (A) Evergreen trees (B) Mangroves (C) Palms (0) Gymnosperms 8. How many Schedules are there in the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? (a) 5 ®) 4 (c) 7 () 69. Nepenthes khasiana is listed under which Schedule of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972? (4) Schedule I (8) Schedule IV (C) Schedule V (D) Schedule VI 10. Trees which are characterized by having flowers of both sexes on the same tree are called (A) coniferous (B) deciduous (C) dioecious (D) monoecious 11. Edaphic factor is related to (A) temperature (8) wind (©) soil (D) 12, PG/FR/14/22/60-D 13, Which is the smallest functional territorial unit of administration of forest administration/department? (A) Beat (B) Range (C) Circle (D) Block 14, Veneer is (A) ecosystems (B) a zone of an ecosystem (C) an ecological study (D) zone between two ecosystems 16. Pygmy hogs are found in (A) Chandoli National Park (8) Kanha National Park (©) Manas National Park (D) Nanda Devi National Park [P.T.o.17. The CVP (Climate, Vegetation and Productivity) index was developed by (A) Egler (B) Shelford (C) Clements (©) Paterson 18. The National Green Tribunal Act was enacted in the year (4) 2004 (B) 2006 () 2008 (2) 2010 19. Peoples’ Biodiversity Register prepared by the National Biodiversity A (D) Tectona grandis PG/FR/14/22/60-D 21. Miyawaki method Of raising tree involves (A) planting superior exotic trees of different values (B) planting fast-growing trees stra ® oxygen and carbon atmosphere and storage in ong-term store or pool ‘addition of carbon dioxide by different agents to atmosphere (C) removal of carbon from the atmosphere and storage in a long-term store or pool (D) None of the above 23. Among the following, which is known as a living fossil tree? (A) Ginkgo biloba (B) Sequoia sempervirens (©) Ficus sp. (D) Prerocarpus santalinus24. Pneumatophores’, specialized root structures, are commonly found in 28. (A) dry deciduous forests (8) mangrove forests (C) open forests (D) shola forests 25. The National Board for Wildlife (NBWL) has (a) 29. the Prime Minister as Chair- person (B) the Minister in-charge of Forest and Wildlife as Chairman (C) the Director of Wildlife Institute of India as Chairman (D) None of the above 26. Group of elephants is calle 31, 27. energy in forest inverted alway8 upright spindle shaped Both (A) and (B) PG/FR/14/22/60-D 5 Ecological niche of an organism denotes om habitat of the organism (a) (B) on whom the organism feeds (C) the. status of an organism within a particular community (D) All of the al Tobacco monly wrapped i which species to make Pakke Tiger Reserve is situated in (a) (B) © Assam Arunachal Pradesh Manipur (D) Nagaland Which one of the following is the State flower of Assam? (A) Rhynchostylis retusa (B) Dendrobium primulinum (©) Lilium macktiniae (D) Rhododendron arboreum [P.7.0,32. As per the IUCN Red List criteria, the taxon having population’ size of Jess than 2500 matured individuals is listed as (A) critically endangered (B) endangered (©) vulnerable (D) near threatened 33. Soil organic matter (A) increases water holding capacity {B) maintains soil temperature (C) increases nutrients in soil (D) All of the above 34, Forest pathology is the stud: a5. Ag il is extracted from ria malaccensis f lum album ro} santalinus (D) Cedrus deodara PG/FR/14/22/60-D 36. 37. 39, Conservation in natural habitat is known as (A) ex-situ conservation (B) in-situ conservation (©) in-vitro conservation The direction igh the al\(Shorea robusta) belongs to the amily (A) Verbenaceae (8) Simaroubaceae (©) Dipterocarpaceae (D) Ebenaceae Abney’s level used to measure the angle of elevation or depression while measuring the height of tree is based on (A) geometric principle (8) trigonometric principle (©) optical principle (D) All of the above40. Tree growth can be determined by (A) stump analysis (8) stem analysis (©) increment borings () All of the above 41. Kyoto Protocol is related to (A) wildlife (8) international peace (C) deforestation (D) climate change 42. In India, social forestry was firs adopted successfully in (A) Gujarat (8) Tamil Nadu (©) Kerala Permanent. working agement is (D) periodic block PG/FR/14/22/60-D 44. 47. Menthol is prepared by using which of the following plants? (a) Mint (8) Patchouli « (C) Geranium rge-scale scale of photograph has the (A) 1: 40000 to 170000 (8) 1: 20000 to 1: 40000 {C) 1:5000 to 1; 20000 (PD) 1:50000 to 1: 100000 Which one of the following animals is not vermin? (A) Common crow (B) Fruit bat (C) Field cat (D) Wildcat { P.T.o,‘48. The economic part of Ashwagandha is ed (A) stem. {B) root if (©) leaves (D) seed 49, The continuous circulation of water , among the hydrosphere, atmosphere and lithosphere is called as (A) nutrient eycle (8B) water cycle (©) watershed (D) hydrological cycle 50. A written scheme of manageme: aiming at continuity of pol controlling the treatment of a is called (A) Forest Act (B) Forest Policy tree rings regarding the out the growth and e past is known as (D) Archaeology PG/FR/14/22/60-D 52. The decrease in diameter of the stem of a tree from the base upwards is known as (A) taper () clean bole (C)_ commercial bole ‘ich instrument is used to determine the age of a tree? (A) Abney’s level (8) Pressler’s borer (©) Relascope (D) Altimeter 55. ‘Van Mahotsav’ celebration in India was started in the year (A) 1950 (8) 1953 (C) 1960 (D) 196856. The Ramsar Convention, signed in 1971, was an international treaty for conservation of sustainable use of (A) wetlands (8) hills (C) evergreen forests (D) arid region 87. The region that is defined as an area of uniform climatic conditions and having distinctly recognizable type of vegetation is known as (A) Biodiversity Hotspot (B) Phytogeographical Region (C) Climatic Zone (0) Seismic Zone 58. Which of Biosphe \d Dibru-Saikhowa id Dibru-Saikhowa (C) Kazi and Manas (D) Manas’and Orang PG/FR/14/22/60-D 59. 60. 62. Out of the following, which one is not a greenhouse gas? (aA) Water vapour (H20) (B) Methane (CH,) (C) Argon (Az) (0) Nitrogen The National Authority has b authority by ie branch of Zoology, concerned with the study of amphibians and reptiles, is known as (4) Herpetology (8) Anthrozoology (©) Catology (D) Entomology World Wetland Day is celebrated on (A) 2nd February (B) 2nd April (C) 2nd July (D) 2nd October [P.T.0,63. . Which one of the following has been 66, Chiorosis in plants 0CCUrS due to declared as a World Heritage Site by the UNESCO? (A) high sunlight intensity (A) Majuli (B) low sunlight intensity {C) absorption of yellow pigment ©) Manas from soil (C) Sivasagar (D) deficien in the (D) Charaideo 67. fen on the 64, The ecological state of a species being unique to define geographic location such as an island, State, country or other defined zones or habitat types is referred to as (A) exotic ©), Indigenous ants that grow in or on the rock k (C)_ endemism ore town as (A) hydrophytes (D) rare (8B) mesophytes ()_lithophytes 65. Agroup or arra ofamain (D) parasites 69. Which one is the State animal of Meghalaya? (A) Tiger (8) Serow (©) Hoolock gibbon (©) placentation (0) Clouded leopard PG/FR/14/22/60-D 1070. The entire earth as an ecosystem is called as (A) (8) (c) (D) 74. Beosphere hydrosphere biosphere lithosphere 71. As per the IUCN Red List, the Indian one-horned rhino falls under the category of Bory 75. (A) critically endangered (B) endangered (C) vulnerable (D) near threatened 72. Which one of the following is a strictly herbivorous marine mammal? (A) Dugong (B) Gangetic dolphin (C) Sea lion 76. (D) Whale 73. leaf monkey (D) Slender toris PG/FR/14/22/60-D u Which one of the following areas is a Ramsar Site? (A) Deepor Beet (B) Joysagar Tank Maguri Beel (D) Chandubi (D) photostimulation CITES stands for (A) Conservation of Internationally Threatened Endemic Species Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species 6) (C) Convention of Internationally ‘Threatened Economic Species Conservation, Interpretation, Trade of Economically Sustain- able Species O [P.T.O.é 77. Who is known as the father of Indian 3, Which one of the following is soluble Forestry? in alcohol but does Mt dissolve in (A) O’Connolly watt (B) Dietrich Brandis eee (©) Voelcker 8) Resin (0) Gaaga (©) Tannin {D) Oleoresin ‘78. The Center for International Forestry Research (CIFOR) is in (A) (B) Vienna, Austria 82. Animal adapfati ing is Nairobi, Kenya (C) Bogor, Indonesia (D) Ibadan, Nigeria 79. When is the Wildlife Week celebrated in India? ae ‘Project Tiger’ scheme was (A) First week of June launched in the year (B) First week of Octob: (a) 1973 (C) First week of Magét (®) 1974 First week o (©) 1976 (0) 1972 80. 84. The dropping of carnivores is called as (A) dung (8) pellet (C) bolus {D) biodiversity (D) scat PG/FR/14/22/60-D 1285. Nepanagar, famous for India’s first Newsprint paper mill, is located in which state? (A) Gujarat (B) Maharashtra (C) Madhya Pradesh (D) Karnataka 86. Calculate the number of plants/ha when teak is planted at 2mx3m spacing, (A) 666 (8) 1666 (C) 2000 (D) 2666 87. Which of the following is the bds unit of ecology? (A) Ecosystem (B) Species () () 88. the following is an s in India? (c) Teak (0) Deodar PG/FR/14/22/60-D 13 89: Azadirachtin is obtained from which tree species? (a) Sal ®) (c) (D) Neem Semul Teak 90. A treaty banning barrier in island development A treaty banning trade in endangered species A treaty banning dumping plastic in the ocean A treaty banning overfishing The sustainable land use system involving trees combined with agriculture crops on the same unit of land is termed as (A) agroforestry (B) sustainable forest management {C) social forestry (D) farm forestry [P.T.0,93. Cutch and Kattha are obtained from 97, A tree sprout arising {rom the root is called (A) Acacia senegal (A) slash ) Acacia arabica | (B) bole (C) Acacia shu 9 = (C) sucker (D) Acacia nilotica . (D) sapling 94. Ex-situ conservation is carried out in 98. Which are th: és 5 its OF (A) Sanctuary wood? (8) National Park () (C) Biosphere Reserve (D) Zoo 98. Which one of the following institutes is situated in Assam? g. ie Forest Survey of India (FSI) (4) ‘Tropical Forest onducts forest survey once in every pic ‘ores Institute (A) five years Institute of Forest (6) (B) two years (©) ten years (D) None of the above 100. Forest and wildlife were brought under the Concurrent List as per the (A) 40th Amendment (8) 42nd Amendment (C) 44th Amendment (D) Shorea robusta ©) 48th Amendment PG/FR/14/22/60-D 14