| Post Name | Manager KFDC - Kerala Forest Development Coporation Limited |
|---|---|
| Question Paper Code | 021/2025/OL |
| Category Code | 211/2024 |
| Date of Test | 25 February 2025 |
| Exam Type | Online Examination |
| Total Questions | 100 |
1
Hyblea purea is an insect pest of
Answer
A. Teak
2
In ______, and especially with shade tolerant species, the early rate of height growth may be extremely slow and only accelerated when the tree is released from overhead shade.
Answer
C. Irregular forest
3
One of the following species has been found to be very eļ¬ective in reclamation of Saline-Alkaline soils in Rajasthan is
Answer
B. Tamarix articulata
4
A more or less stable community that is with the environment is called _______ community.
Answer
D. Climax
5
Species which occupies freshly formed soil is known as
Answer
B. Pioneer species
6
In shelterwood system of management, annual coupe is equivalent to
Answer
D. Periodic block
7
As per Forest Survey of India (2023), the area under Forests and tree cover in India is
Answer
B. 82.74 m ha.
8
Restocking of blank areas in an artiļ¬cially regenerated stand with fresh planning is
Answer
A. Beating up
9
Identify the odd one in the following
Answer
C. Soil working
10
Tropical Dry Evergreen Forests are found in
Answer
B. Tamil Nadu
11
The upper limit of the altitude beyond which trees are not found is known as
Answer
D. Tree line
12
Thinning which stimulates CAI in light demanders is,
Answer
B. C-grade thinning
13
Succession which starts on marshy or water logged areas is known as
Answer
C. Hydrosere
14
In teak, the ļ¬rst thinning is called
Answer
C. Mechanical thinning
15
Natural regeneration of pioneering species takes place on the following site
Answer
D. Totally exposed site
16
In general, the area of the nursery should be _________ percentage of the total area of the plantation.
Answer
B. 0.25 to 0.50
17
A plantation of 10,000 trees has been established with an espacement of 2 m Ć 2 m and later it has been subjected to two mechanical thinning. The number of trees that could be retained after two mechanical thinning is
Answer
B. 2500
18
Most of the commercial plantations of Eucalyptus in the recent plantations are worked under
Answer
C. The Simple Coppice System
19
The Silvicultural System which is followed for the extraction of bamboo in India is
Answer
C. The Culm Selection System
20
Giant evergreen forests found in Western Ghats are the examples of
Answer
B. Climatic climax
21
The term elite tree refers to
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C. A tree that has been proven to be superior by means of progeny testing
22
Orthodox seeds can be stored safely at a seed moisture content of
Answer
C. 8-10%
23
B5 medium is attributable to
Answer
D. Gamborg
24
________ is the chemical used for determining the seed viability.
Answer
A. Triphenyl Tetrazolium chloride
25
The swollen base of a stem axis enclosed by dry scale like leaves is called
Answer
B. Corm
26
Which of the following is correctly matched? i. Red wattle - Acacia meansii ii. Blue wattle - Acacia linifolia iii. Black wattle - Acacia monticola iv. Silver wattle - Acacia dealbata
Answer
B. iv only
27
Which of the following is commonly known as blue pine?
Answer
A. Pinus wallichiana
28
Dalbergia sissoo is a
Answer
D. Frost hardy
29
Most suitable silvicultural system of deodar in hilly terrain for control of soil erosion is
Answer
C. Selection system
30
Which of the following plant part of Cedrus deodara is used for essential oil extraction?
Answer
D. Wood
31
Plants that ļ¬owers and produce fruit once in their lifetime, and then die is called as
Answer
A. Monocarpic plant
32
Die back is most common phenomenon in
Answer
B. Shorea robusta
33
The common riverine tree species found in India which plays a key role in stabilizing riverbanks and maintaining the ecosystem is
Answer
C. Terminalia arjuna
34
Rattans belongs to the family
Answer
D. Calamoideae
35
Gum kino is obtained from
Answer
B. Pterocarpus marsupium
36
The value of Fractional Quality classes run from
Answer
D. 0.0 to 0.2
37
Vertical point sampling is attributable to
Answer
C. Hirata
38
The proportion of error involved in use of caliper and tape is
Answer
D. 21 : 1
39
Pick out the random sampling method
Answer
A. Point sampling
40
________ is the height of the bole from the ground level upto the point where diameter over bark is 20 cm.
Answer
C. Standard timber bole height
41
Study the following statements and identify the correct combination of statements? 1. Agrisilviculture system includes agricultural crops including shrubs and vines and perennial trees. 2. Silvopastoral system is followed in prairies and steppes. 3. Agrosilvopastoal system comprise of pasture, animals and woody perennials 4. Homegardens of Kerala are the best example of alley cropping system. Choose the correct answer :
Answer
D. (1) TRUE, (2) FALSE, (3) TRUE, (4) FALSE
42
Match List-I with List-II List-I List-II 1. Intermittent I. Coļ¬ee under shade trees 2. Coincident II. Annual crops under coconut 3. Concomitant III. Homegardes 4. Interpolated IV. Taungya system V. Black pepper and rubber Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer
D. 1-II, 2-I, 3-IV, 4-III
43
Consider the following pairs : Agroforestry Services Example i. Provisioning - Genetic resources ii. Regulatory - Seed dispersal iii. Supporting - Nutrient cycling iv. Cultural - Climate regulation How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Answer
C. Only three pairs
44
With reference to ''Allelopathy'', consider the following terms i. It's a biological phenomenon in which organisms produce one or more bio- chemicals that aļ¬ect the plant growth. ii. Allelochemicals are not good bio-communicators iii. Allelochemicals can be primary or secondary metabolites iv. Phenoic compounds are the best example for allelochemicals. Which of the above statements are correct?
Answer
B. Only (i, iii & iv)
45
With reference to Phytoremediation, consider the following statements : i. It's a cost eļ¬ective plant based approach of environmental remediation. ii. Refers to the use of plants and associated microbes to reduce the toxic eļ¬ects of contaminants in the environment iii. Rhizoļ¬ltration is one of the phytoremediation techniques iv. Phytoextraction involves uptake of toxins from soil Which of the above statements are correct?
Answer
D. All the above (i, ii, iii & iv)
46
With reference to Carbon Capture and Sequestration, consider the following statements : i. During the photosynthesis plants absorb atmospheric carbon dioxide and release oxygen ii. Pre-combustion capture capture is done in fertilizer and chemical industries iii. Oceans are the largest sinks of iv. Blue carbon refers to the carbon stored in mangrove forests. Which of the above statements are correct?
Answer
D. All the above (i, ii, iii & iv)
47
Consider the following pairs : Diagnosis and Design Basic questions to answer : (D and D) stages i. Pre-diagnostic - What is the land use system ii. Diagnostic - How well does the system work iii. Design and evaluation - How to improve the system iv. Implementation - Research and development needs How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Answer
C. Only three pairs
48
Which of the following tree characters are suitable for energy plantations? i. Wood must have high caloriļ¬c value ii. Ability to coppice proliļ¬cally iii. Easy establishment and minimum care and management iv. Multipurpose use for increased unit land productivity Which of the above statements are correct?
Answer
D. All the above (i, ii, iii & iv)
49
Consider the following statements : Assertion : Diļ¬erent agroforestry systems provide diverse ecosystem services and its considered as one of the important options for mitigation of climate changes. Reason : Agroforestry systems provide food, fodder, fuel and small timber to farmers which will help them in improving their livelihood.
Answer
D. Both Assertion and Reason are true but the reason is not the correct explanation of the Assertion
50
Consider the following pairs : Agroforestry practice Description i. Alley cropping - Woody species on hedges ii. Protein bank - Trees for honey production iii. Aquaforestry - Trees lining ļ¬sh ponds iv. Shelter belts and wind breaks - Trees around farmlands How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Answer
C. Only three pairs
51
Consider the following pairs Disease Causal agent 1. Rust disease - Puccini spp. 2. Root rot - Ganoderma lucidum 3. Pink disease - Corticium salmonicolour 4. Needle blight - Dothistroma septosporum How many pairs given above are correctly matched?
Answer
D. All four pairs
52
With reference to the forest ļ¬res in India, consider the following statements : i. Temperature and wind are the most important factors in creating forest ļ¬re environment ii. Forest ļ¬re cannot occur unless there is hazard or inļ¬ammable material in the forest iii. Fire spreads very fast when travelling up a hill slope but its speed slows down when moving down the slope iv. Every green forests in India are more prone for forest ļ¬res. Which of the above statements are correct?
Answer
C. Only (i, ii & iii)
53
Match List-I with List-II List-I List-II 1. Parasite I. Dendrobium nobile 2. Epiphytes II. Loranthus and Eupatorium 3. Obnoxious weed III. Bauhinia vahli 4. Woody climber IV. Lantana camera V. Imperata and Dicanthium Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer
A. 1-II, 2-I, 3-IV, 4-III
54
With respect to ''Integrated Pest Management'' in forest trees, consider the following statements : i. Silvicultural control involve the measures which regulate the numbers of diļ¬erent insect species by silvicultural practices ii. Trichoderma and Pseudomonas spp. are the best bio-control agents iii. Mechanical control refers to those measures which control the number of insect species by crown thinning iv. Chemical control refers to use of parasites and predators which feed on insect pest. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Answer
B. Only (i & ii)
55
With respect to ''Abiotic Diseases'', consider the following statements : i. The death resulting from excessively high temperature usually occurs due to coagulation of protoplasmic proteins. ii. Temperature between 35Ā°C to 40Ā°C may not kill the plant but it balances between respiration and photosynthesis iii. Excessive high temperature results in stem canker iv. Heat hardiness in trees is induced by low water and high sugar content. Which of the above statement(s) is/are correct?
Answer
D. All the above (i, ii, iii & iv)
56
Study the following statements and identify the correct combination of statements : 1. Biotic pressure on natural forests does not imbalance soil health and ecosystem functioning. 2. Most of the forest ļ¬res in India are due to natural causes such as lightning, rubbing of dry bamboos. 3. Horizontal resistance reduces the initial amount of inoculum from which epidemic begins. 4. Encroachment may be deļ¬ned as an act of seizing the possession of some forest land Choose the correct answer :
Answer
B. (1) FALSE, (2) FALSE, (3) FALSE, (4) TRUE
57
Which of the following statement is/are correct about Nursery diseases? i. Nursery diseases can be controlled by raising nursery in good sites, and fungicidal treatment of seed and soil before and after sowing. ii. Damping oļ¬ is the most serious of all the nursery diseases. iii. Heart rot disease occur at the seeding and sapling stage. iv. Chemical control is the only solution for disease management in nurseries. Choose the correct answer :
Answer
A. Only (i & ii)
58
With Reference to ''tree disease management'', consider the following statements. i. Adoption of cultural practices such as deep ploughing, weeding and soil solarisation does not aid in pest control. ii. Biological control involves the use of microorganisms, parasites and predatory for pest control in forests. iii. It involves use of high amount of chemicals and pesticides. iv. Ecological engineering emphasizes the use of mechanical, physical and cultural practices for eļ¬ective habitat manipulation to enhance biological control. Which of the above statements are correct?
Answer
B. Only (ii & iv)
59
Match List-I with List-II List-I List-II 1. Bacterial disease I. Frost injuries 2. Fungal disease II. Yellowing of leaf 3. Viral disease III. Powdery mildew rust 4. Disease due to abiotic stress IV. Leaf spot V. Neck blast Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer
B. 1-IV, 2-III, 3-II, 4-I
60
Consider the following statements : Assertion : Under the current scenario of high population pressure, it is very diļ¬cult for the state forest departments alone to completely prevent the forest encroachments in India. Reason : The vast forest areas in India are honey-combed with human settlements and it is practically impossible to protect them from encroachment without the willing cooperation and active involvement of the local people. Choose the correct answer from the options given below :
Answer
B. Both Assertion and Reason are true and Reason is the correct explanation of the assertion
61
What is the primary objective of forest management?
Answer
B. Sustainable use of forest resources
62
Which of the following is a key principle of forest management?
Answer
C. Maintaining ecological balance
63
What does ''rotation'' mean in forestry?
Answer
A. The time between harvests
64
What does ''progressive yield'' refer to in forest management?
Answer
B. Increasing the volume of timber harvested over time through forest management
65
Which of the following is an indicator of sustainable forest management?
Answer
D. Regeneration of forest cover
66
What is the primary goal of tree improvement?
Answer
B. Enhance wood quality, productivity and adaptability
67
What does the term ''provenance'' refer to in tree improvement?
Answer
B. Geographic origin of a seed source
68
What is the process of crossing two genetically diļ¬erent trees to create better oļ¬spring called?
Answer
A. Hybridization
69
What does progeny testing evaluate?
Answer
B. Genetic potential of selected trees
70
What is the key goal of a seed orchard?
Answer
A. Produce high-quality seeds for reforestation
71
Small soft mass of tissue in the center of the plant is called?
Answer
D. Pith
72
What is the advantage of cross-laminated timber (CLT) in construction?
Answer
B. High strength and sustainability
73
Extremely heavy wood is
Answer
C. Oaks
74
Which one is more durable?
Answer
A. Heartwood
75
Which method of seasoning involves stacking wood in the open air?
Answer
C. Air seasoning
76
What is the primary purpose of wood seasoning?
Answer
B. To reduce the moisture content
77
Which of the following is a wood-based panel product?
Answer
B. Plywood
78
What is the term for the moisture content at which wood is dimensionally stable?
Answer
A. Fiber saturation point
79
What is the primary component of wood?
Answer
A. Cellulose
80
What is the main purpose of wood preservation?
Answer
C. To protect wood from decay, insects and fungi
81
Among the distillation products obtained from roots, the oils of importance are the ''Costus oil'' and the ''Valerian oil'' which are produced from the following plants respectively
Answer
A. Saussuria lappa and Valeriana wallichii
82
Which of the following statement/s is/are incorrect?
Answer
D. Indian Institute of Forest Management (IIFM) was established in 1982 at Dehradun as an autonomous institute under the Ministry of Environment and Forests
83
An understanding of the hierarchy of biosystems is necessary to appreciate fully the scope of ecology based on the terms used in ecology to describe various levels of biological organizations. Arrange the following ecological terms from top level to bottom level to describe the hierarchy of biosystems in ecology. (i) Organism (ii) Population (iii) Community (iv) Ecosystem (v) Biosphere
Answer
D. (v), (iv), (iii), (ii), (i)
84
Read the following statements about Forest policy, law and legislation and select the correct answer from the following : (i) Forest policy and forest law are complementary tools; the policy provides direction and law establishes rights and responsibilities (ii) Forest legislation can be drafted after policy decisions are made, not vice versa (iii) National Forest Policies act as a comprehensive framework for a country's forest policy where NFP processes and platforms are used to develop or revise forest policy, strategies and programmes and facilitate their implementation.
Answer
A. All of the above (i, ii & iii) are correct
85
According to National Forest Policy, 1894, the government owned forests have been classiļ¬ed as following :
Answer
B. Preservation Forest, Commercial Forest, Minor Forest and Pasture Lands
86
Under natural conditions, organisms - plants, animals, microbes, etc., live together as a natural group aļ¬ecting each other's life in several ways. Depending upon the conditions of their existence, synecology may deal with as following statements. Read the following statements and select the correct answer from the following. (i) Population ecology - A recently developed ļ¬eld, where the units of study are pure stands of individuals of a single species - population (ii) Community ecology - In contrast with population ecology, here the units of study are groups of individuals belonging to diļ¬erent species-plants as well as animals (iii) Biome ecology - In nature, there may exist a complex of more than one communities, some in their climax stages and others in diļ¬erent stages of succession, and these all communities grow under more or less similar climatic conditions in an area (iv) Ecosystem ecology - This has been the most recent development in ecology and it is established that not only living (biotic) but also non-living (abiotic) components of the nature interact with each other
Answer
D. All of the above (i, ii, iii & iv) are correct
87
The Indian Forest Act, 1927 sought to consolidate and reserve the areas having forest cover, or signiļ¬cant wildlife, to regulate movement and transit of forest produce, and duty leviable on timber and other forest produce. IFA, 1927 also deļ¬nes the procedure to be followed for declaring an area/s as the following :
Answer
D. All of the above
88
Read the following rights grouped into four categories under ''scheduled Tribes and other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006'' and choose the correct answer from the following : (i) Title Rights gave ownership to land that is being framed by tribal or forest dwellers as on December 13, 2005, subject to a maximum of 4 hectares. (ii) Use Rights of tribal deļ¬ne the use of minor forest produce, grazing and pastoralist routes. (iii) Relief and Development Right deals with rehabilitation in case of illegal eviction or forced displacement and to basic amenities, subject to restrictions for forest protection (iv) Forest Management Rights conļ¬nes to role of tribal in protection of forest and wildlife.
Answer
A. All of the above (i, ii, iii & iv) are correct
89
A red dye known as "Brazilin'' is extracted from the wood of the following tree species
Answer
C. Caesalpinia sappan
90
Read the following types of gum products with the tree species and choose the incorrect matching pair from the following :
Answer
D. Dhaura gum - Bauhinia retusa
91
There are mainly two types of food chains operating in nature (a) Grazing food chain and (b) Detritus food chain. Which of the following statements are correct with respect to Grazing food chain. (i) These are directly dependent upon solar radiations as the primary source of energy and the producers (green plants) synthesize their plant biomass by the process of photosynthesis and producers form the ļ¬rst trophic level. (ii) Herbivores or primary consumers eat upon the producers and form the second trophic level. (iii) Herbivores are in-turn eaten by diļ¬erent categories of carnivores forming the higher trophic levels. (iv) Grazing food chains are longer food chains and they always end at decomposer level.
Answer
B. All of the above (i, ii, iii & iv) are correct
92
According to Indian Forest Act in Chapter IV under Constitution of Protected Forest Section 33 has the following oļ¬ences which are punishable inside the Protected Forest : (i) Felling, girdling, lopping, tapping, burning, stripping of bark or leaves from a reserved tree. (ii) Quarrying stone, burning lime, collection or removal of stone, collection or removal of MFP from a closed forest. (iii) Breaking up of land for cultivation or clearing land in any PF. (iv) Causing ļ¬re. (v) Permitting cattle to damage a reserved tree
Answer
D. All of the above (i, ii, iii, iv & v) are correct
93
The leaves of the following trees species yield ''Wintergreen oil''.
Answer
D. Gaultheria fragrantissima
94
In dry and moist mixed deciduous forests, containing quantities of Khair and Semal tree species, one of the special objects will be to ensure their reproduction and increase their proportion to feed the following industries
Answer
A. Cutch/Katha and Match industries
95
Tourism is normally not permissible in the following protected areas
Answer
C. Biosphere Reserves
96
Read the following statements on conservation projects and select the correct answer from the following : (i) "Project Tiger" was launched in 1973 which aims at tiger conservation in a specially constituted tiger reserves within our country by creating various tiger reserves on a core buļ¬er strategy. (ii) "Project Elephant" was launched by the Government of India in the year 1992 as a centrally sponsored scheme to conserve the elephants and its habitat. (iii) The Indian government launched "Project Snow Leopard" on January, 2009 to safeguard and conserve India's unique natural heritage of high altitude wildlife populations and their habitats by promoting conservation through participatory policies and actions. (iv) "Crocodile Breeding Project" was implemented from the 1st of April 1975 for the protection of crocodiles in its natural habitat and conservation and augmentation of its population through artiļ¬cial measures.
Answer
C. All of the above (i, ii, iii & iv) are correct
97
The resin known as "Black Dammar" is produced from the following tree species
Answer
A. Canarium strictum
98
Read the following diļ¬erent types of grass oils and grasses. Choose the correct matching pair from the following
Answer
B. Palmrosa oil - Cymbopogon martini
99
A population is simply deļ¬ned as all of the organisms of the same species found occupying a given space which has the following attributes. Read the following statements and choose the correct answer from the following (i) Density means number of individuals that occupy a unit area. (ii) Natality means the rate at which new members are added to the population by reproduction. (iii) Mortality means the rate at which members are lost on account of death. (iv) Population growth rate means the combined eļ¬ect of mortality, natality and dispersal on population.
Answer
D. All of the above (i, ii, iii & iv) are correct
100
Choose the incorrect matching pair from the following
Answer
D. Mahua Butter - Garcinia indica
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