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• Arboriculture MCQ: Objective Questions

Table 01: Arboriculture solved questions

S.N.	Answer	Explanation
1.	b	Arboriculture is the study of growing and management of an individual tree, shrub, and perennial woody plant.
2.	a	An individual plant is influenced by its surrounding and management practices.
3.	a	Silviculture: Silviculture is growing of tree, management, and harvesting for commercial uses. It is not related to the study of an individual plant. Horticulture: Horticulture is a science of growing, management, harvesting, post harvest technology, and marketing of the different flower, fruit, and vegetable plants. Shrubbery: Shrubbery is related to the study of growing and maintenance of shrub plants. Agroforestry: Agroforestry is a land use system in which woody perennial are planted on the same piece of land where field and Horticultural crops are grown.
4.	d	Arboriculture is related to the study of an individual plant. Sericulture is related to the cultivation practice of different trees.
5.	b

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S.N.	Answer	Explanation
6.	d	An arborist is engaged in the cultivation, management, and study of individual several trees, and other perennial woody plants.
7.	d	Chainsaw is a mechanical power or hand driven cutting machine. In a power driven chainsaw, teeth are set on a chain which moves around the edge of a blade. Uses of a chainsaw are as follows: 1. Limbing. 2. Pruning. 3. Felling.
8.	b	In felling, a tree is cut down. It is an element of logging. Feller is a person who cuts the tree. Feller buncher is a machine.
9.	c	Levels of arborist are as follows: 1. Level 2. 2. Level 3 or 5. Level 3 is climbing arborist. Level 5 is consulting arborist. Level 5 is the highest level of an arborist.
10.	c	Fruit production is not a primary objective of arboriculture. Individual plants are grown for its multi-uses.

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S.N.	Answer	Explanation
11.	a	A climbing arborist is unable to guess more problems from the ground position.
12.	c	Levels of arborist are as follows: 1. Level 2. 2. Level 3 or 5.
13.	d	A consulting arborist is able to guess more problems even from the ground position.
14.	a	AQF stands for Arboriculture Qualification Framework.
15.	a	Neem tree or Azadirachta indica is an ideal tree for roadside plantation.

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S.N.	Answer	Explanation
16.	c	Eucalyptus belongs to myrtle family. Other plants/trees from the same family are as follows: 1. Guava. 2. Bay rum tree. 3. Acca.
17.	a	The Indian rosewood is highly valued for its architecture uses.
18.	d	Dalbergia sissoo is the propagated by seeds and suckers.
19.	b	Papaya is a very common fruit plant in an Indian kitchen garden.
20.	d	In limbing, 1. Branches are removed from a live tree trunk. 2. Branches are removed from a fallen tree trunk. It plays an important role in fire prevention by removing branches from live trees.

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S.N.	Answer	Explanation
21.	d	Alex Shigo was a US biologist and plant pathologist.
22.	d	Limbing is also known as delimbing. It is not an opposite word to limbing.
23.	a
24.	a	Steps in logging: 1. Removal of branches. 2. Cutting of tree.
25.	c	In cabling, plants are supported by using a tire.

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S.N.	Answer	Explanation
26.	d	Tree shaping is an art of creating structures using a live tree.
27.	d	Methods of tree shaping: 1. Aeroponic culture. 2. Instant tree shaping. 3. Gradual tree shaping. Aeroponic culture: Trees are grown tree in a nutrient rich mist. Roots are of a desired are shaped. Example is the living root bridge Cherrapunjee in India. Instant tree shaping: Preferred trees: 2 to 3m. The trees are bent. Woven into desired designs. Gradual tree shaping: It states with designing and framing. Young seedlings are preferred. The shaping zone is just behind the growing tip.
28.	a	It is related to Ficus elastica.
29.	b
30.	c

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S.N.	Answer	Explanation
31.	c	ISA promotes arboriculture through research, technology, and education.
32.	a
33.	c	An arborist should have both the physical and knowledge based skills.
34.	a
35.	a	Espalier pruning is a technique of selective pruning and training.

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