MCQ On Social Forestry

MCQ on Social Forestry

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Question 01. Which of the following defines social forestry?

(a). Growing forest trees in conventional forest areas
(b). Growing forest trees in non-conventional forest areas such as rural and urban areas
(c). Both a and b
(d). None of the above

Question 02. Who coined the word social forestry?

(a). Gifford Pinchot
(b). Sir Dietrich Brandis
(c). J.C. Westboy
(d). Walter Hood Fitch

Question 03. Which country is the largest producer of teak?

(a). India
(b). Sri Lanka
(c). Bangladesh
(d). Myanmar

Question 04. What is sawn timber?

(a). It is a fresh timber from tree
(b). It is adry timber
(c). It is thd best quality timber
(d). A timber that is cut from logs into different shapes and sizes

Question 05. Which part of sandalwood is banned in India for export purposes?

(a). Logs
(b). Sawn timber
(c). Both a and b
(d). Seedlings

Question 06. Which is a component of extension forestry?

(a). Farm forestry
(b). Community woodlots
(c). Shelterbelts
(d). All of the above

Question 07. Which type of plant species are suitable for Linear Strip Plantation?

(a). Fast growing
(b). Slow growing
(c). Medium growing
(d). All of the above

Question 08. For which type of SF are avenue trees suitable?

(a). Recreation forestry
(b). Community woodlots
(c). Farm forestry
(d). None of the above

Question 09. Major demand of pulp and paper industry

(a). Ashok tree
(b). Neem tree
(c). Banyan tree
(d). Eucalyptus tree

Question 10. What is the full form of NAEB?

(a). National Agro-forestry and Eco-Development Board
(b). National Afforestation and Eco-Development Board
(c). National Afforestation and Ecology Board
(d). None of the above

Question 11. Where is NAEB located?

(a). Uttar Pradesh
(b). Uttrakhand
(c). Haryana
(d). Dehradun

Question 12. When was the word Social Forestry used for the first time?

(a). 1966
(b). 1965
(c). 1969
(d). 1968

Question 13. Which is the objective of Social Forestry?

(a). Ecological and environmental balance and purity
(b). Easy and abundant availability of fuel and firewood for families, fodder for their domestics and timber wood for domestic use
(c). Fostering of agro-based industries in rural areas for absorption of people in gainful employment
(d). All of the above

Question 14. Which is not a principle of SF?

(a). Principle of democracy
(b). Principle of forest area extension
(c). Principle of deforestation
(d). Principle of employment

Question 15. Which is extension forestry?

(a). Rural forestry
(b). Urban forestry
(c). Farm forestry
(d). None of the above

Question 16. Which is a central government scheme related to SF?

(a). Nagar Van Yojana
(b). School Nursery Yojana
(c). National Afforestation Programme
(d). All of the above

Question 17. What is the full form of CAMPA?

(a). Compulsory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority
(b). Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority
(c). Central Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority
(d). City Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority

Question 18. Which was the first Indian state to set up a separate SF wing in its forest department?

(a). Gujarat
(b). Madhya Pradesh
(c). Rajasthan
(d). Himachal Pradesh

Question 19. What is the total forest area of Rajasthan?

(a). 8.9 % of total geographical area
(b). 7.4 % of total geographical area
(c). 9.5 % of total geographical area
(d). 10.9% of total geographical area

Question 20. Which is a carbon sequestration plant in arid regions?

Jatropha curcas is also being studied for use as a carbon sequestration plant in arid regions

(a). Jatropha curcas
(b). Prickly pear
(c). Yuccas
(d). None of the above

Question 21. The term social forestry was first used in India by The National Commission on Agriculture in the year?

(a). 1976
(b). 1975
(c). 1986
(d). 1985

Question 22. A group of multiple tree species in SF

(a). Acacia nilotica, Ailanthus excels, Albizzia procera, Albizzia lebbek, Anacardium occidentale, Artocarpus heterophyllus, Azadirachta indica, and Bahinea speices.
(b). Casuarina equisetifolia, cocus nucifera, Dalbergia sissoo, Emblica officinalis, Eucalyptus spp., Gmelina arborea, Maduca latifolia, Mangifera indica, and Morus alba.
(c). Pongamia pinnata, Populus spp., Syzygium cumini, Tamarindus indica,
Terminalia spp. and Ziziphus mauratiana.
(d). All of the above.

Question 23. Important schemes in SF?

(a). Aerial seedling and area-oriented fuelwood and fodder
(b). Categorisation and identification of wastelands, and decentralised nurseries programmes
(c). Both a and b
(d). None of the above

Question 24. Which is the first phase of afforestation programme in India?

(a). Van Mahostav
(b). Van abhiyan
(c). Samajik Vaniki ustsav
(d). None of the above

Question 25. Which is the second phase of afforestation programme in India?

(a). Farm forestry
(b). Silviculture
(c). Urban forestry
(d). Recreation farming

Question 26. When was the second phase started?

(a). 1971
(b). 1969
(c). 1970
(d). 1967

Question 27. Actual start of SF?

(a). In 1970’s
(b). In 1980’s
(c). In 1990’s
(d). In 1960’s

Question 28. What is the scientific name of Indian rosewood?

(a). Dalbergia sissoo
(b). Tectona grandis
(c). Santalum album
(d). None of the above

Question 29. What is the family of teak?

(a). Lamiaceae
(b). Fabaceae
(c). Rutaceae
(d). None of the above

Question 30. Where can we get trees for social forestry?

(a). Department of horticulture
(b). Department of forestry
(c). KVK
(d). All of the above

Answer key:

  1. B. 02. C. 03. d. 4. D. 5. C.
    06: c. 07. A. 08. A. 09. D. 10. B.
    11: b. 12. d. 13. D. 14. C. 15. A.
    16: d. 17. B. 18. a. 19. C. 20. A
    21: a. 22. D. 23: c. 24. A. 25. A.
    26: c. 27. B. 28. A. 29. A. 30. B.

Explanations

Question: What are objectives of Social Forestry

Answer: Objectives of SF are as follows

Ecological and environmental balance and purity
Easy and abundant availability of fuel and firewood for families, fodder for their domestics and timber wood for domestic use
Fostering of agro-based industries in rural areas for absorption of people in gainful employment

Question: What are the principles of Social Forestry?

Answer: Principles of SF are as follows

01: Principle of democracy: Social forestry implies the culturing of trees by the people, for the people and of the people.
02: Principle of forest area extension: It aims to increase the forest area by rehabilitating wastelands while producing biomass both for industrial and local uses.
03: Principle of poverty-eradication: It is single largest development strategy to eradicate poverty by providing the job.
04: Principle of employment: It is a continuous process discouraging the migration of labour to the urban habitats.
05: Principle of govt. based programme: It is primarily a govt. based programme. Sometimes social forestry is also tagged as ‘sick land for sick people’.

Question: What are the different components of Social Forestry?

Answer: The different components of SF are as follows

Farm forestry
Rural forestry
Urban forestry

Farm forestry: Objectives of encouraging farmers to plant and raise trees on their own plot of land through free or subsidised supply of seedlings. In dry areas, trees are grown around the farm.

Rural forestry: For the benefit of the community as a whole through massive plantations along roadside and canal banks, around tanks and ponds and on follow and uncultivable lands. This results in extending forests beyond the existing boundaries.

Urban forestry: Forestry in the urban areas i.e. on the useless land near government buildings, schools, college and universities, recreation gardens, roadside, municipal hospitals etc.

Community woodlands are planted by particular communities themselves on land of their own or on that pooled by themselves benefits of which are shared by them equally.

Reference:

03: http://www.fao.org/3/i5023e/i5023e.pdf&ved
19: https://forest.rajasthan.gov.in/content/raj/forest/en/footernav/forest-resource/forest-in-rajasthan.html

26 and 27: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/283421439_Social_forestry_in_India_concept_and_schemes