SEN: 90165544 FOAC fener L Number} 2012 FORESTRY ‘Time Allowed : 3 Hours } { Maximum Marks : 300 Read the following instructions carefully before you begin to answer the questions, IMPORTANT INSTRUCTIONS 1. This Booklet has a cover ( this page ] which should not be opened Uili the invigilator gives signal 0 open 1€ at.the commencement of the examination. As soon as the.signal 1s received you should tear the right side of the booklet cover carefully to open the booklet, Then proceed to answer the ‘auestions. ‘This Question Booklet contains 200 questions. Answer all questions. All questions carry equal marks. You must write your Register Number in the space provided on the top right side of this page. Do ot write anything efse on the Question Booklet. 6, An Answer Sheet will be supplied to you separately by the Invigilator to mark the answers. You must write your Name, Register No., Question Booklet SI. 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You are allowed to take the Question Booklet with you only after the Examiiatlon ts 11, Failure to comply with any of the above instructions will render you liable to such action or penalty a8 the Commission may decide at their discretion. 12, Do not tick-mark or mark the answers in the Questlon Booklet opep [6002] 1 Turn over Tear here 3< Tear here QUESTION BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE ASKED TO bo SO [bo nor TeaR nas COVER OF THE fag eee } i1 a 3 FOAC Salvage cutting s done primarily for 4) improving the hygiene of the stand _BY™ salvaging the timber C)__ salvaging the stand from deterioration Dj production of large trees. Pick out the tree species with the correct spacing A) Eucalyptus - 3mx3m B) Casuarina - 2mx3m I Bamboo - 6mx6m D) Ceiba pentandra _ 25mx 25m Which is the most common pattem of planting in Forestry ? LAT” Rectangular planting B) Line planting ©) Triangular planting D) — Quincunx planting. Planting of cuttings is common in A) Ficus spp B) — Bombax ceiba ©). Salix spp DY” Allof these. Naked root planting has been successful in A) Casuarina equisetifolia B) Alnus nitida ©) Juglans regia _DY™ All of these. Which is not a tenting operation ? A) Weeding are ‘Soil working ©) Thinning D) Cleaning, . 6002 | (Tur overFOAC 4 7. Planting stock required to plant 1 ha of land at 2m 8m spacing is A} 1500 vf 16668 ©) 2000 D) 2500. 8. Which among the following species is best suited for waterlogged areas ? Acacia leucophloea B) Acacia auriculiformis . Acacia nilotica D) Acacia planifrons. 9. Which is a wrong staternent ? Objective of thinning is to A) _ improve hygiene of the crop B) improve stand composition a improve pulp wood quality D) improve timber quality. 10. Which type of planting is most commonly used in teak ? A) Planting of cuttings B) Planting of container plants ws ‘Stump planting D) Planting naked root plants. 11. Which of the following statements is not true ? A) Thinning improves the diameter of the crop B) Light thinning does not improve diameter growth oe Diameter increment cannot be accelerated with thinning D) Thinning shortens the rotation of a crop, 12. Laurie's formula for mechanical thinning for irregular sal is,5 FOAC 13. Pick the correct match : LAP Howard's formuta - d=2D . B) Sagreiya’s formula - d=D : C) Glover formula - d=15D D) Laurie's formula - d=3D. : 14, Formula used for quantifying seeds for a bed Is A w- BPs 100 BE w=4%x 100 ; O) w= FER x 100 Dy w= EX « 100. . . 15. Standard soil mixture used for the nursery is Soil : Sand ; FYM UN 2:11 B) 3:2:1 CQ 3:2:2 D) 2:2:1 16. ‘The clay content of nursery soll should not exceed A) 5% B) 10% ©} 15% pr 20%. 17. Pick the odd one out : . A) raised bed __BY” broad bed ©) level bed D) sunken bed 18. Standard size of nursery bed in forestry is AN 125mx1l2m gar 10mx 1.0m CQ 125mx 15m dD) 10 m x 2 m. [6002 } (Tum overFOAC 6 19. Type of pre-treatment required for teak is A) Acid scarification B) Hot water treatment. C) Soaking in ambient water for 24 hours BP} Alternate wetting and drying for 15 days 20. Which among the following tree seeds has the lowest viability period ? A) Acacia nilotica B) Cassia fistula a Casuarina equisetifolia D) Albizia labbek 21. Breast-height form factor is A) absolute form factor normal form factor ©) true form factor Me artificial form factor, 22. Rotation for roadside and avenue trees is A) Silvicultural rotation BY” Physical rotation C) Technical rotation D) Financial rotation. 23. The rate of taper varies with A) species B) age ©) site py all of these 24, Pick the height class not followed In india : A) 5 metre B) 3 metre OF 2metre D) 1 metre 25, The error caused by the instrument, the user and the weather condition is called aw instrumental error B) personal error ©) error due to observation D) error due to leaning of trees.27 28 29. 30. 31. 7 FOAC Quarter girth formula is x (3! g ao Gxt ‘The material a forest can yield annually in perpetuity is A) Annual yield B) Site productivity ss Sustained yield D) Total yield. Most accurate method for the determination of actual growing stock is Na sample enumeration B) total enumeration ©) sample piot enumeration D) complete enumeration Instrument used in horizontal point sampling is A) Ravi altimeter a Wedge prism ©) Abney’s level D) Altimeter. Pick the odd one out from the following volume tables classified based on the scope of application : A) General volume table B) Regional volume table C})_ Local volume table _ PY Sown out-turn table, When C.A.1, is equal to M.A.L ra maximum average volume per unit area per annum Is obtained B) average volume per unit area is lowest C) the C.A.L is at its peak D) M.ALL is at its minimum, a | Tum over~FOAC 8 32, Which of the following gives the correct volume of standing trees ? A) db.h alone BY d.bsh, height and form factor ©) -db.hand height D) height and form factor. 33. Most appropriate method for estimating solid volume of firewood is A) stacked volume method BY xylometric method ©} quarter girth formula D)__ timber calculators. 34. A fast growing species gives a minimum yield of a 10 m3/ha/annum B) 100 m8/ha/annum Q 5 m%/ha/annum D) 50 m*/ha/annum. 35. The M.A.I, of Indian forests is A) 19m%/ha B) 0-8m%/ha © 26m%/ha AY 05 m%ha 36. Which of the following statements Is false ? Form factor is used for _-#Y” volume estimation of individual trees B) estimation of volume of a group of trees ©) study the laws of growth D) study stem form of trees. 87. Pick the odd out : A) Tree form factor BY" Stem and branch form factor ©) | Stem timber form factor D) Stem small wood form factor: 38. ‘The diameter corresponding to the mean basal area of the crop is A) crop diameter B) top diameter 9 mean diameter D) diameter9 FOAC 39. Unit of a working plan in India is A) individual forest B) working circle C) forest circle /D) forest division. 40. Age of felled trees can be determined A) _ from existing records B) _ by size and relative taper of the stem C)__ by pressless borer : 2B) from growth rings. 41. Example of root fibre is A) Grewia oppositifolia 5B) Hardwickia binata ©) Acacia leucophloea BY Butea monosperma. 42, The chief constitutent of euteh is A) caicchin 8) catechol _-C} catechu-tannie acid D) none of these, 43. Apart from Acacia catechu. cutch is also prepared from AY Acacia sundra B) Acacia arabica C) Acacia senegal D) Acacia teucophioea. 44, The process used for wood preservative treatment in case of highly refractory woods is A) empty-cell process B) full-cell process + 0) diffusion process D) none of these 45. Species which Is very refractory to preservative treatment is AY Dalbergia sisso B) Grewia tiliaefolia C) Tetrameles nudiftora D) Cedrus deodara. [ 6002 | (Turn overFoac 10 46. is an example for a timber in which heart wood is only partially treatable. A} Terminalia myriocarpa B) Terminalia tomentosa 7 a Terminatia paniculata D) None of these. 47. example for a species where heart wood is treatable with preservative, but complete penetration is not always obtained is A) Mangjfera indica we Bambusa arundinacea C) Cedrela toona D) — Artocarpus chaplasha. 48, Species which ts treated with preservative very easily because of its highly porous heart wood aiid absence of tylosis and pit aspiration ts a Adina cordifolia B) Acacia nilotica ©) Bambusa arundinacea, D)Terminatia panicutata, 49, The choice of method of wood preservative treatment depends on A) \he umber species B) the sapwood content © the use of umber (DY alt of these. 50. Green timbers are specially treated using A) Boucherie process B) Bethel process ©) Lowry process PY Bouiton process. 51. In preservative treatment, rueping process is. A) hot and cold process B)__ pressure process oF” empty-cell process D) none of these. 52. Powell process 18 a c.cccccccssssesssecsss lype Of preservative treatment. A) surface application BY diffusion ©) dipping D) steeping. {6002 ]53. 54. a a 56. 57 58. 59 i FOAC An example for water-soluble fixed type of preservative is A Coai-tar creosote B) Copper sulphate ©) Stearic acid bY” Arsenic-copper-chromate. Creosote is . type preservative. A) water-soluble fixed B) © water-soluble leachable ws oil D) organic solvent. Lignostone is a compressed wood manufaciured by compressing A) Diospyros spp. B) Fraxinus spp OF Fagus spp. D) arya spp. Find out the wrong statement from the following chief characteristics of an ideal wood preservative A) High toxicity against fungi/or insects and/or marine organisms B) High permanency under all service conditions ©) High penetrability ma Low stability during treatment. Best quality lac is obtained from which of the following hosts ? Butea monosperma pr Schleichera oleose C) Shorea talura D) Acacia catechu, 80 - 90% lac produced in India is-of the type a Kusmi B) — Rangeeni ©) Both (A) and (B) D) None of these. ‘The species regularly used in India for resin tapping is A) Pinus wallichiana By" Pinus roxburghit ©) Pinus kestya D) Pinus gerardiana. | 6002 | | Turn overFOAC 12 60 61 62. 63 64, 65. 66. The solid portion of resin is A) turpentine By tar ot rosin D) _ oleo-resin. ‘The length of Gunter's chain is A 15! By 25! ©) 50° _PY 66'. Deep arrow is used in x” measurement along slope B) chain survey . ©) contour survey D) measurement by stepping method. In surveying, the instrument used to count the number of steps in pacing long lines is A) Odometer B) Nanometer ©) Speedometer BY” None of these Resection is a method of A) table sect survey B) chain survey C) compass survey DY none of these. In plane table surveying, intersection is also called w ‘Triangulation Bl Radiation Aerial D) Traversing. ‘The instrument Abney level comes under . sevice Group of instruments which are used for levelling purposes. A) Barometer B) Hypsometer ©) Telescopic PY Chinometer | 6002 |13, OAC 67. An aerial photograph of a forest area has an R.F. of 1/16000. The corresponding scales in British and Metric units are A) 1*=1 mile; 2cm=1km go t= i mie 6cm= 1 km Q 8%= 1 mile; 3m = 1 km Db) 6"= i mile; 8 em= 1 km 68. In jevelling, the grade contour is set out using x Ghat tracer B) Odometer Q Barometer D) Hand level. 69. The technique of plotting all the accessible stations with a we SOt Of plane table is called radiation. Ay single B) double C) treble D) four. 70. 0-78 hectare forest nursery is shown on a forest map by a rectangular outline, with straight boundary lines, two adjacent sides of which measure 12 cm and 6-5 cm on the map. What is the scale of the map ? " 1 A Lem 10 metres : RF. = 7999 1 1000 B) 1 cm = 25 metres ; RF. = 1 em = 50 metres ; RF. D) 1 cm = 100 metres : RP. = 75 G6 - 71. If the contour lines are equally spaced, they indicate pe uniform slope B) irregular ©) plain ground D) undulated [6002 | [Turn overFoac 14 72. The use of control form in Forestry is A) Yield Fellings ©) Tending operations ow All of these. 73. The Engineer's chain, which is used for measuring the distances is . seco long. A) 50 ft pwr 100 ft c) 200 ft »D) 500 ft. 74. The hypotenusal allowance in inches per chain when a survey line AB is measured along a slope which rises 15:5 feet per chain ( G } horizontal is a 21-46 inches per chain B) 25-46 inches per chain C)_ 50 inches per chain D) 75 inches per chain, 75. are the lateral measurements from the chain line taken to objects such as comers of buildings. fences and hedges, bank of streams etc., to the right or left of the chain lines. which are required to fix the details of the survey. Proof line B) Base line x Offsets D) Tie line. 76. Non-additive variation accounts for ............ of phenotypic variation, A 10% ar 25% CQ) 75% D} 100%. 77. The instrument(s) used for setting out right angles for taking offsets is/are A) cross staff open brass cross staf ©) french cross staff ro all of these. 78, The diameter of surveyor's compass Is A 10cm ca 12 cm Cc) 24 em D) 36 cm. (002)15 FOAC 79. The bearing of the sides of a traingle ABC are as follows : AB, 60° ; BC. 130° ; CA, 270° Compute the angles of the triangle A 4A=10. 26570; 20> 20° B) ZA=40°; 2 B= 100°; 2C=a0 of tase Z£B=110:2C€ D) None of these. 40" 80. After plotting, inking and colouring is done which of the following colours is used for forest/cultivation ? A) Yellow B) Indigo ©} Black BY” Green. 81. Which among the following Is not for water harvesting ? 4) Earthen dam B) Store dam ©) Log check dam PF Contour bund 82. Which practice highly controls run-off and soil erosion ? A) Agriculture B) Horticulture OY” Forestry D) Alllof these. 83, Pyrites and gypsum are the main sources of inorganle A) Phosphorus B) Zine ce ‘Sulphur D) Potash. 84. Calcium carbonate is commonly absent is soils having a pH A) <65 Bl > 7.0 CQ > 80 py <70 [6002 [Tum overFoac 16 85. The final stage of erosion is rill erosion B) sheet erosion a gully erosion D) splash crosior.. 86. Which among the following is a trace element required by plants ? A) Sulphur Nitrogen, C) Magnesium ” Manganese, 87. Formation of saline soils is due to A) saline irrigration water B) _ soils near the sea coast concentration of salts in valley areas ff all of these. j 88. The type of soil moisture not available to trees is A) gravitational water gre hygroscopic moisture ©) imbibitional moisture D) capillary water. 89. Optimum soil temperature for the development of plants is A 10°C - 12°C B) 15°C - 20°C (ph 200 - 35°C D) = 36°C - 40°C. 90. When the size of the grains is 0-02 to 0-2 then it is A) Coarse sand 5) silt v4 Fine sand D) Clay. 91. Which soils are known as Solonetz ? A) Saline soils B) Peaty soils OV" Alkali soils ~ D)__ Podsols.92. 93 94, 95. 96. 97. 17 FOAC Which soil horizon has humus mixed with soil layer ? A Ag ra, CO Ay D) AB, Which of the following is not a watershed problem ? A) Flood water damage co Problem not related to soil and water management ©) Erosion damage D) Sediment damage. Downward and outward movement of slope forming material composed of natural rocks. s AY™ slip erosion B) stream erosion ©) waterfall erosion D) channel erosion. ‘The elements which are at tropic level at pH 5-5 are A) Zinc and copper BY" tron and aluminium CC} Copper and manganese D) Magnesium and cobalt. Peat soi! has an organic matter content a*50% - 90% B) 10% ~ 20% ©) 30% ~ 40% D) none of these. ; A unit of landscape that contains all the drainage areas and channels contributing toa single stream is A) Dam _By” Watershed CG) Seashore D) Estuary. (3002) (Tum overFoac 18 98. Which of the following is nol a cause for ravine formation ? A) Clearance of forest growth for agriculture B)__ burning of ground cover ©) uncontrolled grazing a increased infiltration and reduced runoff. 99. For optimum growth CO 4 concentration in the soil should be LT <1% B) > 1% OQ 15% D) 10%. 100, Which of the following forms alluvial soils ? A) Recent alluvium B) Old alluvium © Coastal alluvium (PY Allof these. 101. Declaration of national parks is covered in which section of Wildlife ( Protection } Act, 1972 ? A) Section 25 pr Section 35 ©) Section 36 D) Section 37. 102. For maintaining the ecological balance in India, the minimum area under forests in hills ts 20% 8) 40% w 60% D) none of these. 103. Conservation of ecologically fragile ecosystem and preservation of biological diversity in terms of flora and fauna was emphasised in A) Forest Policy, 1894 B) Forest Policy, 1952 BF Forest Policy. 1988 D) None of these. [ 6002 ]19 FOAC 104, The cropping pattern in India is influenced by A) Natural factors B) Economic factors C)_ Social factors 2) Allof these 105. The measures taken under Jan¢ tenancy reforms are A) regulation of rent B) security of tenure ©) conferment of ownership rights on tenants DY all of these. 106. The reasons for fragmentation of holdings are A) laws of inheritance B) — demogogic pressure C) farmer's indebtedness Dy all of these. 107. Which tree species is not covered in Tamil Nadu Timber Transit Rules, 1968 ? A) Palmyra B) Dadop ©) Subabul 7 Pi sandal. 108. The Tamil Nadu Rosewood Trees ( Conservation ) Act was enacted in the year A 1974 B) 1984 Pal 1994 D) 2004. 109. Rosewood tree includes: A) Blackwood rosewood 8} Indian rosewood ©) Malabar black wood (DY All of these. 110, The Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds Sacrifices Prohibition Act was enacted in the year AY 1950 ~ 8) 1960 1970 D) 1980. 1 [Turn overFOAC 20 111, The Tamil Nadu Hill Arcas ( Preservation of Trees ) 1985 inleudes A) Ootacarnund municipal area B) Coonoor municipal area ©) Kodaikanal municipas area pr Alor these 112. The Indian Board of Wildlife was constituted in the year aw 1952 B) 1972 © 1966 Dd) 1994. 113. The National Board for Wildlife has A ‘The Prime Minister as Chairperson B) ‘The Minister-in-charge of Forests and Wildisfe as Chairman ©) The Director. ICFRE as the Chairman 1D) None of them. 114. The Chief Wildlife Warden may permit any person to enter in a sanctuary for A) study of vaildlife B) photography ©) tourism ey all of these. 115. The measures of immunisation against communicable diseases of livestock are taken within, 1 km of sanctuary B) 2. km of santuary if 5 km of sanctuary D) none of these. 116, The staffing of wild animals is A) Animal article B) Animal trophy a Taxidermy D) None of these. 117. Trade or commerce in wild animals, animal articles are (optes dealt in which Section of Wildlife ( Protection } Act, 1972 ? A) Section 38 a Section 39 ©) Section 40 D) None of these. — 4.8002 |118. 119 120. 121, 122. 123. 124 21 FOAC . The animal coming under Schedule I Part II of the Wildlife ( Protection ) Act, 1972 is é ra Agra Monitor Lizard B) Black Buck Caracal PD} Dugong, The Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds in Urban Areas ( Control and Regulation } Act was enacted in the year Ay 1984 B) 1987 cq . 1994 pr 1997. The animal covered in the Tamil Nadu Animals and Birds in Urban Areas (Control and Regulation ) Act. 1997 is 8) Elephant 8) Tiger © Lion [BY None of these Genetic value ts calculated using the formula A) 2xSCa ey 2% GCA ©) 2«Pey Db) 2x Gev Genetic gain depends upon A) heritability B) _ phenotypic variance ©) selection intensity pre all of these. Larger units of similar vegetation are referred as Community B) Population ©) Ecosystem _PY™ Biome ‘The pioneering tree improvement studies were attempted by aw Japanese B) Chinese ©) Swedish D) None of them. [Turn overFOAC 22 125. Natural system of plant classification is based on A) Monothetic By Polythetic. CG) Phyletic D)_ Cladistic. $26. ccc .. was the basis on which the plant classification was made by Carolus Linnaeus. A) Form and structure (BY Sexual characters C) Evolution D) None of these. 127. The number of families for which the names are conserved by [CBN is A Six B) Seven’ oe Light D) Nine. 128. The scicntist(s} responsible for the development of Binomial Nomenclature is/are. A) Kaspar Bauhin B) Tournefort ©) Carolus Linnaeus DY" Allof them 129, Modern system of plant classification was developed by A) Cronquist B) Takthajan Cc) Thorne or All of them. 130. Which one of the following is eorsectly matehed ? A) Michela champacea = Annonaceae B) Jacaranda mimosaefolia, Magnoliaceae on Millingtonia hortensis - Bignonaceac D) Melia azadirachia - Sapotaceae. 131. . Is the:ancestor for gymnosperms. A) Bryophyta B) Thallophyta a Preridophyta D) None of these. $02 |23 FOAC 132. The family comprising the most of ornamental (rces with attractive Newers is A) Annonaceae B) Verbanaceae GY Dignoniaceac D) — Stereuliaceae, 123. The zone of vegetation which separates two different types of community is aw Ecotone B) — Ecoboundary ©} Core zone D) Buffer zone 184. A relationship between two species which is harmful to one species is AY Anubiosis B) — Commensalism ©} Mutualism D) Symbiosis. 135, Trees are categorised under... 0.0... sou. aS per the Raunkiaer's life forms. A) Cryptophytes By Phanerophytes C)_ Hemicryptophytes D) Chamaephytes. 136. Successful trec improvement programme depends on A) Parentage B) _Bficient Management OF" Both (A) and (8) D) none of these 137, Selection differential can be calculated using a selection intensity and phenotypic variance B) selection intensity and genotypic variance C)__ phenotypic and genotypic variance 1D) none of these. 138. family comprises mostly of mangrove species. A) Laminaceae oy Rhizophoraceae Cc) Bixaceae DD) Clusiaceae. | Turn overFOAC 24 139. Hongue gil is obtained from the seeds A) Azadirachta indica oy Pongamia pinnata €) Madhuca indica D) — Calophyllum inophyllum. 140. Linaria linaria is an example for A) Basionym po “Tautonym C) Homonym D) — Autonym, 141, Animals having a wide range of temperature tolerance are Pa Burythermal B) — Stenothermal €} Homothermal D) Poikilothermal. 142. Animals giving birth (o developed young ones are called as A) Oviparous we Viviparous ©) Gvoviviparous D) None of these. 143. Animals that maintain a constant temperature despite fluctuations in their surroundings are called as A) Thermoelines B} Thermoreceptors A eorerme D) _ Poikilothermic. 144. Ptyas mucosus is commonly called as §) Indian cobra B) King cobra ” Rat snake Dd) Python, 145. Indian cobra is scientifically called as A) Ophiophagus hannah we Naja naja ©) Python moturus D)— Ptyas mucosus. cal25 FOAC 146. The most common evidences in wildlife census are A) Spoor B) Pug mark ©) Hoof mark LPI All of these. 147. The Indian Board of Wildlife ( IBWL ) was set up by the Government of India in the year Al 1950 B) 1951 or 1952 Db) 1962 148. Plantigrade locomotion is the most primitive one formed in A) Insects B) Bear ©) Rabbit DY Allof these. 149, Digitigrade locomotion is used by A Dogs B) Cats Cc) Wolves ay All of these. 150. Unguligrade locomotion is found in Cow By Deer ©) Horse pr All of these. 151. The droppings of carnivores are called as A) dung B) pellet ©) bolus (DY seat. 152. Olive Ridley turtle is scientifically called as A) Chelonia mydas a Lepidochelys divacea ©) Geochetone travancoria D)_— Geochelone elegans. 002 | [Tum overFOAC 26 153. Green turtle is scientifically called as A" Chelonia mydas B) — Geochelone elegans ©) Geochetone travancorta D) — Lepidochelys divacea. 154. Geochelone elegans is called as LAY Starred tortoise B) Travancore tortoise ©) Green ture D) Olive Ridley turtle. 155, Animal adaptation to climbing is we Scansorial BD Fossorial C) Cursorial Dy Volant. 156, Animal adaptation to flight is A Volant B) — Fossorial C) Cursorial D) — Scansorial. 157. Animal adaptation (o furrowing is A) Scansorial se Fossorial ©) Cursorial D)Arboreal. 158. The animal(s) coming under Perissodactyla includels) A) Rhinoceros B) Horse Cc) Zebra a all of these. 159. The study of the combination of animal behaviour and ecology is A) Bioecology ae ethology C) — Autecology D) — Synecology. [6002 |27 Foac 160. The ‘competitive exclusion principle’ in animals is called as A) Liebig's law of minimum B)_— Shelford's law of tolerance D) None of these. 161, Which one of the following can perform denitrification process ? A) Azotobacter oe Bacterium denitrificans ©) Nitrosomonas D) __ Nitrosococcus 162. The term ‘mycorrhiza’ was coined by .. in the year 1885. A) Fosberg BY Frank ©) Odum dD) Tansiey, 163, In the term ‘mycorrhiza’ the word ‘myco! means A) Roots B) Beneficial OF Fungus D) None of these. 164. In the term ‘mycorrhizae’ the word 'rhizae’ means A) Bacteria LBP Roots ©) Fungus D) Beneficial 165. Which of the following minerals are absorbed by mycorrhizs A ONPLK B) Ca, S$. Zn c) Cu.Sr oy All of these. 166. Endomycorrhiza occurs in A Acacia sp B) Pinus sp ©) Cedrus sp D) Abies sp, | Turn overFOAC 28 167. Spike disease ts a major problem in A) Teak B) — Pucalyptus ©) Casuarina DY Sandal 168. Heart rot occurs in & Teak B) Sandal C) Rosewood Dd) Neem 169. Causal organism for damping-olf disease is A) Fusarium sp B) Rhizoctonia sp ©) Ganoderma sp _PY™ Pithium sp. 170, Pink disease occurs in A) Sandal B) Casuarina on Eucalyptus D) Teak. 171. Pink disease is caused by the organism, a Corticium salmonicolor B) Ganoderma sp ©) Fusarium sp D)_ Fomes badius. 172. Qver 50 per cent of forest fires are caused by 9) lightning By oman ©) rolling stones D) —_voleanic eruptions. 178, Fires spreading slowly over the gound surface, burning with a called A) ground fire BY” creeping fire ©) surface fire D) crown fire. [S002] low flame is29 FOAC 174, The fire which destroys only the forest floor vegetation or the ground flora such as grass, herbs and to a certain extent shrubs ts called as A) creeping fire BY ground fire ©) surface fire D) crown fire 175, The fire which affects not only the ground flora viz. herbs ete. but also the undergrowth, young vegetation cte. is called as A) creeping fire B) crown fire ©) ground fire pe surface fire 176. Witches broom/gall is a LN” Hypertrophic symptom B) Atrophic symptom ©) Necrotic symptom ‘ D) None of these. 177, Tea blister blight is caused by Cronartium ribicola B) —_ Endotheca parasitica ua Exobasidium vexans b) — Metampsora carcini. 178. Fire blight caused by Erwinia amylovora is a A) fungal disease BY bacterial disease Cc) virus Dd) none of these. 179. Hyblaea puera defoliator mainly affects A) Sandal B) Neem as Teak D) Silk cotton. 180, Fusarium solani casuses wilt in A) Pine ar Sisso ©} Mango D) Eucalyptus. { 6002 | [Tum overFOAC 30 181, In hedgerow intercropping system, the hedgerows should be positioned in A) North = South B) North - East ©) South - West pr east - West direction. 182. Home gardens are extensively practised in the state of A) Punjab 7 Kerala ©) Himachal Pradesh D) Kamataka. 183. ‘Taungya’ is a word A) Kesmada 8) Assamese Cc} Nepali or Burmese. 184, Which one of the following states is having more arid areas ? A) Gujarat B) Haryana ©) Andhra Pradesh pr Rajasthan. 185, The tee species having xerophytic characteristics are suitable for A) Humid Bengal-Assam Basin D) Humid to semi-arid areas. 186, The characteristics of arid areas are Al salinity B) saline water ©) alkalinity a all of these. |31 FOAC 187. Match List I correctly with List I and select your answer using the codes given below List 1 a) Water willow b) Long peduneled alder c} Basket willow d) Trobeculate alder Codes : abc a A 4 2 1 2 4 3? ao 1 4 3 2 D3 2 1 4. 188. The scientific name of pond cypress is, A) Taxodium distichumn ©) Salix alba List 1 Alnus trabeculosa Salix babylonica Salix xuchonersis Alnus cremastogyne. BY Taxodium scandens D) Celtis australis. 189. Match List I correctly with List I and select your answer using the codes given below : List I a) Forestry-agriculture b) Forest-agriculture-animal husbandry ©) Forestry-agriculture-fishery d) — Forestry-agriculture-fishery- animal husbandry Codes: a b c d A 3 1 4 2 fra 4 13 Q 4 1 3 vos Dp 1 4 38 List 11 1. Agrosilviaquaculture Agrosilviculture 3. Agrosilviaquapastoral 4. Agrosilvipastoral. [Turn overFoac 32 190. Match List I correctly with List II and select your answer using the codes given 191 below : List I 4) Plantation crop b} Medicinal plant ©} Food and oil producing tree d) Dye producing tree Codes a boc a4 aft 2 1 4 3 B44 3 2 1 Qo 1 2 4 3 D3 4 1 2 List 1, Solanum khastanum 2. Coconut Rhumex nepalensis 4, Rhus griffithii. Match List I correctly with List If and select your answer using the codes given below List I a) Plantation crop b) Medicinal plant ©) Food and oil producing tree d) Dye producing plant Codes : a b c d Bo 3 2 1 4 QO 1 3 2 4 List 1 Diploknema butyracea Mehonia sikkimensts Gaulthenia fragrantissima Rubber.33 Foac 192. ICAR had launched All India Co-ordinated Research Project on Agroforestry in the country in A 1974 8) 1979 OQ 1981 ey 1983. 193, Which one of the following is correctly matched ? A) Albizzia labbek - Wood tan B) Ceiba pentandra - Fuel wood os Azadirachta Indica - Tree borne ollseed D) Acacia nilotica — Floss. 194, Which one of the following is a specialised agroforestry system ? A) Agrisilviculture B) _ Silvipasture oe Aquaforesicy D) — Hortisilviculture 195. Match List I correctly with List I and select your answer using the codes given below List 1 List 17 a) Sericulture 1. Ginger b) Flower erop 2. Pear ©) Fruit trees 3. Cymbidium a) Spice crop 4. Morus sp. Codes [6002)} [ Turn overFoAC 34 196. In Populus dettoides based agrosilviculture system, the suitable intercrop is A) Ginger B) Paddy ww Wheat Db) Sugareane 197. Caloritic value ( k eal/kg} of Acacia catechu is N 3124 B) 4400 © 4700 - 4900 bY” 5142 - 5244, 198, Calorific value ( k cal/kg ) of Prosopis julifiora is, A) 3800 a 5000 - 5500 ©) 6200 - 5400 D) 5400 - 5600 199. Characteristics of mulupurpose tree Suitable for agroforestry is, A) High adaptability B) Nitrogen fixing C) Coppieing ability BY” all of tese 200. Which one of the following is having protein rich leaves and pods and also a nitrogen fixing tree? A) Bombax ceiba B) Acacia fortilis ©) Reus religiosa _BY Leucaena teucocephala {6002