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Assam - Forest ranger 2018 (Exam held from 24/02/2019 to
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17/03/2019
4. The Forest (Conservation) Act,
1980
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1 As per the provisions of the Assam
has been promulgated for
Forest Regulation , the forest
villagers were established in
: ( A) preventing encroachment
(A ) within the limits of a Reserved notified forest areas
Forest in
(B) preventing illegal felling *
( B) for providing a source of labour notified forest areas

(C) without giving any heritable (C) regulating non -forest use of
right over the allotted land recorded forest areas

•(D) All of the above ( D) None of the above

2. As per the provisions of rules made .

5 The Wildlife (Protection ) Act was
under Section 72 (C) of the Assam enacted in the year
Forest Regulation any
unauthorized occupant in any (A ) 1980
Reserved Forest
(B) 1988
(A) can be ejected or ordered by
(C ) 1972
the DFO to vacate forthwith
( D) None of the above
» (B) can be ejected only after taking
approval from the Government
.
6 The total number of Schedules in the
(C) can be ejected with prior Wildlife ( Protection ) Act is
permission from the
Government (A ) 4

(D) None of the above (B ) 5

(C ) 6
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3 As per the provisions of the Assam
Forest Regulation , the number of VP) 7
days an adult Forest Villager is
required to provide labour per .
7 Under which
Section of the Wildlife
annum at the prevailing rate of (Protection)
wages is Act, killing of any
animal is prohibited?
(A) 12 days
(A) Section 9
(B) 20 days
(B) Section 17A
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(C) 25 days
(C) Section 29
( D) None of the above r
(D) Section 44

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8. Ramsar Convention is an .
11 The National Tiger Conservation
international treaty for conservation Authority was made a Statutory
and sustainable use of Authority during the year

(A) 2004
#( A ) wetlands
( B) 2005
(B) hills (C ) 2006

( C ) evergreen forests ( D ) 2007

( D ) arid regions .
12 The branch of Zoology concerned
with the study of amphibians and
reptiles is known as

( A) Herpetology
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9 The region , which is defined as an
area of uniform climatic conditions ( B) Anthrozoology
and having distinctly recognizable
type of vegetation , is known as (C) Cetology

( D ) Entomology
( A) biodiversity hotspot
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13 The World Wetland Day is celebrated
( B) phytogeographical region on
(A) 2 nd February
(C ) climatic zone region
( B ) 2 nd April
y ut
( D ) seismic zone region jr" (C) 2 nd July

( D ) 2 nd October

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10 Out of the following, which one is .
14 The ecological state of a species
not a greenhouse gas? being unique to a defined
geographic location , such as island ,
(A ) Water vapour (H 20) state, country or other defined
zone, or habitat type is referred as
(B) Methane (CH 4 ) ( A ) Exotic

#( B) Indigenous
• (C) Argon ( Ar )
( C) Endemism
( D) Nitrous oxide (N 20)
( D) Rare

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15 The Kyoto Protocol’ is an .
19 Arrangement of leaves on branches
international treaty adopted in of plants is known as
1997 to reduce
(A ) phyllotaxy
( A ) deforestation
(B) vernation ,
(B) desertification
(C) venation
(C) greenhouse gas emission
( D) phytotaxy
( D ) industrialization

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16 CITES stands for .
20 A large ecosystem on land having
distinct type of vegetation and
( A ) Conservation of Internationally wildlife is called as
Threatened Species
(A) Ecology
(B) Convention of International
Trade in Endangered Species (B) Biome
of wild fauna and flora (C) Biodiversity
(C) Convention of Internationally ( D) Biosphere reserve
Threatened Economic Species
( D) Conservation , Interpretation , .
21 Which of the following forests are
Trade of Economically found in heavy rainfall areas of
Sustainable Species Upper Assam?
(A) Tropical Evergreen
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17 Maximum V content is found in
(B) Tropical Deciduous
(A ) urea * #

( C) Mountain Forests
(B) anhydrous ammonia
( D ) Tidal Forests
(C) sodium nitrate

( D ) ammonium sulphate .
22 The authority to oversee the matters
relating of management of zoos in
.
18 Chlorosis in plants occurs due to the country is
(A) high sunlight intensity (A) Zoo Controlling Authority of
India
(B) low sunlight intensity
(B) Central Zoo Authority
( C) absorption of yellow pigment I ** •

from soil (C) Zoo Management Authority of

India
( D ) deficiency of Mg and Fe in the
soil ( D) None of the above

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23 The Wildlife (Protection ) Act is .
27 The Scheduled Tribes and Other
applicable to Traditional Forest Dwellers
( Recognition of Forest Rights) Act,
•(A) whole of India
2006 is commonly referred as the
(B) whole of India except J&K

( C) whole of India except A& N (A ) Forest Rights Act

Islands
(B) Tribal Rights Act
( D ) None of the above

(C) Tribal Land Act

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24 National Board of Wildlife is headed
by the , (D) All of the above
( A) Prime Minister of India

(B) Union Minister of EF & CC

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28 The Forest Rights Act provides to
(C) Secretary to Government of recognize rights over forest lands
India , MoEF&CC only to those who had occupied
land as on
( D ) None of the above

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25 For any piece of land intended to be (A) 15th August, 2006
declared as Wildlife Sanctuary
under the Wildlife (Protection ) Act, (B) 31st December, 2006
the appointing authority of
Collector is (C) 13th December, 2005
(A ) Central Government
( D) None of the above
( B) State Government

(C) PCCF&HoFF

( D) None of the above .

29 The Biological Diversity Act was
enacted in the year
.
26 Eco-Sensitive Zone of any National
Park or Sanctuary is notified under (A) 2000
the provisions of the
(A ) Wildlife ( Protection ) Act (B) 2002

(B) Assam Forest Regulation

(C) 2006
(C) Indian Forest Act

( D ) None of the above P) 2008

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30 As per provisions of the Biological .
34 The entire earth , as an ecosystem , j8
Diversity Act , the State Biodiversity called as
Board is prescribed to have a
maximum number of members, (A ) geosphere
including Chairman ,
( B) hydrosphere
(A ) 11
(C) biosphere
( B) 12
( D) lithosphere
(C) 13

( D ) None of the above .

35 Which of the following plants is
known as living fossil '?
.
31 The plants that grow on rock are (A ) Kayea assamica
known as
(B) Ginkgo biloba
(A) hydrophytes
( C) Magnolia griffxthii
( B) mesophytes
( D ) Nepenthes khasiana
•(C ) lithophytes
( D ) parasites .
36 Which of the following protected
areas of Assam has Golden Langur?
32 . Which one of the following is State
(A ) Kaziranga National Park
Animal of Meghalaya?

( A ) Tiger ( B) Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife

Sanctuary
( B) Serow

( C) Hoolock Gibbon
(C) Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary J
•( D ) Dibru -Saikhowa National Park
( D ) Clouded Leopard

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37 Which group of
microorganisms has
.
33 The State Tree of Assam is highest biomass in soil?

(A ) Dipterocarpus macrocarpus ( A) Bacteria

( B) Mangifera indica ( B) Actinomycetes

( C) Kayea assamica ( C) Algal

( D ) Mesua ferrea ( D) Fungi

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38 The One Horned Rhino falls under .
42 The bamboos are a member of group
which of the following categories of of
IUCN Red List?
s ( A) trees
( A ) Critically Endangered (CR )
( B) climbers
( B) Endangered ( EN )
( C) grasses
( C ) Vulnerable (VU )
( D ) None of the above
( D ) Near Threatened ( NT)
.
43 The number of floral species reported
to be endemic to Assam by the
.
39 Which of the following is a strictly
Botanical Survey of India , as of
herbivorous marine mammal?
now, is
(A ) Dugong
(A ) 88
( B) Gangetic Dolphin
( B) 95
( C ) Sea Lion (C) 102
( D ) Whale (D ) 110

.
40 The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation .
44 What is the proportion of recorded
and Conservation in Assam is forests to geographical area of
located at India?

(A ) Bansbari , near Manas NP ( A ) 33%

( B ) Panbari , near KNP ( B) 23-57%

( C ) Dhola , -
near Dibru Saikhowa -
(C ) 30 33%
NP ( D) None of the above

( D ) Gamani , near Named NP

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45 Based on classification developed by
Wildlife Institute of India, .the
.
41 Gmelina arborea belongs to the
'

number of Biogeographic Zones in

family the country is
(A ) Dipterocarpaceae (A) 10

( B) Papilionaceae ( B) 8

(C) Lauraceae (C) 20

( D ) Verbenaceae (D ) 12

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46 The State Bird of Assam is .
50 The population of elephants, as per
the Elephant Census, 2017, in
( A ) Parrot Assam is

«|B ) -
White winged Wood Duck (A ) 5353

(C ) Bengal Florican
( B)

(C ) 5719
( D) llombill
( D ) 5900

47. The Slate Flower of Assam is

(A ) Rose
.
51 Bomadi Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam
is located in the district of

( B) Lotus (A ) Darrang

(C ) Sonaru (B) Baksa

•( D) Fox - tailed Orchid ( C) Udalguri

( D ) Sonitpur
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48 The number of National Parks in
Assam is
.
52 Which one of the following is a
Biosphere Reserve?
(A ) 3
(A ) Kaziranga
(B ) 4
(B) Nameri
( Cl 5
(C ) Dehing Patkai
|D) 6
( D) Dibru -Saikhowa

.
49 The number of Tiger Reserves in
%3.
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Which one of the following primates
Assam is
is found in Assam?
(A ) 2 (A ) Nilgiri Langur
( B) 3 (B) Bonnet Macaque

( C) 4 (C) Phayre’s Leaf Monkey

( D) 5 ( D ) Slender Loris

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64 Which of the following is a Ramsar .
68 The type of germination of seeds that
site? takes place before detachment from
the parent plant , is called as
, (A ) Deepor Beel

( B) Joysagar ( A) epigeal germination

(C ) Mnguri Beel
( B) hypogeal germination
( D) Chand Dubi
(C ) viviparous germination
.
58 Which one of the following monkeys,
reportedly was unknown to science, ( D ) pseudogermination
has been discovered in North East
Region of India?
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( A ) Stump - tailed macaque .
69 The process of change in the
structure of various species of an
( B) Assamese macaque ecological community over a period
of time is called as
(C ) Arunachal macaque
( D) Pig- tailed macaque (A ) evolutionary ecology

.
56 The instrument used for measuring (B) ecological succession
the height of a tree is
(C) ecosystem diversity
( A) Anemometer

|B ) Clinometer (D ) ecologically sustainable

development
(C) Phoropter

( D ) Hygrometer
.
60 The Rain Forest Research Institute
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57 The name 'Carolus Linnaeus’ is is located at
associated with
( A ) Shillong
»(A ) binomial nomenclature of
plants and animals
(B) Dehradun
( B ) theory of heredity
(C) Kolkata
(C) silvicultural systems
( D ) plantation technique ( D) Jorhat

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61 The only vulture breeding centre in .
65 In the year 2008, the population of
Assam is located at Gahgetic dolphins was estimated t'o
be
(A ) Amsoi
(A ) 200
( B ) Rani
( B) 214
( C) Kaziranga

( D) Guwahati (C ) 315

( D) 248
.
62 The International Day of Forests is
observed every year on

(A ) 1 st January
.
66 The cause of decline in vulture
population has been traced out as
( B) 21 st March excessive use of which of the
following medicines for treatment of
(C) 5th June cattle?

( D ) 22 nd May (A ) Ibuprofen

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63 The worldwide movement 'Earth ( B ) Piroxicam
Hour’ is organized by
(C ) Diclofenac
(A ) 1 UCN
( D) None of the above
( B) WWF

( C ) WTI
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67 The theme of World Environment
( D) UNESCO Day 2018 was -
(A ) Beat plastic pollution
.
64 What is the main activity during
‘Earth Hour Celebrations? (B) Resource efficiency and
sustainable consumption and
( A ) Plantation
production .
(B) Cleaning of surrounding areas
( C) Connecting people to Nature
( C) Turning off of electrical lights —
in the city and on land , from
from 8:30 p. m . to 9:30 p. m . poles to equator

( D ) None of the above ( D ) Think , Eat , Save

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68 As per the Forest Survey of India , an
area is classified as 'Moderately
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72 Manas is

Dense Forest’, when the canopy •(A) a National Park and Tiger
density is found to be Reserve only

( A ) 50-70 % ( B) Wildlife Sanctuary and

Biosphere Reserve only
( B ) 40-60%
(C) World Natural Heritage Site
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( C ) 40 50%
( D ) All of the above
( D) 40-70%

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69 The Rhino population in Assam is
.
73 The Academy for Training of IPS
Officers is named after
estimated by
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(A ) sample count method
( B) Indira Gandhi
( B) total direct count method
(C) Rajiv Gandhi
( C ) dung count method
( D ) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
( D ) camera trapping method

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70 Which one of the following is an
.
74 The Headquarters of Forest Survey of
India is in
exotic species?
(A ) Delhi
(A ) Michelin champaca
( B) Kolkata
( B) Datbergia sisso
(C ) Mumbai
( C ) Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
( D) Dehradun
( D ) Tectona grandis

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75 The timber from Shorea robusta is
.
71 Gangetic Dolphin is a primarily used for

(A ) fish (A) construction purposes

( B ) mammal (B) furniture

•(C) Both (A ) and (B) (C) plywood and veneers

( D ) None of the above ( D) None of the above

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76 Poplars are very good species for .
SO In Forestry, thinning means
(A ) making pulpwood (A) felling of trees

( B) furnitures (B) planting of seedlings

( C ) cricket bats (C) removal of weeds

( D) None of the above •(D) removal of weak poles for

giving enough space for
remaining poles of better
77. Quarter Girth Formula is used for quality

( A) measuring height of a tree

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81 Which one of the following is a winter
flowering species?
( B ) measuring area of a plantation
(A) Shorea robusta
( C ) measuring volume of log
(B) Acacia catechu
( D) None of the above
(C) Gmelina arborea

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78 The idea of celebrating Van (D) Jacaranda mimosifolia
Mahotsava every year was mooted
by
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82 The plant which blooms at night is
( A ) Jawaharlal Nehru
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(A ) Nyctanthes arbor tristis
( B ) Indira Gandhi
( B) Butea monosperma
( C) K. M . Munshi
(C) Tectona grandis
( D ) None of them
(D) Mangifera indica

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79 In the Constitution of India , Forest .
83 The standard Breast Height ( BH) for
and Forestry appear in measuring diameter of trees is

(A ) State List -
(A ) 1 42 m

( B) Central List (B) 1-52 m

(C) Concurrent List (C ) 1-37 m

( D ) None of the above (D) 1-6 m

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84 Which of the following pair doe not
match?
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88 Agar oil is extracted from

(A ) Citrus maxima
—- Rutaceae
(A ) Rauvoljva serpentina

( B) Hibiscus rosa sinensis

— ( B) Litsea cubeba

—
Vcrbenaceae (C) Taxus baccata
(C ) Gme/ina arborea
( D ) Aquilaria agallocha
Verbenaceae
( D ) Tectona grandis
—Verbenaceae
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89 The age of a tree of some species can
be estimated by

85 . Which one of the (A ) counting its branches

following is
evergreen species?
(B) measuring height of the tree
(A) Bombax ceiba
•(C) counting rings in the stem
(B) Acacia catechu
( D ) None of the above
(C) Michelia champaca
( D ) Terminalia bellirica .
90 What would be the length of
boundary fencing for a rectangular
plantation plot of 200 meters long
.
86 The Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro and 150 meters wide?
was held in
( A ) 350 m
( A) 1989
(B ) 400 m
( B) 1990
(C ) 600 m
(C) 1991

(D) 1992 * ( D) 700 m

87 . -
Elx situ conservation means 91. The area of a plot of rectangular
shape, 200 m long and 150 m wide
(A ) conservation of wild species in
would be
laboratories
(B) conservation of wild species in (A ) 2 ha
greenhouses
•(B) 3 ha
•(C) conservation of wild species
(C) 4 ha
outside its natural habitats
(D) None of the above
( D) None of the above

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92 Lac is produced from the secretion
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97 The only ape found in Ass®171
from
( A ) Assamese Macaque
(A ) stem of the tree
a ( B| bark of the tree (B) Slow Loris

(C ) an insect which is parasite on (C) Malayan Sun Bear

tree
( D) None of the above
•( D) Hoolock Gibbon

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93 Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary is 98. The State shall endeavour to protect
located in the district of and improve the environment and
to safeguard the forests and wildlife
|A ) Kokrajhar of the country 1 refers to which one
( B) Bongaigaon of the following Articles of the
Constitution?
(C) Dhubri
( A ) Article 51
(D) None of the above
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94 Orang Tiger Reserve is spread across
( B) Article 49 B

(A) Udalguri
( B) Darrang
(C) Article 48A

( D ) Article 50A (
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( C ) Sonitpur
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99 Dietrich Brandis was
•( D ) Darrang and Sonitpur
( A) first Governor of Assam

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95 Which of the following is a Schedule I ( B) first Inspector General of
Species listed in the Wildlife Forests of Assam
( Protection ) Act?
* (C) first Inspector General of
(A ) Sambar Forests of India
•( B) Golden Langur ( D ) None of the above
(C) Porcupine
( D ) Hyaena 100. A very large ecosystem on land
having distinct type of vegetation
.
96 The Regional Office of the MoEF&CC and wildlife is called
-
for North East Region is located at
( A ) ecology
(A ) Guwahati
( B) biome
( B) Shillong
( C) Itanagar (C ) biodiversity
( D) Kohima •( D) biosphere reserve

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