Seat Now: Republic of the Philippines PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION Manila BOARD FOR FORESTERS FORESTERS Licensure Examination | Thursday, September 5, 2019 01:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m FOREST PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT SETA | INSTRUCTION: Select the correct answer for each of the following | questions. Mark only one answer for each item by shading the box | corresponding to the letter of your choice on the answer sheet provided. STRICTLY NO ERASURES ALLOWED MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. Thinning of forest tree plantation has the objective of: A. increase survival rate B. conserve water c. improving growth and quality of trees D. improve wildlife habitat 2. Which aave been declared as part of the public domain but NOT needed for forest purposes. A, military reservations : B. Alienable and Disposable lands C. national parks/ mineral lands D. forest reserves 3. Under what Republic Act which regulate the ownership, possession, sale, importation and use of chainsaws. A. RA 7261 C. RA 8371 B. RA 7586 D. RA 9175 4. In timber harvesting, what is used to deviate the mainline cable between the headblock and the first corner block to avoid injuring healthy marked residuals? A. Skidder Cc. RUb tree B. Wood D. Choker i | 5. What is the type of natural residual forest where the basal area is 5 square meter or more per hectare? A. Production for Cc. Protection forest B. Virgin forest D. Degraded forest 6. This requires all public forest to be developed and managed with the benefit of a duly Registered Professional Forester? A. P.D. 1559 Cc. P.D. 330 B. P.D. 705 D. B.D. 331 The supply of goods and services is always affected by... A. Price of goods c. Change in technology B. Price of inputs D. All of it @. This is an inventory method where there is an equal chance of selecting the possible combination of sampling unit from the given population. A. Cluster Sampling Cc. Stratified sampling B. Multi- stage Sampling D. Random Sampling 9. As prescribed by forest policies, this is a method of cutting trees systematically in the forest to build up and keep in order a forest business. A, Forest Conservation Cc. Forest Regulation B. Forest Management D. Forest Mensuration Continued on Page 2 TODS Ver |2.1.9FORESTERS Licensure Examination Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 01:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m. Page 2 FOREST PRODUCTION § MANAGEMENT SET A 10. What is the stampage value in pesos per cubic meter of a timber given a margin for profit and risk of 20% of the production gost of P2,500 per cubic meter? The timber was sold at P6,000 per cubic meter. A. P6,500.00 c. P2,500.00 | B. P3,000.00 D. P3,500.00 | 11. This an Executive Orde: that adopted CBFM as national strategy for sustainable developmen: of the country's forest land resources. A. E.O 263 C. E.0 236 | B. E.0 266 D. E.0 362 12, This is NOT considered an objective in Silvicultural Practice. A. Restocking of unpvoductive area B. Control species compositions C. Control of stand density D. Sustainability of land management 13. Which of the followinc does NOT affect the law of supply and demand in forestry business? A. Consumer income B. Change in Demand C. Presence of several products D. Price of good 14, AB has an IFMA, submi:ted an Operations plan and programmed 200 hectares for timber harvesting in the Production Natural Residual Forest with an average volume of 70 cu.m. Under E.0. 23, what is the allowable cut of AB the DENR can grant” A. None of it C. 9,800 cu.m. B. 16,000 cu.m. D. 14,000 cu-m. 15. Pursuant to DAO 2000-33/RA 7161, what is the computed forest charges per cubic meter for mangrove species? A. P95.00 c. P00.00 B. P10.00 D. P100.00 16. This is a chart which shows the rise and fall of streamflow during ane within a period of tine. A. Bydrometer c. Rain gauge chart B. Water table map D. Hydrograph 17. What is that activity that affects adversely the carrying capacity of the grazeland? A. Increased density of species B. Compaction of the soil C. Overgrazing D. Improved forage crops 18. What Republic Act is the new forestry profession law? A. R.A. 6239 C. R.A. 10690 B. R.A. 10912 D. R.A. 10960 19. What can you advise the owner of a forest plantation if after an assessment was made the total overhead cost, depreciation and margin for profit would exceed the estimated gross annval surplus? A, To start cutting the tree plantation B. TO negotiate for a bayer C. To put the tree plan-ation for sale D. Not to put the plantation for sale until economic condition is favorable Continued on Page 3 TODS Ver 2.1.9FORESTERS Licensure Examination Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 01:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m. Page 3 FOREST PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT SETA 20. Which of the following factors do NOT affects the implementation of multiple-use forestry? | A. Religious factors B. social factors C. Economic factors D. political/institutional factors 21. what is a forest stand with good genotypes which was established for | seed production purposes that supports forest nursery operations? A. Seed Orchard C. Seed Production Area B. Residual Stand D. Production forest 22. What is that amount derived from the total revenue after deducting the total cost? A. Net lost CoPALG Eat) B. Net gain D. Net profit 23. An increment is an increase in what? A. Biomass C. Diameter B. olume D. Height 24. Which of the following is not considered to be a basis in forest management? A. Social justice and equity B. Sustained yield C. Sustainable development D. Multiple use 25. what is the method of regulating allowable cut in a dipterocarp forest? A, Volume centrel method B. Dynacal method c. Area and volume control method D. Area centrel method 26. What is that price paid for the use of the capital? A. Inflation Cc. Interest B. Risk D. Surcharge 27. You were given a pair of aerial photos of a forest area, which do you consider. as NOT a measurable parameters to determine volume per unit area? A, Crown Density C. Tree Diameter B. Crown Diameter D, Tree Height . is 28. AB has an IFMA license covering an area of 1000 hectare which/fully planted. Later, AB applied an authority to cut 100 hectares and was given 25,000 cubic meters allowable cut. A volume of 2,500 cu.m. was manifested for sale to a wood processing plant. What is the amount of forest charges to be paid by AB to support his sale? A. P16,000.00 C. P160,000.00 B, None of it D. P1,500,000.00 29. This is a law which prohibits the issuance by a court of a priliminary injuction in cases involving concessions, license and other permits by public administrative officials or bodies for the exploitation of natural resources. A. P.D. 605 C. B.D. 705 B. P.D. 410 D. P.D. 1020 Continued on Page 4 TODS Ver! 2.1.9FORESTERS Licensure Examination Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 01:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m FOREST, JCTION & MANAGEMENT 30. In the determination of the volume of a tree, there are parameters to be considered. which of the following is not one of the parameters in volume computation A. Keight ©, Reduction factor B. Diameter D. Bark thickness | 31. This is a surface or underground stream which contribute its water, | either continuously or intermittently to another or larger stream. A, Subsurface flow €. Surface run-off B. Tributary D. Subsurface run-off 32. This is a sound forestry practice in a cutover dipterocap forest that have regenerated by ratural means for 5 years a longer period, A. enrichment planting B. selective timber harvesting C. timber stand improvement D. assisted natural regeneration 33. What is the minimum erea that can be applied and covered by an IFMA under DAO 99-53? A. 1,500 hectares C. 500 hectares B. 1,000 hectares D. 2,000 hectares 34. What is the period within which to recover an initial capital that is invested in a project? A. Payoff c. Payback B. Retrenchment D. Depletion 35. When a preferred species is introduced in an area where it is lacking is called : A. af fore: A B. reforestation C. assisted natucal regeneration D. enrichment planting 36. A forest manager wio is confronted with problems in the implementation of ferest managemeat principle has to consider basic guidelines in formulation solutions to the problem. Which of the following should not be considered by the forest manager? A. Forest Structure C. Forest Regulation B. Forest Valuation D. Forest Organization 37. What kind of aerial photograph is produce if the axis of a camera is) pointed on at an angle between the vertical and the horizontal? ‘A. Photo pair paotograph C. Oblique photograph B. Vertical phctograph D. Stereoscopic photograph | 38. What condition where pure competition is NOt performed? A. Few sellers and each can influence the prices B. Homogenous products C. Absence of artificial restraint D. Large number of buyers and sellers 39. The annual allowable cut for a particular second growth dipterocarp forest is determ: ned/computed using the formula: AAC = ACA x Volume x F, WHERE F means: A. Frequency of species C. Forest Type B. Degree of taper on trees D. Damange Reduction Factor Continued on Page 5 TQDS Ver 2.1.9FORESTERS Licensure Examination Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 01:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m. Page 5 FOREST PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT SETA 40. What method of harvesting where the mature trees and diseased or damaged trees are harvestéd? A. Salvage-logging Cc. Clear-cutting B. Selection cutting D. Girdling 41, In forest management, there are principles to be applied in the 42. 43. 44. 45. 46. a7. 48. 49. 50. establishment, development, maintenance and protection of the forest. Which of the following is ‘the mest important factor to be considered jin solving problems affecting forest development and conservation? A, Demand for forest products B. Long gestation period to grow trees C. Depletion of forest D. Dual nature of standing trees The equivalent of one (1) animal unit is oe A. 1000 kilograms C. 600 kilograms B. 455 kilograms D. 350 kilograms A wood user for the extraction and utilization of given forest product has to pay the government A. tax surcharge B. interest D. forest charge This is a law that intends to protect and promote the welfare of all animals. A. RA 8485,1998 C. RA 9147,2001 B. RA 9847,2009 D. RA 7160,1999 Determine the basal area of two (2) stumps, the diameter of which are measured to be 60cm and 65cm respectively? A. 28.27; 33.15 square meters B. 2.827; 3.318 square meters C. 0.2827; 0.3318 square meters D. 282.7; 331.8 square meters In timber harvesting, this is the entire area from which logs come to one head spar tree at the landing. A. Spur road C. Logging area B. Compartment D. Setting or set-up What silvicultural practice is being conducted when crop trees has past the sapling stage and are freed from the overtopping trees? A. Liberation cutting C. Salvage cutting B. Reproduction cutting D. Thinning operation What is the projected mean annual increment of a falcataria plantation if after 8 years, it yields 180 cubic meters per hectare? A. 1,80 cu.m. C. 22.50 cu.m. B, 2.25 cu.m. D. 18.00 cu.m Which of the following does NOT affect the supply of goods and services? A. Price of inputs C. Change in technology B. Price of goods D. Consumers income What is not one of the physical tests in determining viability of seeds? A. Excised embryos B. Placing the sample upon a red-hot iron plate C. Germination Test D. Floatation Test Continued on Page 6 TQDS ver |2.1.9FORESTERS Licensure Examination Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 01:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m. Page 6 FOREST PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT SETA 51. What type of natural residual forest where the basal area is 5 square 52. 53. 54. 55. 56. Sie 58. 59. 60. meter or more per hectare? A, Production natural residual forest B, Production forest area €. Degraded natural residual forest D. Protection forest area Which of the following do not determine the financial or economic value of forest land and forest resources? ‘A. Stumpage Value C. Forest Rent B. Soil expectation value D. Tourism value There are components that would affect forest stand growth. Which of the following is not considered as component of forest stand growth? A. Ingrowth c. Accretion B. Mortality and harvest D. Forest Density When there is an increment in the growth of a tree what part of the tree increases? A. Volume Cc. Height B. Biomass D. Diameter Company "A" has been allowed to develop the degraded residual forest into plantation following exemption under E.0. 23. They were given/cleared to produce 2000 cubic meter from the area. Given a 60-40 Sharing pursuant to AILTF Resolution No. 5, of which to the 60% goes| to Company "A" and 40% to the government, what is the forest charge to be paid by the company? A. P1,710,000.00 C. P1,140,000.00 B. P2,850,500.00 D. P2,850,000.00 Which species grows well in beach forest? A. Fagaceae sp. C. Podocarpaceae sp. B. Terminalia catappa sp. D. Myrtaceae sp. How many seedlings are required to be produced for a 50 hectare given the spacing of 4m x 4m and allowance for mortality of 20%? A. 37,500 seedlings C. 37,250 seedlings B. 31,500 seedlings D. 31,250 seedlings What is the most important factor to be strictly observed in order to have a successful plantation development? A. Proper timing of site preparation B. Proper timing of planting C. Proper timing of seed collection D. Proper timing of sowing One thousand cubic meter of Rhizophora spp. is offered for sale. Wh will issue the needed documents to support the sale if the transaction materializes? l ‘A. CENRO C. None of these | B. RTD for Forestry D. PENRO 7 What do you call the concept of harvesting timber with a purpose of bringing a balance between annual growth? | A. Sustained Yield C. Selection | B. Stampage Valuation D. Conservation | Continued on Page 7 TODS Ver 2.1.9FORESTERS Licensure Examination Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 01:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m. Page 7 FOREST PRODUCTION & MANAGIMENT SETA 61. What do you call that table that summarizes the number, basal area, volume of trees per nectare by given species and diameter class of gih forest area? A, Stand and Stack Table . Growth Table B, Yield Table D. Stock Table 62. Pursuant to DAO 2000-63 / RA 7161, what is the computed forest charges per cubic meter for mangrove species? A. PB 95.00 c. P 100.00 B. P 00.00 D. P 10.00 63. This is a system ir silviculture which involves the removal of the forest stand and wiich shall be followed by artificial regeneration. A. selection system C. shelterwood B. seed tree metiod D. clear- cutting 64. Which of the materials below is NOT practical to be used as gééich aroupa planted seedling? ‘A. Newspaper c. Sawdust B. Lumber D. Grass 65. Under a favorable condition, the potential capacity of seeds to germinate is known as A, germination cercentage B. purity of seeis C. seed viability D. seedling grow:h percentage 66. What law was passei by Congress that regulates the ownership, possession, sale, importation and use of chainsaw? A. RA 10690 c. RA 9175 B. RA 6239 D. RA 7161 67. In the development of forest tree plantation, appropriate spacing should be modified according to 5 A. all of these B. growth rate C. tendency to beanch D. ability to survive in the field 68. What kind of plants that shed their leaves annually? A. Perenials plents C. Deciduous plants B. Annuals plants D. Bienials plants 69. what is the spacing in meters if there are 16,666 seedling planted in an area of 10 hectares? A. 2m x 2m c. 2m x 3m B. 4m x 4m D. Im x Im 70. The financial or economic value of forest lands and timber resources lis NOT affected and measured by A. net present value Cc. total revenue B, soil expectation value D. stumpage value 71. This is a form of intermediate cuttering which involves the removal of trees to enhance the growth of the final crop. A. Weeding c. Pruning B. Thinning D. Cleaning Continued on Page 8 TODS ver 2.1.9FORESTERS Licensure Examination Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 01:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m. Page 8 FOREST PRODUCTION & MANAGEME SETA | 72. This is a silvicultural system where the young stand not past the sapling stage are freed from the competition of undesirable trees that tends to suppress them. A. release cutting ¢. cleaning B. selection cutting D. salvage cutting 73. To whom does the forest charges collected by the government out of timber cut from the natural forest accrue? A. Forest Management Bureau B. National Treasury C. DENR D. Bureau of Internal Revenue 74. Which of the following are considered the foundation of forest management? A, Forest Structure €. All of it B. Fores Oragnization D. Forest Valuation 75. Various species of game animal and birds found in the dipterocarp forest. A. Biodiversity Minor forest products B. Wildlife D. Lianas 76. In the absence of a timber utilization study in a given timber harvesting operation, what is the value of the reduction factor to compensate for logging inefficiency and internal defects. A. 0.73 Cc. 0.70 B. 0.65 D. 0.60 77. It refers to the movement of surface soil downhill at an imperceptible rate. A. Creep c. Earth flow B. Gully erosion D. Rill erosion 78. The constitution provides that "All lands of the public domain... forest or timber... and other natural resources are owned by the state." What part of the constitution provides this? A. Article XII, Sec. 1 C. Article XII, Sec. 9 B. Article XIII, Sec. 2 D. Article XII, Sec. 2 79, what provision was introduced in the CBFM instrument NOT found in any of the DENR policies and regulations? A, Transferability B. Loan-out C. Cancellation of Agreement D. Buy-out £0. What is the direct cause of watershed degradation? 61. A. Unregulated land conversion B. Overgrazing C. Deforestation and removal of natural vegetation D. Inappropriate forestry activities The worth of a forest resources can be determined through forest valuation. Which of the following do NOT affect forest valuation? A. Current annual increment B. Site quality C. Market value of the product D. Management strategy Continued on Page 9 TODS Ver [2.1.9FORESTERS Licensure Examination Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 0 82. 83. 84. 85. 86. 87. ag. 89. 90. 91. 0 pm. - 06:00 p.m. ION_& MANAGEMENT What part of the tree increases when there is increment in-the growth) of a tree? A. Height c. Diameter B. Volume D. Biomass What is the benefit cost ratio after 10 years given the following? Discounted cost - — P50,495.00 Discounted return - F98,723.00 A. 1.95 C. 19.5 B. 0.87 D. 0.53 What would be your recommended and allowable percentage of 10% to 20% if the profit and risk is known and identified? A. 158 ce 208 B. 108 D. 128 what type of watershed whose area ranges from 100-500 square kilometers and its boundaries include lands within one but NOT more than two provinces? I A, Small watershed area C. Large watershed area B. Medium watershed ares D. Micro watershed area What is the volume of a Red Lavan log, 12 meter log and having a small end diameter of 60 cm. and big end diameter of 80 cm? A. 4.861152 C, 4,618152 B. 4.681152 D. 4.85211 The economic value of forest lands and timber resources is NOT affected and measured by : A. soil expectation value Cc. stumpage value B. net present value D. total revenue This is one of the type of aerial photographs that resembles very closely a map and may be use with a minimum correction or adjustments. A. Sterioscopic photographs C. Oblique photographs B. Tricamera photographs D. Vertical photographs If ten (10) millimeters on a map is equivalent to a quarter of a kilometer on the ground, what is the scale of the map? A. 1:50,000 2500 B. 1:5000 +25, 000 This is a method of improving the forest stand which involves the cutting of timber and girdling/cutting of the weed, defective and badly shaped trees. A. Liberation c. Girdling B. Weeding D. Refining Company "A" has an approved allowable cut. For one month the company was able to manifest a total of 1,500 cu. meters of dipterocarp species. A verification conducted in the field disclosed that 500 cubic meters af which was cut in areas 999 meters above sea level with 49% slope. What is the total forest charges to be paid if the company is located in Mindanao? A. P1, 663,500.00 C. P1,912,500.00 B. P1,477,500.00 D. P1,500,000.00 | Continued on Page 10 TODS Ver (2.1.9FORESTERS Licensure Examination Thursday, September 5, 2019 - 01:00 p.m. - 06:00 p.m. Page 10 FOREST PRODUCTION & MANAGEMENT SET A 92. AB has a forest area offered to be harvested by stumpage. As a professional forester, how can you estimate the volume by stumpage. A. By the use of a Yield Equation B. By the use of a Log Rule C. By the use of a Yield Table D. By the use of Volume Equation 93. What Executive Order was issued that promote sustainable Forest Management in the Philippines indicating six (6) guiding principles? A. E.0.23 C. E.0.318 B. E.0.725 D. £0.26 94. During the developmental stage of a forest stand, what activity is appropriate to be conducted? A. Selective cutting C. Weeding operation B. Intermediate treatment D. Thinning operation vicultural 95. Which of the following laws precribes the management guidelines aimed to protect and improve the qualify of Philippine water resources? A. NIPAS Act B. Philippine Environment Code C. Water Crisis Act of 1995 D. Master Plan for Forestry Development 96. It refers to the delay of grazing until after the most important range plants have set seeds on it. ‘A. Rotation grazing B. Continuous grazing C. Referral grazing D. Referred rotation grazing 97. The treatment given to seedlings in the nursery by gradually exposing them to adverse conditions similar in the planting site is A. hardening-off C. heeling-in B. mud-puddling D. packing 98. A falcata plantation yeilds 160 cubic meter after 6 years. What is the annual increment produced? A. 25.67 cu.m. . 26.67 cu.m. B. 24.67 cu.m. D. 20.76 cu.m. 99. What kind of species that is NOT suited to be planted along established firelines that provides protection for tree plantation? A. Mahogany C. Benguet Pine B. Kakawate D. Ipil-ipil 100. What tree species can BEST be sown by broadcast method? A. Kaatoan bangkal Cc. Lumbang B. Ipil D. Narra eee END ee WARNING: Failure to submit your Test Questions (Complete) set will cause the cancellation of your Test-Results for the subject.