This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Forests – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Forests Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which forest trees have thorns on it? A) Tidal forest. B) Coniferous forest. C) Evergreen forest. D) Scrub forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Scrub forest. 2. We need to conserve our forests and wildlife: A) To preserve the ecological diversity. B) To preserve the genetic diversity. C) For maintenance of aquatic biodiversity. D) So that we are able to over-extract plant and animal species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) So that we are able to over-extract plant and animal species. 3. What is the goal of ecosystem-based forest management? A) To gather data for areas managed in different ways, and develop a customized plan based on the results. B) To harvest resources while minimizing effects on the rest of the ecosystem. C) To harvest maximum resources without compromising future harvests. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To harvest resources while minimizing effects on the rest of the ecosystem. 4. What is a carbon sink? A) Something that removes carbon from the earth's crust. B) Something that adds carbon to the earth's crust. C) Something that adds to the atmosphere. D) Something that removes carbon from the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Something that removes carbon from the atmosphere. 5. Crocodile belongs to which of the following categories of fauna? A) Extinct category. B) Endemic Category. C) Rare Category. D) Endangered Category. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Endangered Category. 6. The species which are in danger of extinction are called: A) Endangered Species. B) Extinct Species. C) Vulnerable Species. D) Rare Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Endangered Species. 7. Unclassed forests are mainly found in: A) All north-eastern states and parts of Gujarat. B) Kerala and Tamil Nadu. C) Punjab and Haryana. D) West Bengal and Bihar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) All north-eastern states and parts of Gujarat. 8. Which method of harvesting trees leads to the most erosion? A) Clear cutting. B) Shelterwood. C) Selection System. D) Seed-Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Clear cutting. 9. What type of forest disease is characterized by being present in large quantities, spread by tiny spores, and using an intermediate host? A) Bacteria. B) Fungus. C) Prion. D) Virus. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fungus. 10. The Indian Wildlife Protection Act was implemented in: A) 1971. B) 1982. C) 1972. D) 2010. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1972. 11. India has forest area about ..... of the total geographical area of the country. A) 33.0%. B) 24.0%. C) 26.3%. D) 23.6%. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 23.6%. 12. What is the minimum number of acres for a piece of land to be classified as a forest according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service? A) 10 acres. B) 100 acres. C) 1 acre. D) 5 acres. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 1 acre. 13. The species whose population has declined to a level from where it is likely to move into the endangered category in the near future if the negative factors continue to operate are called: A) Vulnerable Species. B) Extinct Species. C) Endemic Species. D) Normal Species. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Vulnerable Species. 14. Deforestation is caused by A) Schools. B) Agriculture activities. C) Banks. D) Snakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agriculture activities. 15. . How many Wildlife Conservation Zones are there in India? A) 17. B) 18. C) 13. D) 11. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 18. 16. What is "the chances of flooding, for example, in areas where trees are cleared? " A) Water quality. B) Flood. C) Risk of flooding. D) Logging. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Risk of flooding. 17. Some tree plantations resemble a natural forest thata.b.c.d. A) Has been adaptively managed. B) Contains uneven-aged stands. C) Has never been harvested. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Contains uneven-aged stands. 18. The species which are not found after searches of known or likely areas where they may occur. A) Normal species. B) Rare species. C) Endangered species. D) Extinct species. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Extinct species. 19. Which method of harvesting trees, leaves a few trees to provide shade for the new seedlings A) Selection System. B) Shelterwood. C) Clear cutting. D) Seed-Tree. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Shelterwood. 20. Thorn forest are also known as A) Rajasthan forest. B) Desert forest. C) Indira Gandhi forest. D) Babul and keekar forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Desert forest. 21. Forestry is both an art and a ..... A) Science. B) Degree. C) Management. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Science. 22. The three approaches to resouce management are maximum sustainable yield, ecosystem-based management and A) Forestry managememt. B) Natural resources based management. C) Sustainability management. D) Adaptive management. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Adaptive management. 23. India has nearly ..... percent of total number of species in the world. A) 8. B) 2. C) 10. D) 5. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 8. 24. Which forest region runs from the coast of Virginia to eastern Texas and holds the potential for meeting the future of pulpwood needs of the US? A) Bottomland Hardwoods forest. B) Central Broad-leaved forest. C) Tropical forest. D) Southern forest. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Southern forest. 25. What is "the loss of the variety of plants and animals" ? A) Tropical rainforest. B) Ecosystem. C) Loss of biodiversity. D) Sediment. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loss of biodiversity. 26. Sundari trees are the main trees of these forests. A) Tropical evergreen forests. B) Mountain forests. C) Tropical deciduous forests. D) Mangrove forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Mangrove forests. 27. What are wildlife sanctuaries? A) Animal husbandry. B) Wildlife Sanctuary. C) Making zoos. D) Controlling animal poaching. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wildlife Sanctuary. 28. Which of the following is a harmful effect of beaver dams? A) Water does not reach plants or animals downstream who depend on it for survival. B) Beavers get stuck behind the dam. C) There are no harmful effects. D) Beaver dams create lakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water does not reach plants or animals downstream who depend on it for survival. 29. Which of these stages of forest succession comes first? A) Climax communities. B) Pioneer species. C) Seral communitties. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Pioneer species. 30. Which one of the following is not responsible for the decline in India's biodiversity? A) Mining activities. B) Hunting and poaching. C) Forest fire. D) Afforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afforestation. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesPaper 1 QuizzesUgc Net QuizzesForests Quiz 1Forests Quiz 2Forests Quiz 3Forests Quiz 4Forests Quiz 5Forests Quiz 6Forests Quiz 7Forests Quiz 9 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books