APSC Forest Ranger Exam 2019
Forestry optional Question Paper PART 2 (Q51-Q100)
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51. Bornadi Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam is located in the district of
(A) Darrang
(B) Baksa
(C) Udalguri
(D) Sonitpur
52. Which one of the following is a Biosphere Reserve?
(A) Kaziranga
(B) Nameri
(C) Dehing Patkai
(D) Dibru-Saikhowa
53. Which one of the following primates
(A) Nilgiri Langur
(B) Bonnet Macaque
(C) Phayre’s Leaf Monkey
(D) Slender Loris
54. Which of the following is a Ramsar site?
(A) Deepor Beel
(B) Joysagar
(C) Maguri Beel
(D) Chand Dubi
55. Which one of the following monkeys, reportedly was unknown to science, has been discovered in North-East Region of India?
(A) Stump-tailed macaque
(B) Assamese macaque
(C) Arunachal macaque
(D) Pig-tailed macaque
56. The instrument used for measuring the height of a tree is
(A) Anemometer
(B) Clinometer
(C) Phoropter
(D) Hygrometer
57. The name Carolus Linnaeus’ is associated with
(A) binomial nomenclature of plants and animals
(B) theory of heredity
(C) silvicultural systems
(D) plantation technique
58. The type of germination of seeds that takes place before detachment from the parent plant, is called as
(A) epigeal germination
(B) hypogeal germination
(C) viviparous germination
(D) pseudogermination
59. The process of change in the structure of various species of an ecological community over a period of time is called as
(A) evolutionary ecology
(B) ecological succession
(C) ecosystem diversity
(D) ecologically sustainable development
60. The Rain Forest Research Institute is located at
(A) Shillong
(B) Dehradun
(C) Kolkata
(D) Jorhat
61. The only vulture breeding centre in Assam is located at
(A) Amsoi
(B) Rani
(C) Kaziranga
(D) Guwahati
62. The International Day of Forests is observed every year on
(A) 1st January
(B) 21st March
(C) 5th June
(D) 22nd May
63. The worldwide movement ‘Earth Hour’ is organized by
(A) IUCN
(B) WWF
(C) WII
(D) UNESCO
64. What is the main activity during ‘Earth Hour’ Celebrations?
(A) Plantation
(B) Cleaning of surrounding areas
(C) Turning off of electrical lights from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m.
(D) None of the above
65. In the year 2008, the population of Gangetic dolphins was estimated to be
(A) 200
(B) 214
(C) 315
(D) 248
66. The cause of decline in vulture population has been traced out as excessive use of which of the following medicines for treatment of cattle?
(A) Ibuprofen
(B) Piroxicam
(C) Diclofenac
(D) None of the above
67. The theme of World Environment. Day-2018 was
(A) Beat plastic pollution
(B) Resource efficiency and sustainable consumption and production
(C) Connecting people to Nature -in the city and on land, from poles to equator
(D) Think, Eat, Save
68. As per the Forest Survey of India, an aren is classified as Moderately Dense Forest, when the canopy density is found to be
(A) 50-70%
(B) 40-60%
(C) 40-50%
(D) 40-70%
69. The Rhino population in Assam is estimated by
(A) sample count method
(B) total direct count method
(C) dung count method
(D) camera trapping method
70. Which one of the following is an exotic species?
(A) Michelia champaca
(B) Dalbergia sisso
(C) Dipterocarpus macrocarpus TER
(D) Tectona grandis
71. Gangetic Dolphin’ is a
(A) fish
(B) mammal
(C) Both (A) and (B)
(D) None of the above
72. Manas is
(A) a National Park and Tiger Reserve only
(B) Wildlife Sanctuary Biosphere Reserve only
(C) World Natural Heritage Site
(D) All of the above
73. The Academy Training of IFS Officers is named after
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) Rajiv Gandhi
(D) Atal Bihari Vajpayee
74. The Headquarters of Forest Survey of India is in
(A) Delhi
(B) Kolkata
(C) Mumbai
(D) Dehradun
75. The timber from Shorea robusta is primarily used for
(A) construction purposes
(B) furniture
(C) plywood and veneers
(D) None of the above
76. Poplars are very good species for
(A) making pulpwood
(B) furnitures
(C) cricket bats
(DJ None of the above
77. Quarter Girth Formula is used for
(A) measuring height of a tree
(B) measuring area of a plantation
(C) measuring volume of log
(D) None of the above
78. The idea of celebrating Mahotsava every year was mooted by
(A) Jawaharlal Nehru
(B) Indira Gandhi
(C) K. M. Munshi
(D) None of them
79. In the Constitution of India, Forest and Forestry appear in
(A) State List
(B) Central List
(C) Concurrent List
(D) None of the above
80. In Forestry, thinning means
(A) felling of trees
(B) planting of seedlings
(C) removal of weeds
(D) removal of weak poles for giving enough space for remaining poles of better quality
81. Which one of the following is a winter flowering species?
(A) Shorea robusta
(B) Acacia catechu
(C) Gmelina arborea
(D) None of the above
82. The plant which blooms at night is
(A) Nyctanthes arbor-tristis
(B) Butea monosperma
(C) Tectona grandis
(D) Mangifera indica
83. The standard Breast Height (BH) for measuring diameter of trees in
(A) 1.42 m
(B) 1.52 m
(C) 1.37 m
(D) 1.6 m
84. Which of the following pairs does not match?
(A) Citrus maxima- Rutaceae
(B) Hibiscus rosa-sinensis – Verbenaceae
(C) Gmelina arborea – Verbenaceae
(D) Tectona grandis – Verbenaceae
85. Which one of the following is evergreen species?
(A) Bombax ceiba
(B) Acacia cutechu
(C) Michelia champaca
(D) Terminalia bellirica
86. The Earth Summit at Rio de Janeiro was held in
(A) 1989
(B) 1990
(C) 1991
(D) 1992
87. Ex-situ conservation means
(A) conservation of wild species in laboratories
(B) conservation of wild species in greenhouses
(C) conservation of wild species outside its natural habitats
(D) None of the above
88. Agar oil is extracted from
(A) Rauvolfia serpentina
(B) Litsea cubeba
(C) Taxus baccata
(D) Aquilaria agallocha
89. The age of a tree of some species can be estimated by
(A) counting its branches
(B) measuring height of the tree
(C) counting rings in the stem
(D) None of the above
90. What would be the length of boundary fencing for a rectangular plantation plot of 200 meters long and 150 meters wide?
(A) 350 m
(B) 400 m
(C) 600 m
(D) 700 m
91. The area of a plot of rectangular shape, 200 m long and 150 m wide would be
(A) 2 ha
(B) 3 ha
(C) 4 ha
(D) None of the above
92. Lac is produced from the secretion from
A) stem of the tree
(B) bark of the tree
(C) an insect which is parasite on tree
(D) None of the above
93. Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary is located in the district of
(A) Kokrajhar
(B) Bongaigaon
(C) Dhubri
(D) None of the above
94. Orang Tiger Reserve is spread across
(A) Udalguri
(B) Darrang
(C) Sonitpur
(D) Darrang and Sonitpur
95. Which of the following is a Schedule I Species listed in the Wildlife (Protection) Act?
(A) Sambar
(B) Golden Langur
(C) Porcupine
(D) Hyaena
96. The Regional Office of the MoEF&CC for North-East Region is located at
(A) Guwahati
(B) Shillong
(C) Itanagar
(D) Kohima
97. The only ape found in Assam is
(A) Assamese Macaque
(B) Slow Loris
(C) Malayan Sun Bear
(D) Hoolock Gibbon
98. “The State shall endeavour to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wildlife of the country’ refers to which one of the following Articles of the Constitution?
(A) Article 51
(B) Article 49B
(C) Article 48A
(D) Article 50A
99. Dietrich Brandis was
(A) first Governor of Assam
(B) first Inspector General of Forests of Assam
(C) first Inspector General of Forests of India
(D) None of the above
100. A very large ecosystem on land having distinct type of vegetation and wildlife is called
(A) ecology
(B) biome
(C) biodiversity
(D) biosphere reserve
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