Kindly solve the objectives of forestry 2006, 2007, 2008 and 2009 papers....I shall be very thankful.



Regards,

Engr. Shoaib Awan

FEDERAL PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
COMPETITIVE EXAMINATION FOR RECRUITMENT TO POSTS
IN BPS – 17 UNDER THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, 2009.

FORESTRY

TIME ALLOWED: (PART-I) 30 MINUTES, MAXIMUM MARKS: 20
(PART-II) 2 HOURS & 30 MINUTES MAXIMUM MARKS: 80

NOTE: (i) First attempt PART-I (MCQ) on separate Answer Sheet which shall be taken back after 30 minutes.
(ii) Overwriting/cutting of the options/answers will not be given credit.

PART – I (MCQ)
COMPULSORY
Q.1. Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the Answer Sheet. (20)

(i) The study of individual and its relationship to the environment is called:
(a) autecology
(b) synecology
(c) ecosystem
(d) None of these

(ii) A forest ecosystem development process, starting from establishment of pioneer species uptil its
climax stage is called:
(a) restoration
(b) fragmentation
(c) succession
(d) None of these

(iii) The inhibition of germination, growth or metabolism of one plant by another through the production of toxic chemical compounds that escape into the environment is called:
(a) mycotrophy
(b) allelopathy
(c) symbiosis
(d) None of these

(iv) Settling down of water in the form of dew, rain, hails or snow is called:
(a) precipitation (b) rainfall
(c) both of these (d) None of these

(v) Hypoxia is the condition in soil where plants experience:
(a) water logging
(b) oxygen deficiency
(c) high concentration of salts
(d) All of these
(e) None of these

(vi) Lopping of trees for animal fodder purpose is called:
(a) grazing
(b) browsing
(c) tethering
(d) coral feeding
(e) None of these

(vii) Pyric factor is important affecting forest growth, it means:
(a) temperature
(b) radiation
(c) nutrients
(d) None of these

(viii) The direction towards which a compass needle points is called:
(a) the true direction of North Pole from the observer
(b) magnetic north
(c) prismatic compass
(d) None of these

(ix) Nutritious stage of plant growth for fodder and forage purpose is:
(a) at early growth stage
(b) seeds are ripened
(c) at first bloom
(d) None of these

(x) One animal unit is a cow having weight of:
(a) 450 kg
(b) 900 kg
(c) 1000 kg
(d) None of these

(xi) The undecomposed plant material present on forest soil surface is called:
(a) mulch
(b) litter
(c) compost
(d) None of these

(xii) Essential oil is a product from some tree leaves, it is called so due to:
(a) its market value
(b) essence
(c) necessarily presence in leaves
(d) None of these

(xiii) Pheromones are synthetic chemicals used:
(a) to enhance cross pollination in vegetation
(b) to attract insect to kill them
(c) to regulate growth
(d) None of these

(xiv) The loss of water through stomata of leaves is called:
(a) evaporation
(b) throughfall
(c) transpiration
(d) stomatal conductance
(e) None of these

(xv) The downward movement of water within the soil profile is called:
(a) infiltration
(b) leaching
(c) percolation
(d) None of these

(xvi) To catch rainfall, hold runoff in a natural stream, divert into adjoining fields downstream and use for the production of forage, is called:
(a) water harvesting
(b) water spreading
(c) erosion control
(d) None of these

(xvii) To leave the range unit ungrazed until after seed maturity so that the better forage plants can build vigor, set seed and thus improve the stand. This system of grazing is called:
(a) nomadic grazing system
(b) rotational grazing system
(c) deferred grazing system
(d) All of these
(e) None of these

(xviii) A long period of time without effective rainfall is known as:
(a) aridity
(b) drought
(c) famine
(d) None of these

(xix) Logging and saw milling corporation is present in:
(a) AJK
(b) Baluchistan
(c) N.W.F.P.
(d) All provinces
(e) None of these

(xx) The animal considered very dangerous in forests and watershed region is:
(a) goat
(b) buffalo
(c) camel
(d) cow
(e) None of these




Answers:

1-A
2-D
3-B
4-A
5-B
6-B
7-D
8-B
9---
10-A
11-B
12-B
13-A
14-C
15-C
16-B
17-C
18-B
19-A
20----

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Sorry for belated reply, i have been/am busy and was unable to answer the query. I have tried to answer as maximum as possible to my short memory as i had taken since times ago. please dont mind for the mistakes ....


2004

COMPULSORY QUESTION
8. Write only the correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the questions.

(1) Marco Polo sheep was discovered by:
(a) WWF
(b) G. Mountfort
(c) T. J. Robert
(d) IUCN
(e) None of these (as name depicts, this sheep was discovered by marco polo)

(e)

(2) Protected Forest is the one where in

(a) No right is admitted
(b) One half rights are admitted
(c) One third rights are admitted
(d) All rights are admitted except those which are prohibited
(e) None of these

(d)

(3) Yield Table is the one which shows:

(a) Age clauses, Number of trees, Diameter and Basal Area (perhaps)
(b) Small wood volume, Large wood volume and A
(c) CAI, MAI and B
(d) A, B and C
(e) None of these

(a)

(4) Breast height is universally accepted to measure girth, diameter and Basal area at:
(a) 4 feet
(b) 3.5 feet
(c) 4.5 feet
(d) 5.5 feet
(e) None of these

(c)

(5) A Chir forest being managed under Uniform system with 100 years rotation has a regeneration period of:

(a) 10 years
(b) 20 years
(c) 25 years
(d)30 years
(e) None of these

(b)

(6) Timber is a wood other than firewood with over bank diameter at thin end as:
(a) 6 inches
(b) 8 inches
(c) 10 inches
(d) 12 inches
(e) None of these

(a)

(7) Stacked wood volume is a volume of wood staked in a place measuring:
(a) 30x4x4 feet
(b) 40x5x5 feet
(c) 50x8x8 feet
(d) 20x5x5 feet
(e) None of these

(8) Small wood is a wood ranging between diameters of:

(a) 2 to 4 inches (perhaps )
(b) 2 to 6 inches
(c) 2 to 8 inches
(d) 3 to 9 inches
(e) None of these

(a)

(9) Punjab Forestry Research Institute is located in:
(a) Bahawalpur
(b) Lahore
(c) Faisalabad
(d) Rawalpindi
(e) None of these

(c)

(10) Eucalyptus is a highly suitable species for:
(a) Sandy areas
(b) Agriculture lands
(c) Saline and Water logged areas
(d) Cold desert
(e) None of these

(c)

(11) Hybrid Poplar is a highly desired species grown by the farmers of:
(a) Sialkot in Punjab
(b) Kashmor in SIndh
(c) Charsada in NWFP (perhaps)
(d) None of these

(c)

(12) In the Forest Policy of 1955, one of the major recommendations to increase area under forests in new colonies was to reserve:
(a) 5% of land and water
(b) 10% of land and water
(c) 15% of land and water
(d) 3% of land and water
(e) None of these

(13) Office of the Inspector General of Forests is located in the Ministry of:
(a) Food and Agriculture
(b) Local Govt. and Rural Development
(c) Environment
(d) Commerce and Trade
(e) None of these

(c)

(14) Changa Manga Irrigated Plantation was established in:
(a) 1825
(b) 1866
(c) 1877
(d) 1790
(e) None of these

(b)

(15) Kirthar National Park is basically established to:
(a) Explore oil and gas
(b) Stabilize sand dunes
(c) Protect Sindh Ibex
(d) Quarry precious stones
(e) None of these

(c)

(16) Jupiter (Juniper) Forests are also known as “Living Fossils” due to their extremely slow growth and longevity. These are specifically located in:
(a) Northern Areas of Pakistan
(b) Baluchistan
(c) Coastal belts of Sindh
(d) Rawala Kot in AJK
(e) None of these

(b)

(17) According to the Forestry Statistics of Pakistan, the country is facing wood shortage of:
(a) 18 million cu m
(b) 15 million cu m
(c) 12 million cu m
(d) 10 million cu m
(e) None of these

(18) Main species of Himalayan
(a) Acacia modest and Olea ferruginea
(b) Pinus gerardiana and Pinus roxburghii (perhaps b or c)
(c) Pinus wallichiana and Abies pindrow
(d) Pinus helepesis and Populus ciliata
(e) None of these
(b) or (c)

(19) Pakistan Journal of Forestry is published by:
(a) Faisalabad Agriculture University
(b) NWFP Agriculture University
(c) Punjab Forestry School, Ghoga Gali
(d) Miani Forest Research Station, Hyderabad
(e) None of these (perhaps published by Pakistan Forest Institute)

(e)

(20) Cotta’s Formula is simple and famous among forestry students. Which one of the followings stand for this formula:

(a) Volume=4x Volume/R
(b) Volume=4x Volume/Increment
(c) Volume= Increment x R/2
(d) Volume=Increment
(e) None of these


2005

8. Write only the correct answer in the answer book, do not reproduce the question

1). Natural habitat of black buck is
a) kirthkar range
b) makran coastal belt
c) cholistan desert
d) none of these

(c)

2). Dhaman (cenchrus ciliaris ) under grazing pressure is

a) decreaser
b) increaser
c) invader
d) non of these

(a)
3). Medicago species is classified as

a) grass species
b) forb species
c) tree species
d) non of these

(b)

4). Dumpy level furnishes
a) horizontal line of sight
b) vertical line of sight
c) curvilinear line of sight (perhaps)
d) non of these

(c)

5). Resumed lands are the lands surrenders by big landlords under the land reforms act of

a) 1955
b) 1960
c) 1965
d) none of these

6). Private owners can offer their lands to the forest department for afforestation under the Pakistan forest act 1927 vide its section no.

a) 19
b) 38 (forest Act 1927 can be accessed at http://www.bforest.gov.bd/Forest%20Act%201927.pdf)
c) 57
d) non of these

(b)

7). Guzara forests were set aside to meet bonafide domestic needs of local communities at the time of first settlement of land ownership in

a) 1872 b) 1890
c) 1936 d) non of these

8). Cock chafer grubs are the major pests which attack plants at

a) seedling stage
b) sapling stage
c) tree stage
d) non of these

(b) perhaps

9). Forest development corporation is located in

a) mirpur, aj&k
b) Islamabad
c) lahore
d) non of these (perhaps it is at Peshawar)

(d)

10). Stand table consists of columns showing
a) diameter, number of trees and height (it also shows mortality rate of trees and growth index)
b) diameter and number of trees
c) number of trees only
d) non of these

(a)

11). Basal area is determined by measuring diameter

a) near the top of the tree
b) middle of the tree
c) base of the tree
d) non of these (basal area is the crosssectional area in square feet of the tree trunk at breast height)

(c) or (d)

12). Arid zone research institute is located in
a) bahawalpur
b) mirpurkhas
c) jacobabad
d) non of these

(a)

13). Climax species of subtropical broad leaved evergreen forests are

a) shisham and mulberry
b) paper mulberry and eucalyptus
c) oak and snatha (perhaps)
d) non of these

(c)

14). Ayubia national park is located in
a) Rawalpindi
b) haripur
c) chora gali
d) non of these

(a)

15). Rain water harvesting is a technique applied in areas having rainfall
a) 300 mm
b) 400 mm
c) 600 mm
d) non of these (it is used in less rainfall areas e.g. < 200-250 mm)

(d)

16). Water spreading is a technique applied to collect rainfall water into

a) dams and reservoirs
b) streams and rivers
c) wells and pools
d) all of the above

(d)

17). Deosai national park is located in

a) ajk
b) nwfp
c) balochistan
d) non of these

(a)

18). Alkaloid ephedrine is extracted from ephedra plant which is naturally distributed and managed by the forest department in the province of
a) snidh
b) nwfp
c) balochistan
d) non of these

(c)

19). Engineer’s chain used in chain survey has a length of
a) 100 ft perhaps
b) 150 ft
c) 200 ft
d) non of these

(a)

20). Formula of glorious simplicity is represented by
a) annual yield = growing stock/r b) annual yield =v/2r x L
c) annual yield = 4 v/L x R d) non of these


2006

Q8- (A) Write down the correct answers to the followings:

1. Volume of a tree log based on breast height diameter is ________ volume of same log based on mid point diameter.

• Less than
• Equal to perhaps (perhaps this is right)
• More than


2. Quarter girth volume of a log _____ true volume of the same log.

• Less than
• Equal to
• More than


3. basal area per hector of two neighboring similar forests can be easily and reliability compared by ________

• EC meter
• Abneys level
• Relascope
• Prismatic compass
• None of these


4. Most deficient natural resource in our rangelands is_________

• Soil fertility
• Inferior forage species
• Rainfall (perhaps this is the right answer)
• None of these


5. Which type of vegetation yields maximum flow of clean water into our rivers ____?


• Multistory forest
• Single storey forest
• Gras cover (perhaps this is the right answer)
• Farm crops
• None of these


(B) Complete the following technical names correctly fro the list provided in the end:

6. Morus ______ alba

7. Tamarix _____ aphylla

8. Salmalia _____ malabarica

9. Populus ______ dettoides

10. Antilope ______ cervicapra


(nitolica, spicergera, malabarica, modesta, cuminii, orientaliis, aphylla, gazalla, cervicapra, dettoides, alba, camadulensis)


(C) Indicate the statements as true or False:

11. As a matter of birth truth, range areas of Pakistan cannot develop no matter what to do. FALSE

12. If we can only assure attractive market for our farm grown small logs, agro forestry will make phenomenal progress beyond all expectations. TRUE

13. Forestry education is not a child’s play and should not be allowed to become cheap thing in every one’s hands. It is something serious, sacred and vital. For best results it should be restricted to a few deserving intellectuals and managed federal institutions. FALSE

14. Porcupine is a notorious diurnal herbivorous rodent causing serious damage to young trees. FALSE (porcupine –sehh- is a nocturnal animal)

15. River Neelum is a major tributary of River Jehlum. TRUE


(D) Fill in the blanks:

16. Hog deer is found along ___________ and in marshy areas. (grassland-Indus riverian forests)

17. ________ is he main species of game mammals of Pothowar tract. (Perhaps barking dear)

18. Wood is predominantly made of cellulose and _______. (lignin)

19. Which large carnivorous wildlife species was recently captured by staff of Margalla national Park? ___________ (leopard)

20. Lal Suhanra national park is internationally known for game ____________ mammal. (black buck)




2007

COMPULSORY QUESTION

8. Write only correct answer in the Answer Book. Do not reproduce the question.

(1) National animal is designated by the technical name of:
(a) Capra falconeri (markhor)
(b) Antelop carvicapra (black buck)
(c) Panther tigris (tiger)
(d) None of these

(a)

(2) Gum Arabic is obtained from:
(a) Acacia modesta
(b) Acacia catechu
(c) Acacia nilotica
(d) None of these (Acacia senegal and Acacia seyal)

(d)


(3) World Wide Fund for Nature-Pakistan is located in:
(a) Peshawar
(b) Karachi
(c) Lahore (head office is at Lahore)
(d) None of these

(c)


(4) In 1973, Pakistan signed the following Convention dealing with threatened species of wild flora and fauna:
(a) CMS
(b) CCC
(c) CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered species)
(d) None of these

(c)

(5) One of the most important minor forest produce is “Lac” which is obtained from the secretion of:
(a) Trees
(b) Animals
(c) Insects
(d) None of these

(c)

(6) International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources-Pakistan is located in:
(a) Islamabad
(b) Lahore
(c) Karachi
(d) None of these

(c)

(7) Pakistan Environmental Protection Act was promulgated in:
(a) 1990
(b) 1995
(c) 1997
(d) None of these

(c)


(8) Periodic Annual Increment of Trees is the average increment of:

(a) 3 years perhaps
(b) 5 years
(c) 8 years
(d) None of these

(a)


(9) Von Mantel formula is designated by:
(a) Ya=V/P
(b) Ya= V=½/P
(c) Ya=Va/R
(d) None of these

(10) Machiara National Park is located in:
(a) NWFP
(b) AJK
(c) Balochistan
(d) None of these

(b)

(11) One of the major parts on Dalbergia sissoo is:

(a) Euproctis lunata
(b) Tonica niviferana
(c) Plecoptera reflexa
(d) None of these

(12) Seedling is a stage of tree development when it reaches a height of:
(a) One feet
(b) Two feet
(c) Three feet
(d) None of these

(d)


(13) Distribution of Acacia nilotica in southern parts of Pakistan is restricted mainly due to:
(a) Low rainfall
(b) High temperature
(c) Frost
(d) None of these


(a)


(14) Upward Movement in organic compounds in plants occur through:
(a) Phloem
(b) Cortex
(c) Xylem
(d) None of these

(a) Or (c)


(15) In irrigated plantations, the area between a cross road and a khal is termed as:
(a) Compartment road
(b) Compartment area
(c) Center
(d) None of these

(16) Commercial “Resin” is obtained from:
(a) Pinus wallichiana
(b) Pinus radiata
(c) Pinus roxburghii
(d) None of these

(c)


(17) Pole is a stage of tree development characterized by rate of increase in height:
(a) Begins to fall
(b) Begins to rise
(c) Remains static
(d) None of these

(18) In many trees of temperate climate, Mycorrhiza is present in:
(a) Cones
(b) Needles
(c) Roots
(d) None of these

(c)

(19) Volume of an irregular wood can be measured by:

(a) Pedometer
(b) Xylometer
(c) Odometer
(d) None of these

(b) perhaps

(20) Subtropical broadleaved hill forests are characterized by species:
(a) Populus ciliate and Aesculus
(b) Proopis cineraria and Dalbergia sissoo
(c) Acacia modesta and Olea feruginea
(d) None of these

Perhaps (c)

2009

PART – I (MCQ)
COMPULSORY
Q.1. Select the best option/answer and fill in the appropriate box on the Answer Sheet. (20)

(i) The study of individual and its relationship to the environment is called:
(a) autecology
(b) synecology
(c) ecosystem
(d) None of these

(a)

(ii) A forest ecosystem development process, starting from establishment of pioneer species uptil its
climax stage is called:
(a) restoration
(b) fragmentation
(c) succession
(d) None of these

(c)

(iii) The inhibition of germination, growth or metabolism of one plant by another through the production of toxic chemical compounds that escape into the environment is called:
(a) mycotrophy
(b) allelopathy
(c) symbiosis
(d) None of these

(b)

(iv) Settling down of water in the form of dew, rain, hails or snow is called:
(a) precipitation
(b) rainfall
(c) both of these
(d) None of these

(a)

(v) Hypoxia is the condition in soil where plants experience:
(a) water logging
(b) oxygen deficiency
(c) high concentration of salts
(d) All of these
(e) None of these

(d)

(vi) Lopping of trees for animal fodder purpose is called:
(a) grazing
(b) browsing
(c) tethering
(d) coral feeding
(e) None of these

(b)

(vii) Pyric factor is important affecting forest growth, it means:
(a) temperature
(b) radiation
(c) nutrients
(d) None of these (forest fire)

(d)

(viii) The direction towards which a compass needle points is called:
(a) the true direction of North Pole from the observer
(b) magnetic north
(c) prismatic compass
(d) None of these

(b)

(ix) Nutritious stage of plant growth for fodder and forage purpose is:
(a) at early growth stage
(b) seeds are ripened
(c) at first bloom
(d) None of these

(d)

(x) One animal unit is a cow having weight of:
(a) 450 kg
(b) 900 kg
(c) 1000 kg
(d) None of these

(a)

(xi) The undecomposed plant material present on forest soil surface is called:
(a) mulch
(b) litter
(c) compost
(d) None of these

(a)

(xii) Essential oil is a product from some tree leaves, it is called so due to:
(a) its market value
(b) essence
(c) necessarily presence in leaves
(d) None of these

(b) Or (d)

(xiii) Pheromones are synthetic chemicals used:
(a) to enhance cross pollination in vegetation
(b) to attract insect to kill them
(c) to regulate growth
(d) None of these

(b)

(xiv) The loss of water through stomata of leaves is called:
(a) evaporation
(b) throughfall
(c) transpiration
(d) stomatal conductance
(e) None of these

(d)

(xv) The downward movement of water within the soil profile is called:
(a) infiltration
(b) leaching
(c) percolation
(d) None of these

(c)

(xvi) To catch rainfall, hold runoff in a natural stream, divert into adjoining fields downstream and use for the production of forage, is called:

(a) water harvesting
(b) water spreading
(c) erosion control
(d) None of these

(b)

(xvii) To leave the range unit ungrazed until after seed maturity so that the better forage plants can build vigor, set seed and thus improve the stand. This system of grazing is called:
(a) nomadic grazing system
(b) rotational grazing system
(c) deferred grazing system
(d) All of these
(e) None of these

(c)

(xviii) A long period of time without effective rainfall is known as:
(a) aridity
(b) drought
(c) famine
(d) None of these

(b)

(xix) Logging and saw milling corporation is present in:
(a) AJK
(b) Baluchistan
(c) N.W.F.P.
(d) All provinces
(e) None of these

(d)

(xx) The animal considered very dangerous in forests and watershed region is:
(a) goat (also sheep)
(b) buffalo
(c) camel
(d) cow
(e) None of these

(a)

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When apples are four and we r five. Then my mother says " I don't like Apples " Salam to all mothers.

1. Volume of a tree log based on breast height diameter is ________ volume of same log based on mid point diameter.

• Less than
• Equal to
• More than

2. Quarter girth volume of a log _____ true volume of the same log.

• Less than
• Equal to
• More than
3. basal area per hector of two neighboring similar forests can be easily and reliability compared by ________

• EC meter
• Abneys level
• Relascope
• Prismatic compass
• None of these
(8) Periodic Annual Increment of Trees is the average increment of:

(a) 3 years perhaps
(b) 5 years
(c) 8 years
(d) None of these

(9) Von Mantel formula is designated by:
(a) Ya=V/P
(b) Ya= V=½/P
(c) Ya=Va/R
(d) None of these

(15) In irrigated plantations, the area between a cross road and a khal is termed as:
(a) Compartment road
(b) Compartment area
(c) Center
(d) None of these


(17) Pole is a stage of tree development characterized by rate of increase in height:
(a) Begins to fall
(b) Begins to rise
(c) Remains static
(d) None of these

(19) Volume of an irregular wood can be measured by:

(a) Pedometer
(b) Xylometer
(c) Odometer
(d) None of these

(xi) The undecomposed plant material present on forest soil surface is called:
(a) mulch
(b) litter
(c) compost
(d) None of these

(xii) Essential oil is a product from some tree leaves, it is called so due to:
(a) its market value
(b) essence
(c) necessarily presence in leaves
(d) None of these

(xiii) Pheromones are synthetic chemicals used:
(a) to enhance cross pollination in vegetation
(b) to attract insect to kill them
(c) to regulate growth
(d) None of these

(xiv) The loss of water through stomata of leaves is called:
(a) evaporation
(b) throughfall
(c) transpiration
(d) stomatal conductance
(e) None of these

(xix) Logging and saw milling corporation is present in:
(a) AJK
(b) Baluchistan
(c) N.W.F.P.
(d) All provinces
(e) None of these