Forestry MCQs | Forestry Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

Questions
1 Who among the following was leader of rebel foresters in Andhra Pradesh?
A Alluri Sita Ram Raju
B Kanu
C Birsa Munda
D Siddhu

Answer: Alluri Sita Ram Raju
2 Birsa Munda belonged to
A Chhotanagpur
B Konker
C Andhra Pradesh
D Maharashtra

Answer: Chhotanagpur
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3 Which of the following was not a method adopted by Saminists?
A Flogging the Dutch
B Refusing to perform labour
C Lying down on the land
D Refusing to pay taxes and fines

Answer: Flogging the Dutch
4 Which of the following is a new development in forestry?
A Keeping communities away from forests
B Scientific forestry
C Conservation of forests
D Collecting timber

Answer: Conservation of forests
5 The scorched earth followed by policy was
A Dutch in Java
B Japanese in Java
C French in Vietnam
D British in India

Answer: Dutch in Java
6 The ‘Scorched earth’ policy in Java was followed by the:
A Dutch
B French
C Japanese
D British

Answer: Dutch
7 Who among the following was the first Inspector General of Forests in India?
A John Dawson
B Nagurunderi
C Dietrich Brandis
D None of the above

Answer: Dietrich Brandis
8 According to Forest Act 1878 which of the following were called best forest?
A Reserved forest
B Village forest
C Protected forest
D None of these

Answer: Reserved forest
9 Where was the Imperial Forest Institute set up?
A Nagpur
B Bombay
C Dehradun
D Bangalore

Answer: Dehradun
10 The Gond forest community belongs to which of the following?
A Jammu and Kashmir
B Jharkhand
C Chattisgarh
D None of these

Answer: Chattisgarh
11 The railway network expanded rapidly in India from:
A 1890’s.
B 1870’s
C 1880’s
D 1860’s

Answer: 1860’s
12 Which one of the following is not a local name of shifting cultivation?
A Kumri
B Dhya
C Podu
D Rai

Answer: Kumri
13 Which one of the following is the local name of shifting cultivation in Central America?
A Milpa
B Podu
C Lading
D none of these

Answer: Milpa
14 When was the Indian Forest Service set up by Brandish?
A 1864
B 1866
C 1869
D None of these

Answer: 1864
15 When and where was Imperial Research Institute set up?
A Dehradun 1906
B Nagpur 1908
C Lahore 1906
D Peshawar 1916

Answer: Dehradun 1906
16 Which one of the following rivers flows across Bastar East to West?
A Indrawati
B Narmada
C Ganga
D Son

Answer: Indrawati
17 According to 1878 Act which of the following categories of forests in considered as the best on the basis of their utility?
A Community forests
B Village forests
C Protected forests
D Reserved forests

Answer: Reserved forests
18 Who among the following were a community of skilled wood cutters and shifting cultivators?
A Gonds
B Halbas
C Kalangs
D Dhuruvas

Answer: Kalangs
19 Who among the following led the forest revolt in Bastar?
A Gunda Dhur
B Kanu
C Siddhu
D Birsa Munda

Answer: Gunda Dhur
20 Java is famous for:
A Mining Industries
B Huge population
C Flood and famines
D Rice production

Answer: Rice production
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