PLANTATION MANAGEMENT- PAGE 1
Plantation Management MCQs- Page 1
1:-The ideal of a normal forest is a logical corollary to the principle of __________ in perpetuity.
A:-Sustained yield
B:-Progressive yield
C:-Intermittent yield
D:-None of these
Ans: A
2:-Olivea tectonae causes ___________ disease of teak.
A:-Leaf spot
B:-Leaf rust
C:-Browning
D:-Pink disease
Ans: B
3:-The rotation under which a species yields the maximum material of a specified size or suitability for economic conversion or for special use
A:-Commercial
B:-Physical
C:-Highest volume production
D:-Technical rotation
Ans: D
4:-Juvenile wood has been defined as secondary xylem produced by cambial regions that are influenced by activity in the
A:-Apical meristem
B:-Cotex
C:-Lateral meristem
D:-None of these
Ans: A
5:-Commonly used plant growth regulator in adventitious root induction of cuttings in forest nursery is
A:-Cytokinins
B:-Auxins
C:-ABA
D:-None
Ans: B
6:-According to ______________ seedling concept, there is no all-purpose seedling, each out-planting project require different types of plants.
A:-Uniform
B:-Target
C:-Modern
D:-All of these
Ans: B
7:-Annual flowering in bamboos is common in
A:-Bambusa bambos
B:-Vulgaris
C:-Melocanna baccifera
D:-None of these
Ans: D
8:-Name the insect vectors of sandal spike disease
A:-Nephotettix virescens
B:-Coelidin indica
C:-Moonia albimaculata
D:-All of these
Ans: D
9:-The species which play a vital role in controlling the relative abundance of other species
A:-Flagship
B:-Keystone
C:-Superior
D:-None of these
Ans: B
10:-Kadalundi-Vallikunnu Community Reserve was established in the year
A:-2001
B:-2005
C:-2007
D:-None of these
Ans: C
11:-____________ species is best suited for lateritic soil.
A:-Tectona grandis
B:-Lagerstromia laneolata
C:-Xylia xylocarpa
D:-None of these
Ans: C
12:-The memorandum of August 3, ____________ by Lord Dalhousie, is known as the 'Charter of the Indian Forests'.
A:-1845
B:-1842
C:-1724
D:-1855
Ans: D
13:-According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015, total carbon stock in the country's forest is estimated to be ____________ million tones.
A:-5000
B:-8000
C:-9000
D:-None of these
Ans: D
14:-Choose the one which is not a main defect of Agricultural marketing
A:-Lack of storage facility
B:-Lack of processing facility
C:-Lack of transportation
D:-Distress sale
Ans: B
15:-Major problem faced by the Indian plantation industry
A:-Declining productivity
B:-High cost of production
C:-Deterioration in quality
D:-All of these
Ans: D
16:-Micro nutrient that often causes deficiency disease in cocoa is
A:-Mg
B:-Ca
C:-Bo
D:-Zn
Ans: D
17:-The economic life span of a rubber tree is
A:-80-90 years
B:-40-45 years
C:-30-35 years
D:-50-60 years
Ans: C
18:-Select the asset that is not depreciable
A:-Vehicle
B:-Wells
C:-Machinery
D:-Land
Ans: D
19:-Commercial vegetative propagation method in cashew
A:-Air layering
B:-Top working
C:-Patch budding
D:-Soft wood grafting
Ans: D
20:-The notation used for tapping half spiral third daily in rubber
A:-`S_(1)` `d_(1)`
B:-`S_(2)` `d_(2)`
C:-`S_(1)` `d_(3)`
D:-`S_(2)` `d_(3)`
Ans: D
A:-Sustained yield
B:-Progressive yield
C:-Intermittent yield
D:-None of these
Ans: A
2:-Olivea tectonae causes ___________ disease of teak.
A:-Leaf spot
B:-Leaf rust
C:-Browning
D:-Pink disease
Ans: B
3:-The rotation under which a species yields the maximum material of a specified size or suitability for economic conversion or for special use
A:-Commercial
B:-Physical
C:-Highest volume production
D:-Technical rotation
Ans: D
4:-Juvenile wood has been defined as secondary xylem produced by cambial regions that are influenced by activity in the
A:-Apical meristem
B:-Cotex
C:-Lateral meristem
D:-None of these
Ans: A
5:-Commonly used plant growth regulator in adventitious root induction of cuttings in forest nursery is
A:-Cytokinins
B:-Auxins
C:-ABA
D:-None
Ans: B
6:-According to ______________ seedling concept, there is no all-purpose seedling, each out-planting project require different types of plants.
A:-Uniform
B:-Target
C:-Modern
D:-All of these
Ans: B
7:-Annual flowering in bamboos is common in
A:-Bambusa bambos
B:-Vulgaris
C:-Melocanna baccifera
D:-None of these
Ans: D
8:-Name the insect vectors of sandal spike disease
A:-Nephotettix virescens
B:-Coelidin indica
C:-Moonia albimaculata
D:-All of these
Ans: D
9:-The species which play a vital role in controlling the relative abundance of other species
A:-Flagship
B:-Keystone
C:-Superior
D:-None of these
Ans: B
10:-Kadalundi-Vallikunnu Community Reserve was established in the year
A:-2001
B:-2005
C:-2007
D:-None of these
Ans: C
11:-____________ species is best suited for lateritic soil.
A:-Tectona grandis
B:-Lagerstromia laneolata
C:-Xylia xylocarpa
D:-None of these
Ans: C
12:-The memorandum of August 3, ____________ by Lord Dalhousie, is known as the 'Charter of the Indian Forests'.
A:-1845
B:-1842
C:-1724
D:-1855
Ans: D
13:-According to the India State of Forest Report (ISFR) 2015, total carbon stock in the country's forest is estimated to be ____________ million tones.
A:-5000
B:-8000
C:-9000
D:-None of these
Ans: D
14:-Choose the one which is not a main defect of Agricultural marketing
A:-Lack of storage facility
B:-Lack of processing facility
C:-Lack of transportation
D:-Distress sale
Ans: B
15:-Major problem faced by the Indian plantation industry
A:-Declining productivity
B:-High cost of production
C:-Deterioration in quality
D:-All of these
Ans: D
16:-Micro nutrient that often causes deficiency disease in cocoa is
A:-Mg
B:-Ca
C:-Bo
D:-Zn
Ans: D
17:-The economic life span of a rubber tree is
A:-80-90 years
B:-40-45 years
C:-30-35 years
D:-50-60 years
Ans: C
18:-Select the asset that is not depreciable
A:-Vehicle
B:-Wells
C:-Machinery
D:-Land
Ans: D
19:-Commercial vegetative propagation method in cashew
A:-Air layering
B:-Top working
C:-Patch budding
D:-Soft wood grafting
Ans: D
20:-The notation used for tapping half spiral third daily in rubber
A:-`S_(1)` `d_(1)`
B:-`S_(2)` `d_(2)`
C:-`S_(1)` `d_(3)`
D:-`S_(2)` `d_(3)`
Ans: D
21:-Primary function of Legheamoglobin in the root nodule of Leguminous plant is
A:-Growth of nodule
B:-Supply of oxygen
C:-Dinitrogenase activity
D:-Expression of nif genes
Ans: B
22:-The only known gaseous hormone is
A:-Ethylene
B:-Abscissic acid
C:-Cytokinin
D:-Auxin
Ans: A
23:-The pigment responsible for photo morphogenesis is
A:-Chlorophyll
B:-Phytochrome
C:-Cryptochrome
D:-Phtotropin
Ans: B
24:-Nyctinasty occurs due to
A:-Movement of bulliform cell
B:-Change in pressure potential
C:-Differential growth rate
D:-None of these
Ans: B
25:-The pattern of inflorescence in the plant, Hamelia is
A:-Uniparous cyme
B:-Multiparous cyme
C:-Helicoid cyme
D:-Scorpiod cyme
Ans: C
26:-The peduncle of following racemose inflorescence is thick, fleshy and coloured
A:-Spike
B:-Umbel
C:-Corymb
D:-Spadix
Ans: D
27:-If filaments and anthers of all stamens of a flower fuse to form one bundle known as
A:-Synandrous
B:-Syngenesious
C:-Monadelphous
D:-Diadelphous
Ans: A
28:-The chemical which promotes protoplasmic fusion is
A:-Sodium hypochlorite
B:-Mercury
C:-Sodium alginate
D:-PEG
Ans: D
29:-Inbreeding promotes
A:-Heterozygosity
B:-Homozygosity
C:-Outbreeding
D:-None of these
Ans: B
30:-Exine of a pollen wall is composed of a material
A:-Cellulose
B:-Pectin
C:-Chitin
D:-Sporopollenin
Ans: D
31:-The following layer of an anther helping for dehiscence
A:-Exine
B:-Intine
C:-Middle layer
D:-Endothecium
Ans: D
32:-Cheiropterophily is a term used in pollination by the following agent
A:-Bird
B:-Snail
C:-Bat
D:-Sparrow
Ans: C
33:-What is Guano ?
A:-Chemical fertilizer
B:-Inorganic fertilizer
C:-Foliar spray
D:-Organic fertilizer
Ans: D
34:-The RNA world hypothesis proposes that
A:-RNA formed from protein
B:-RNA as catalyst
C:-RNA formed from protein
D:-RNA as a genetic material and a catalyst
Ans: D
35:-The number of daughter chromosomes in human cell (2n = 46) in anaphase II of meiosis is
A:-2
B:-23
C:-46
D:-92
Ans: C
36:-Which of the following is not a common defense against bacteria and fungi ?
A:-Lignin
B:-Mycorrhizae
C:-Waxy Covering
D:-Phytoalexins
Ans: B
37:-Salivary gland chromosomes were firstly observed by
A:-Beerman
B:-Bahr
C:-Balbiani
D:-Bateson
Ans: C
38:-Chromosomes bearing satellites are called
A:-Telomers
B:-Nucleolar Organiser
C:-Secondary construction
D:-SAT
Ans: D
39:-Fucoxanthin containing plastid is
A:-Chloroplast
B:-Pheoplast
C:-Rhodoplast
D:-Chromoplast
Ans: B
40:-During the period of water stress following hormone level increases
A:-ABA
B:-Cytokinin
C:-Auxin
D:-Ethylene
Ans: A
41:-Vertex digital hypsometer is used to measure _____________ of the trees.
A:-Height
B:-Diameter
C:-Volume
D:-All the above
Ans: A
42:-Realizing the importance of forests for the well-being of the nation, the Parliament, by the ____________ Amendment to the Constitution in 1976, brought forests and wildlife on the concurrent list in 7`th` schedule.
A:-45
B:-42
C:-24
D:-None of these
Ans: B
43:-A group of species which can be dried to a moisture content low enough to qualify as orthodox, but are sensitive to low temperatures typical for orthodox seeds has been termed as
A:-Semi-orthodox
B:-Sub recalcitrant
C:-Sub-orthodox
D:-Intermediate
Ans: D
44:-_____________ are the modified stems developed from double accessory buds in the axils of cotyledons.
A:-Lignotubers
B:-Tubers
C:-Stilt roots
D:-None of these
Ans: A
45:-Arbuscular mycorrhizae are especially effective at transferring carbon to soil in the form of
A:-Bilirubin
B:-Glucagon
C:-Glomalin
D:-None
Ans: C
46:-The Taungya System was introduced into India by ____________ in 1890.
A:-Cooks
B:-Brandis
C:-Watson
D:-None of these
Ans: B
47:-The direct or indirect effect of one plant upon another through the production of chemical inhibitors that are released in to the environment
A:-Allelopathy
B:-Competition
C:-Mutualism
D:-Protocorporation
Ans: A
48:-Who described that the tree stem should be considered as cantilever beam of uniform size against the bending force of the wind ?
A:-Metzgor
B:-Hygons
C:-Brandis
D:-Morgan
Ans: A
49:-_____________ is known as Hoppus' rule in Britain.
A:-Hubers formula
B:-Newton's formula
C:-Smalians
D:-None of these
Ans: D
50:-The mean volume of a tree or crop at the desired age is called
A:-CAI
B:-MAI
C:-PAI
D:-None of these
Ans: B
51:-The relationship between the growth rates of two organs of an individual.
A:-Correlation
B:-Regression
C:-Allometry
D:-None of these
Ans: C
52:-The peculiarity of forestry enterprise is that the income or annual increment of the forest is ____________ from the capital or the growing stock.
A:-Distinct
B:-Not distinct
C:-None of these
D:-Both
Ans: B
53:-Red Line Torpedo Barb is also known as
A:-Miss Kerala
B:-Pearl of Kerala
C:-Miss India
D:-None of these
Ans: A
54:-MAB programme was initiated by UNESCO in the year
A:-1972
B:-1971
C:-1976
D:-None of these
Ans: B
55:-Bud or balloon like protrusion of the parenchyma cell membranes into the vessel lumen is called
A:-Columns
B:-Tyloses
C:-Canals
D:-None of these
Ans: B
56:-Fire wood volume of billets can be calculated with the help of a Xylometer which is calculated by the principle of
A:-Water displacement
B:-Adhesion
C:-Cohesion
D:-All of these
Ans: A
57:-_____________ a sub-division of a felling series formed with the object of regulating cuttings in some special manner : planned separation of fellings in successive years.
A:-Block
B:-Coupe
C:-Felling area
D:-Cutting section
Ans: D
A:-Growth of nodule
B:-Supply of oxygen
C:-Dinitrogenase activity
D:-Expression of nif genes
Ans: B
22:-The only known gaseous hormone is
A:-Ethylene
B:-Abscissic acid
C:-Cytokinin
D:-Auxin
Ans: A
23:-The pigment responsible for photo morphogenesis is
A:-Chlorophyll
B:-Phytochrome
C:-Cryptochrome
D:-Phtotropin
Ans: B
24:-Nyctinasty occurs due to
A:-Movement of bulliform cell
B:-Change in pressure potential
C:-Differential growth rate
D:-None of these
Ans: B
25:-The pattern of inflorescence in the plant, Hamelia is
A:-Uniparous cyme
B:-Multiparous cyme
C:-Helicoid cyme
D:-Scorpiod cyme
Ans: C
26:-The peduncle of following racemose inflorescence is thick, fleshy and coloured
A:-Spike
B:-Umbel
C:-Corymb
D:-Spadix
Ans: D
27:-If filaments and anthers of all stamens of a flower fuse to form one bundle known as
A:-Synandrous
B:-Syngenesious
C:-Monadelphous
D:-Diadelphous
Ans: A
28:-The chemical which promotes protoplasmic fusion is
A:-Sodium hypochlorite
B:-Mercury
C:-Sodium alginate
D:-PEG
Ans: D
29:-Inbreeding promotes
A:-Heterozygosity
B:-Homozygosity
C:-Outbreeding
D:-None of these
Ans: B
30:-Exine of a pollen wall is composed of a material
A:-Cellulose
B:-Pectin
C:-Chitin
D:-Sporopollenin
Ans: D
31:-The following layer of an anther helping for dehiscence
A:-Exine
B:-Intine
C:-Middle layer
D:-Endothecium
Ans: D
32:-Cheiropterophily is a term used in pollination by the following agent
A:-Bird
B:-Snail
C:-Bat
D:-Sparrow
Ans: C
33:-What is Guano ?
A:-Chemical fertilizer
B:-Inorganic fertilizer
C:-Foliar spray
D:-Organic fertilizer
Ans: D
34:-The RNA world hypothesis proposes that
A:-RNA formed from protein
B:-RNA as catalyst
C:-RNA formed from protein
D:-RNA as a genetic material and a catalyst
Ans: D
35:-The number of daughter chromosomes in human cell (2n = 46) in anaphase II of meiosis is
A:-2
B:-23
C:-46
D:-92
Ans: C
36:-Which of the following is not a common defense against bacteria and fungi ?
A:-Lignin
B:-Mycorrhizae
C:-Waxy Covering
D:-Phytoalexins
Ans: B
37:-Salivary gland chromosomes were firstly observed by
A:-Beerman
B:-Bahr
C:-Balbiani
D:-Bateson
Ans: C
38:-Chromosomes bearing satellites are called
A:-Telomers
B:-Nucleolar Organiser
C:-Secondary construction
D:-SAT
Ans: D
39:-Fucoxanthin containing plastid is
A:-Chloroplast
B:-Pheoplast
C:-Rhodoplast
D:-Chromoplast
Ans: B
40:-During the period of water stress following hormone level increases
A:-ABA
B:-Cytokinin
C:-Auxin
D:-Ethylene
Ans: A
41:-Vertex digital hypsometer is used to measure _____________ of the trees.
A:-Height
B:-Diameter
C:-Volume
D:-All the above
Ans: A
42:-Realizing the importance of forests for the well-being of the nation, the Parliament, by the ____________ Amendment to the Constitution in 1976, brought forests and wildlife on the concurrent list in 7`th` schedule.
A:-45
B:-42
C:-24
D:-None of these
Ans: B
43:-A group of species which can be dried to a moisture content low enough to qualify as orthodox, but are sensitive to low temperatures typical for orthodox seeds has been termed as
A:-Semi-orthodox
B:-Sub recalcitrant
C:-Sub-orthodox
D:-Intermediate
Ans: D
44:-_____________ are the modified stems developed from double accessory buds in the axils of cotyledons.
A:-Lignotubers
B:-Tubers
C:-Stilt roots
D:-None of these
Ans: A
45:-Arbuscular mycorrhizae are especially effective at transferring carbon to soil in the form of
A:-Bilirubin
B:-Glucagon
C:-Glomalin
D:-None
Ans: C
46:-The Taungya System was introduced into India by ____________ in 1890.
A:-Cooks
B:-Brandis
C:-Watson
D:-None of these
Ans: B
47:-The direct or indirect effect of one plant upon another through the production of chemical inhibitors that are released in to the environment
A:-Allelopathy
B:-Competition
C:-Mutualism
D:-Protocorporation
Ans: A
48:-Who described that the tree stem should be considered as cantilever beam of uniform size against the bending force of the wind ?
A:-Metzgor
B:-Hygons
C:-Brandis
D:-Morgan
Ans: A
49:-_____________ is known as Hoppus' rule in Britain.
A:-Hubers formula
B:-Newton's formula
C:-Smalians
D:-None of these
Ans: D
50:-The mean volume of a tree or crop at the desired age is called
A:-CAI
B:-MAI
C:-PAI
D:-None of these
Ans: B
51:-The relationship between the growth rates of two organs of an individual.
A:-Correlation
B:-Regression
C:-Allometry
D:-None of these
Ans: C
52:-The peculiarity of forestry enterprise is that the income or annual increment of the forest is ____________ from the capital or the growing stock.
A:-Distinct
B:-Not distinct
C:-None of these
D:-Both
Ans: B
53:-Red Line Torpedo Barb is also known as
A:-Miss Kerala
B:-Pearl of Kerala
C:-Miss India
D:-None of these
Ans: A
54:-MAB programme was initiated by UNESCO in the year
A:-1972
B:-1971
C:-1976
D:-None of these
Ans: B
55:-Bud or balloon like protrusion of the parenchyma cell membranes into the vessel lumen is called
A:-Columns
B:-Tyloses
C:-Canals
D:-None of these
Ans: B
56:-Fire wood volume of billets can be calculated with the help of a Xylometer which is calculated by the principle of
A:-Water displacement
B:-Adhesion
C:-Cohesion
D:-All of these
Ans: A
57:-_____________ a sub-division of a felling series formed with the object of regulating cuttings in some special manner : planned separation of fellings in successive years.
A:-Block
B:-Coupe
C:-Felling area
D:-Cutting section
Ans: D