BCS (Forest) cadre

Bangladesh · Bangladesh Public Service Commission · civil-service · unverified source

279practice questions written to this syllabus
30subjects

Format

Preliminary 200-mark MCQ (2 hours); written 900 marks for technical cadres including a 200-mark post-related paper; viva 100 (structure as verified for the Livestock cadre in Laisha's Veterinary track).

Sections

Over the years

Unverified for forestry: the forestry post-related syllabus was not opened. Forest cadre officers enter as Assistant Conservators of Forests.

Official source: https://bpsc.gov.bd/

Subjects this exam draws on

Introduction to Forestry & the World's Forests1 questionsForest Botany & Plant Systematics10 questionsDendrology & Tree Identification10 questionsForest Surveying & Mapping3 questionsForest Ecology & Ecosystem Processes9 questionsForest Types, Phytogeography & World Biomes10 questionsForest Genetics & Tree Improvement10 questionsForest Tree Seed Technology10 questionsForest Hydrology & Watershed Management10 questionsPrinciples of Silviculture9 questionsForest Nursery & Plantation Establishment10 questionsSilvicultural Systems6 questionsStand Tending, Thinning & Pruning7 questionsSilviculture of Important Tree Species12 questionsPlantation Forestry & Short-Rotation Crops12 questionsForest Mensuration4 questionsForest Inventory & Sampling Design3 questionsForest Entomology & Integrated Pest Management11 questionsForest Pathology & Wood Decay10 questionsForest Fire Science & Management12 questionsWood Anatomy & Wood Properties11 questionsWood Seasoning, Preservation & Protection12 questionsForest Operations, Harvesting & Forest Engineering12 questionsWood Products & Forest-Based Industries11 questionsNon-Timber Forest Products, Bamboo & Medicinal Plants11 questionsForest Management & Yield Regulation13 questionsWorking Plans & Forest Management Planning10 questionsForest Economics & Valuation9 questionsForest Policy, Law & Governance8 questionsForest Administration, Protection Enforcement & Office Practice13 questions

Five practice questions, worked

Original questions written to this exam's published syllabus and pattern. Not past papers.

1. Coastal mangrove forests mainly provide which protective service to nearby settlements?

  1. Raising groundwater levels by pumping seawater inland
  2. Providing high-value sawlogs for construction
  3. Increasing salinity of coastal agricultural soils
  4. Reducing wave energy and storm surge and trapping sediment
Answer and working

D. Reducing wave energy and storm surge and trapping sediment

Mangrove root systems attenuate waves and surges and stabilise shorelines; they also supply fish nurseries and wood.

Introduction to Forestry & the World's Forests · Productive, protective and ameliorative roles of forests

2. The layer that cements adjacent plant cells together is the:

  1. Secondary wall
  2. Plasma membrane
  3. Tonoplast
  4. Middle lamella
Answer and working

D. Middle lamella

The pectin-rich middle lamella joins cells.

Forest Botany & Plant Systematics · Plant cell, tissues and secondary growth

3. Translucent pellucid dots seen when a leaf is held against light indicate:

  1. Insect damage on the leaf
  2. Fungal spots on the leaf
  3. Stomata of conifers
  4. Oil glands
Answer and working

D. Oil glands

Oil glands mark Myrtaceae and Rutaceae.

Dendrology & Tree Identification · Field characters: bark, blaze, leaf arrangement, stipules, exudates

4. Plane tabling is least suitable for mapping:

  1. An open nursery site
  2. Dense forest
  3. A small plantation block
  4. A grassland clearing
Answer and working

B. Dense forest

Sight lines are needed for rays; dense forest favours compass, tape and GNSS methods.

Forest Surveying & Mapping · Plane-table survey

5. Compared with open land, the microclimate under a closed forest canopy is usually:

  1. Hotter, drier and windier
  2. Identical in every respect
  3. Brighter, with more direct sunlight
  4. Cooler, more humid and less windy
Answer and working

D. Cooler, more humid and less windy

The canopy intercepts radiation and wind and retains humidity, creating a cooler, moister, calmer understorey.

Forest Ecology & Ecosystem Processes · Ecosystem concepts: biotic and abiotic components

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