FRI Deemed University — M.Sc. admission

India · Forest Research Institute (Deemed to be) University, Dehradun · pg · unverified source

293practice questions written to this syllabus
17subjects

Format

Unverified. FRI DU has admitted to its M.Sc. Forestry, Wood Science & Technology, Environment Management and Cellulose & Paper Technology programmes through its own entrance test; the current mode must be checked.

Sections

Over the years

Unverified. A major forestry postgraduate route in India alongside ICAR universities.

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Subjects this exam draws on

Forest Botany & Plant Systematics20 questionsDendrology & Tree Identification22 questionsBiometry, Statistics & Computing for Forestry1 questionsForest Ecology & Ecosystem Processes22 questionsForest Types, Phytogeography & World Biomes20 questionsForest Genetics & Tree Improvement26 questionsForest Tree Seed Technology15 questionsVegetative Propagation & Forest Biotechnology7 questionsForest Nursery & Plantation Establishment16 questionsSilvicultural Systems16 questionsStand Tending, Thinning & Pruning14 questionsSilviculture of Important Tree Species22 questionsPlantation Forestry & Short-Rotation Crops12 questionsForest Inventory & Sampling Design19 questionsForest GIS, GNSS & LiDAR Analytics15 questionsNon-Timber Forest Products, Bamboo & Medicinal Plants25 questionsForestry Research Methods & Experimental Design21 questions

Five practice questions, worked

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

1. Which lateral meristem produces wood and inner bark?

  1. Cork cambium
  2. Vascular cambium
  3. Apical meristem
  4. Intercalary meristem
Answer and working

B. Vascular cambium

The vascular cambium adds secondary xylem inward and phloem outward. The cork cambium forms periderm; apical meristems give length; intercalary meristems add length at internode bases.

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

2. Crocodile-skin bark, deeply cracked into small plates, is characteristic of:

  1. Terminalia arjuna (arjun)
  2. Sterculia urens (kullu)
  3. Boswellia serrata (salai)
  4. Terminalia elliptica
Answer and working

D. Terminalia elliptica

Saja has crocodile bark; arjun smooth pale bark; Sterculia white papery bark; Boswellia papery peeling bark.

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

3. Three trees have diameters 20, 30 and 40 cm. What is their quadratic mean diameter?

  1. 30.0 cm
  2. 29.2 cm
  3. 31.1 cm
  4. 33.3 cm
Answer and working

C. 31.1 cm

Dq = √((400 + 900 + 1600)/3) = √966.7 = 31.1 cm. 30.0 is the arithmetic mean; Dq always equals or exceeds it.

Biometry, Statistics & Computing for Forestry · Descriptive statistics, frequency distributions and diameter distributions

4. Who introduced the term 'ecosystem', in 1935?

  1. F. E. Clements
  2. R. L. Lindeman
  3. E. P. Odum
  4. A. G. Tansley
Answer and working

D. A. G. Tansley

Tansley coined 'ecosystem' in 1935. Clements is known for monoclimax theory, Lindeman for trophic dynamics (1942), Odum for ecosystem textbooks.

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

5. Which conifer genera dominate the boreal forest?

  1. Spruce, fir, pine and larch
  2. Teak, sal, rosewood and ebony
  3. Eucalyptus, acacia and casuarina
  4. Mangrove, palm and bamboo
Answer and working

A. Spruce, fir, pine and larch

Boreal forests are dominated by Picea, Abies, Pinus and Larix, with birch and aspen.

Forest Types, Phytogeography & World Biomes · World biomes: boreal, temperate, Mediterranean, tropical moist and dry forests

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