India · State forest departments and subordinate services selection boards · civil-service · unverified source
Unverified; varies by state. Objective written test, physical efficiency test (walking) and medical standards.
Unverified. Frontline forest posts; listed so that diploma and B.Sc. Forestry students see the whole ladder of forest-service entry points.
Official source: https://moef.gov.in/
Original questions written to this exam's published syllabus and pattern. Not past papers.
1. Cork (phellem) is produced by:
A. The phellogen
The phellogen forms phellem outward and phelloderm inward.
Forest Botany & Plant Systematics · Plant cell, tissues and secondary growth
2. A shallow cut into the bark to see inner bark colour, smell and exudate is called a:
B. Blaze
A blaze exposes inner bark and outer sapwood for identification; girdles and frills kill trees; notches are for planting or felling.
Dendrology & Tree Identification · Field characters: bark, blaze, leaf arrangement, stipules, exudates
3. How long is Gunter's chain?
C. 66 ft (20.1168 m)
Gunter's chain is 66 ft with 100 links; 10 square chains = 1 acre. The 100 ft chain is the engineer's chain.
Forest Surveying & Mapping · Chain and tape survey
4. Which of these is an abiotic component of a forest ecosystem?
D. Soil texture and depth
Soil physical properties are abiotic. Fungi, termites and ferns are living (biotic) components.
Forest Ecology & Ecosystem Processes · Ecosystem concepts: biotic and abiotic components
5. A classification based on the life form, height, leaf type and leaf habit of vegetation is:
D. Physiognomic
Physiognomy is structure and appearance; floristic uses species composition.
Forest Types, Phytogeography & World Biomes · Forest classification systems: physiognomic, floristic, ecological
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