Range Forest Officer recruitment (state exams)

India · State Public Service Commissions and state forest departments (e.g. MPPSC, UKPSC, UPPSC) · civil-service · unverified source

909practice questions written to this syllabus
42subjects

Format

Unverified; varies by state. Usually objective and/or descriptive papers in general studies and forestry or science, with physical tests and an interview in some states.

Sections

Over the years

Unverified. RFOs train at state and central forest colleges after selection. A B.Sc. Forestry is accepted in all states seen in standard sources; several also accept science or engineering graduates.

Official source: https://www.mppsc.mp.gov.in/

Subjects this exam draws on

Introduction to Forestry & the World's Forests3 questionsForest Botany & Plant Systematics14 questionsDendrology & Tree Identification15 questionsForest Soils & Soil Conservation4 questionsForest Meteorology & Climatology4 questionsForest Surveying & Mapping24 questionsForest Ecology & Ecosystem Processes21 questionsForest Types, Phytogeography & World Biomes22 questionsConservation Biology & Forest Genetic Resources8 questionsForest Genetics & Tree Improvement10 questionsForest Tree Seed Technology19 questionsVegetative Propagation & Forest Biotechnology8 questionsForest Hydrology & Watershed Management32 questionsPrinciples of Silviculture43 questionsForest Nursery & Plantation Establishment25 questionsSilvicultural Systems22 questionsStand Tending, Thinning & Pruning16 questionsSilviculture of Important Tree Species11 questionsPlantation Forestry & Short-Rotation Crops12 questionsForest Restoration & Afforestation of Difficult Sites30 questionsForest Mensuration49 questionsForest Inventory & Sampling Design17 questionsRemote Sensing & Photogrammetry for Forestry25 questionsForest Entomology & Integrated Pest Management33 questionsForest Pathology & Wood Decay37 questionsForest Fire Science & Management37 questionsWildlife Biology & Ecology17 questionsWildlife Management & Protected Areas13 questionsRangeland & Grazing Management19 questionsWood Anatomy & Wood Properties32 questionsWood Seasoning, Preservation & Protection34 questionsForest Operations, Harvesting & Forest Engineering28 questionsWood Products & Forest-Based Industries28 questionsNon-Timber Forest Products, Bamboo & Medicinal Plants15 questionsForest Management & Yield Regulation31 questionsWorking Plans & Forest Management Planning35 questionsForest Policy, Law & Governance38 questionsCommunity & Social Forestry, Joint Forest Management & Forest Peoples11 questionsAgroforestry Systems & Design19 questionsAgroforestry Management, Interactions & Economics14 questionsForestry Extension & Communication19 questionsForest Administration, Protection Enforcement & Office Practice15 questions

Five practice questions, worked

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

1. Shelterbelts that reduce wind speed and soil erosion on farmland illustrate which classical role of forests?

  1. Productive
  2. Protective
  3. Recreational
  4. Commercial
Answer and working

B. Protective

Protection of soil, crops and settlements is the protective role; production of wood and non-wood goods is productive.

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

2. Cork (phellem) is produced by:

  1. The phellogen
  2. The vascular cambium
  3. The apical meristem
  4. The pith
Answer and working

A. The phellogen

The phellogen forms phellem outward and phelloderm inward.

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

3. A shallow cut into the bark to see inner bark colour, smell and exudate is called a:

  1. Girdle
  2. Blaze
  3. Frill
  4. Notch
Answer and working

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

4. Which is a function of the forest floor?

  1. Raising soil bulk density for root anchorage
  2. Protecting mineral soil from raindrop impact
  3. Preventing all infiltration of rainfall
  4. Supplying exchangeable sodium to the soil
Answer and working

B. Protecting mineral soil from raindrop impact

Litter absorbs raindrop energy and slows overland flow, increasing infiltration and reducing erosion.

Forest Soils & Soil Conservation · Forest floor: litter, humus forms (mor, moder, mull)

5. Why are frost pockets found in valleys and hollows?

  1. Valleys receive less sunlight at midday than slopes
  2. Dense cold air drains downslope and pools there
  3. Soil in hollows is always frozen beneath the surface
  4. Warm air sinks into valleys and is replaced by cold air
Answer and working

B. Dense cold air drains downslope and pools there

Cold, dense air flows downhill on calm nights and collects in low ground, producing much lower minima.

Forest Meteorology & Climatology · Temperature, frost and heat regimes

Practise it, and prove it

These notes are free to read here, with no account.

What the Laisha app adds:

Free for ten days, then a subscription. We would rather write that here than have you find it later.

Open Laisha →