FRI Deemed University — M.Sc. admission · India · Forest Research Institute (Deemed to be) University, Dehradun
Original practice questions written to the published syllabus · not past papersIdentifying trees in the field by bark, leaf, flower, fruit, wood and habit, and knowing the range, ecology and uses of the commercially and ecologically important species of each forest region.
In the exams: ICAR AIEEA-PG Group 09 (dendrology, hardwoods, softwoods, multipurpose tree species); IFoS Forestry Paper I Section A (silviculture of named species); Korea Forestry Engineer written subject Silviculture; SAF and state forester field identification
How our questions for FRI Deemed University spread across the units of Dendrology & Tree Identification. Difficulty: 10 easy, 12 medium, 0 hard.
| Important conifers of temperate and boreal forests | 3 | |
| Native ranges, exotics and naturalised species | 3 | |
| Field characters: bark, blaze, leaf arrangement, stipules, exudates | 2 | |
| Dichotomous and multi-access keys | 2 | |
| Important tropical hardwoods: teak, sal, dipterocarps, mahoganies | 2 | |
| Important dry-zone and arid species: Acacia, Prosopis, Hardwickia, Anogeissus | 2 | |
| Eucalypts, poplars, casuarinas and other plantation genera | 2 | |
| Bamboos and rattans | 2 | |
| Phenology: leafing, flowering and fruiting calendars | 2 | |
| Winter and leafless-state identification | 2 |
Choose an answer, then open the working. Each explanation says why the right answer is right and why the others are not.
Interpetiolar stipules between opposite leaves are a field character of:
A. Rubiaceae
Adina, Haldina and Mitragyna show interpetiolar stipules.
Further reading: Harlow et al., Textbook of Dendrology (9th ed., 2001); Troup, The Silviculture of Indian Trees (1921); Luna, Plantation Trees (1996)
Each couplet of a dichotomous key contains:
C. Two mutually exclusive leads
A couplet has two contrasting statements.
Further reading: Harlow et al., Textbook of Dendrology (9th ed., 2001); Troup, The Silviculture of Indian Trees (1921); Luna, Plantation Trees (1996)
Chilgoza pine is recognised by:
B. Three needles, flaking mottled bark
Chilgoza: 3 needles, mottled flaking bark, edible seeds.
Further reading: Harlow et al., Textbook of Dendrology (9th ed., 2001); Troup, The Silviculture of Indian Trees (1921); Luna, Plantation Trees (1996)
Katha and cutch are prepared from the heartwood of:
A. Khair
Senegalia catechu (khair).
Further reading: Harlow et al., Textbook of Dendrology (9th ed., 2001); Troup, The Silviculture of Indian Trees (1921); Luna, Plantation Trees (1996)
The most useful identification character of bamboos is often the:
C. Culm sheath
Flowers are rarely available; culm sheaths are diagnostic.
Further reading: Harlow et al., Textbook of Dendrology (9th ed., 2001); Troup, The Silviculture of Indian Trees (1921); Luna, Plantation Trees (1996)
Dendrocalamus strictus is known as:
C. Male or solid bamboo
Thick-walled, nearly solid culms; common in dry deciduous forests.
Further reading: Harlow et al., Textbook of Dendrology (9th ed., 2001); Troup, The Silviculture of Indian Trees (1921); Luna, Plantation Trees (1996)
Phenology is the study of:
A. Timing of life events
Leafing, flowering, fruiting and dispersal timing.
Further reading: Harlow et al., Textbook of Dendrology (9th ed., 2001); Troup, The Silviculture of Indian Trees (1921); Luna, Plantation Trees (1996)
In temperate trees, spring leaf flush is triggered mainly by:
D. Warmth after chilling
Chilling then warmth releases buds.
Further reading: Harlow et al., Textbook of Dendrology (9th ed., 2001); Troup, The Silviculture of Indian Trees (1921); Luna, Plantation Trees (1996)
Chir pine is tapped for:
B. Resin
Resin tapping supplies rosin and turpentine.
Further reading: Harlow et al., Textbook of Dendrology (9th ed., 2001); Troup, The Silviculture of Indian Trees (1921); Luna, Plantation Trees (1996)
Eucalypts are native mainly to:
B. Australia
Planted widely elsewhere.
Further reading: Harlow et al., Textbook of Dendrology (9th ed., 2001); Troup, The Silviculture of Indian Trees (1921); Luna, Plantation Trees (1996)
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