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 papersProducts other than timber: gums, resins, tannins, fibres, oils, edible products, bamboo and rattan, and medicinal and aromatic plants, with their sustainable harvest, processing and trade.
In the exams: ICAR AICE-JRF 59 Unit 7 (non-wood forest products); ICAR AIEEA-PG Group 09 (major and minor forest products including medicinal and aromatic plants); IFoS Forestry Paper II Section B
How our questions for FRI Deemed University spread across the units of Non-Timber Forest Products, Bamboo & Medicinal Plants. Difficulty: 13 easy, 12 medium, 0 hard.
| Medicinal plants: collection, cultivation and conservation | 4 | |
| Regional products: lac, shea, chicle, rubber-tapping extractives and leaf products | 3 | |
| NTFP classification and importance to livelihoods | 2 | |
| Gums and resins: tapping and processing | 2 | |
| Tannins and dyes | 2 | |
| Fibres and flosses | 2 | |
| Essential oils and aromatic plants | 2 | |
| Bamboo and canes: resources, processing and uses | 2 | |
| Edible products: fruits, nuts, mushrooms, honey | 2 | |
| Sustainable harvest limits and certification of NTFPs | 2 | |
| NTFP marketing, cooperatives and value chains | 2 |
Choose an answer, then open the working. Each explanation says why the right answer is right and why the others are not.
In Indian law, 'minor forest produce' refers to:
A. Non-timber forest produce of plant origin
The Forest Rights Act, 2006 defines MFP as non-timber produce of plant origin, including bamboo, cane, honey, lac and tendu leaves.
Further reading: FAO Non-Wood Forest Products series; CSIR, The Wealth of India; Peters, Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber Plant Resources (1994)
Gum arabic comes mainly from:
D. Senegalia senegal of the Sahel
Gum arabic comes mainly from Acacia (Senegalia) senegal in the Sahel belt of Africa. Sterculia urens gives karaya, chir pine gives resin and sal gives dammar.
Further reading: FAO Non-Wood Forest Products series; CSIR, The Wealth of India; Peters, Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber Plant Resources (1994)
Lemongrass oil is rich in:
D. Citral
Lemongrass oil is rich in citral, which gives its lemon odour. Cineole is typical of eucalyptus oil, menthol of mints and santalol of sandalwood.
Further reading: FAO Non-Wood Forest Products series; CSIR, The Wealth of India; Peters, Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber Plant Resources (1994)
A common bamboo preservative is:
B. Borax and boric acid
Boron compounds are widely used; leaching in water only removes starch.
Further reading: FAO Non-Wood Forest Products series; CSIR, The Wealth of India; Peters, Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber Plant Resources (1994)
Mahua flowers come from:
A. Madhuca longifolia
Mahua flowers come from Madhuca longifolia. Buchanania lanzan gives chironji, Shorea robusta gives sal seed, and Pongamia gives karanja seed.
Further reading: FAO Non-Wood Forest Products series; CSIR, The Wealth of India; Peters, Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber Plant Resources (1994)
Kusmi lac is cultivated mainly on:
D. Kusum (Schleichera oleosa)
Kusmi lac is cultivated mainly on kusum (Schleichera oleosa); rangeeni lac mainly on palas and ber. Teak and eucalypts are not the main lac hosts.
Further reading: FAO Non-Wood Forest Products series; CSIR, The Wealth of India; Peters, Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber Plant Resources (1994)
Which is a typical NTFP harvest rule?
B. Leave seed trees and fruit
Leaving seed trees and part of the fruit crop protects regeneration and wildlife. Harvesting every plant yearly, uprooting plants for leaves or harvesting during flowering all undermine regeneration.
Further reading: FAO Non-Wood Forest Products series; CSIR, The Wealth of India; Peters, Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber Plant Resources (1994)
TRIFED was set up in:
D. 1987
The Tribal Cooperative Marketing Development Federation of India was established in 1987.
Further reading: FAO Non-Wood Forest Products series; CSIR, The Wealth of India; Peters, Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber Plant Resources (1994)
Why do collectors often get a small share of the final NTFP price?
A. They sell raw, ungraded produce in small lots
Collectors sell raw, ungraded produce in small lots and lack storage, credit and market information, so they receive a small share. They do not process into finished goods, control export markets or own industries.
Further reading: FAO Non-Wood Forest Products series; CSIR, The Wealth of India; Peters, Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber Plant Resources (1994)
Laisha's Ayurveda dravya pages mainly describe medicinal plants':
B. Classical properties and uses
This manual covers forestry aspects; dravya pages cover classical properties.
Further reading: FAO Non-Wood Forest Products series; CSIR, The Wealth of India; Peters, Sustainable Harvest of Non-timber Plant Resources (1994)
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