ICAR AICE-JRF/SRF Introduction to Forestry & the World's Forests: practice questions

1 · History of scientific forestry: German, French and British-Indian traditions · hard

In 1849, Martin Faustmann published a formula that is still the foundation of forest economics. It calculates:

1. Bare land value under perpetual rotations
2. The volume of a log from its length and its mid-point diameter
3. The annual allowable cut from growing stock and increment
4. The carbon stored in a stand from its basal area and height

2 · Extent, distribution and change of the world's forests (FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment) · medium

More than half of the world's forest area is found in five countries. Which group is correct?

1. Brazil, Indonesia, DR Congo, Peru, Australia
2. Russian Federation, Brazil, Canada, United States, China
3. Russian Federation, India, Brazil, Indonesia, Canada
4. Canada, Sweden, Finland, Brazil, United States

3 · Extent, distribution and change of the world's forests (FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment) · medium

According to FRA 2020, which region had the highest annual rate of net forest loss in 2010–2020?

1. Africa
2. South America
3. Asia
4. Europe

4 · Extent, distribution and change of the world's forests (FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment) · hard

Why should forest area figures from FRA 2010 and FRA 2020 not be mixed in one time series?

1. FRA 2010 used a 30% canopy threshold, which FRA 2020 later abandoned
2. FRA 2020 counts only forests inside legally established protected areas
3. Each edition recalculates the whole series back to 1990 using new data
4. FRA 2010 excluded all planted forests from its estimates of forest area

5 · Forests in national economies and rural and tribal livelihoods · medium

Which group typically carries most of the burden of fuelwood collection in rural households of developing regions?

1. Adult men only
2. Women and girls
3. Company employees
4. Forest officers

6 · Multiple-use, sustained yield and sustainable forest management · medium

In criteria-and-indicator frameworks, an 'indicator' is:

1. A broad element of SFM such as forest biodiversity
2. A legal standard that every certified forest must meet
3. A measurable variable used to track a criterion over time
4. A tree species whose presence indicates old-growth forest

7 · Branches of forestry and the forester's professional roles worldwide · medium

Planning the forest as a whole over time, setting objectives, regulating yield and preparing working plans is the domain of:

1. Forest management
2. Forest botany
3. Wood technology
4. Forest genetics

8 · Branches of forestry and the forester's professional roles worldwide · medium

Seasoning and preservation of timber belong to which branch of forestry?

1. Forest ecology
2. Forest policy and law
3. Watershed management
4. Wood science and technology

9 · International forest institutions: FAO, UNFF, IUFRO, ITTO · medium

Where is the headquarters of the International Tropical Timber Organization?

1. Yokohama
2. Rome
3. Vienna
4. Nairobi

10 · International forest institutions: FAO, UNFF, IUFRO, ITTO · hard

Why is international forest governance described as fragmented?

1. No single binding forest treaty exists; many bodies share the field
2. Every country is bound by one forest treaty, but enforcement differs
3. FAO has legal authority to set harvest limits in member countries
4. Only ITTO has a mandate over forests, and only in tropical regions