Institute of Forestry B.Sc. Forestry entrance · Nepal · Tribhuvan University, Institute of Forestry
Original practice questions written to the published syllabus · not past papersWhat forestry is, how the profession grew from timber management to multiple-use and sustainable forest management, the extent and change of the world's forests, and the roles of forests in economies and livelihoods.
In the exams: ICAR AIEEA-PG Group 09 Unit I and forest-importance topics; ICAR AICE-JRF 59 Unit 1 (extent and role of forests); background to every forest service exam
How our questions for Institute of Forestry B.Sc. Forestry entrance spread across the units of Introduction to Forestry & the World's Forests. Difficulty: 18 easy, 1 medium, 0 hard.
| Definitions of forest, forestry and forest land (FAO Forest Resources Assessment definitions) | 3 | |
| Extent, distribution and change of the world's forests (FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment) | 3 | |
| Productive, protective and ameliorative roles of forests | 3 | |
| Branches of forestry and the forester's professional roles worldwide | 3 | |
| Forests in national economies and rural and tribal livelihoods | 2 | |
| International forest institutions: FAO, UNFF, IUFRO, ITTO | 2 | |
| History of scientific forestry: German, French and British-Indian traditions | 1 | |
| Multiple-use, sustained yield and sustainable forest management | 1 | |
| Forest ownership and tenure: state, community, private, indigenous | 1 |
Choose an answer, then open the working. Each explanation says why the right answer is right and why the others are not.
What minimum area and tree height does the FAO definition of forest require?
A. More than 0.5 ha and trees higher than 5 m
The FRA thresholds are 0.5 ha, 5 m height and 10% canopy cover; countries may use other thresholds nationally.
Further reading: See the manual sources: FAO FRA 2020 and Terms and Definitions; FAO SOFO 2014; UN Forest Instrument; Geist and Lambin 2002; Mather 1992
Who published Sylvicultura oeconomica in 1713, the work credited with originating the concept of sustainability in forestry?
D. Hans Carl von Carlowitz
Carlowitz, a Saxon mining administrator, called for continuous, sustaining use of forests (nachhaltende Nutzung). Brandis organised forestry in British India; Pinchot led the US Forest Service; Faustmann developed land valuation in 1849.
Further reading: See the manual sources: FAO FRA 2020 and Terms and Definitions; FAO SOFO 2014; UN Forest Instrument; Geist and Lambin 2002; Mather 1992
Which climatic domain holds the largest share of the world's forests?
C. Tropical
FRA 2020: tropical about 45%, boreal 27%, temperate 16%, subtropical 11%.
Further reading: See the manual sources: FAO FRA 2020 and Terms and Definitions; FAO SOFO 2014; UN Forest Instrument; Geist and Lambin 2002; Mather 1992
About what share of global wood removals is used as wood fuel?
B. About half
FAO statistics show wood fuel at roughly half of total removals of about 4 billion m³, dominant in Africa and parts of Asia.
Further reading: See the manual sources: FAO FRA 2020 and Terms and Definitions; FAO SOFO 2014; UN Forest Instrument; Geist and Lambin 2002; Mather 1992
Which of these is a non-wood forest product?
C. Lac
Lac, a resin secreted by insects on host trees, is a non-wood product; the others are wood products.
Further reading: See the manual sources: FAO FRA 2020 and Terms and Definitions; FAO SOFO 2014; UN Forest Instrument; Geist and Lambin 2002; Mather 1992
A forest of 6000 ha is managed on a 60-year rotation by area control. What area is felled each year?
C. 100 ha
Annual coupe = area / rotation = 6000/60 = 100 ha. 60 ha confuses the rotation with the coupe.
Further reading: See the manual sources: FAO FRA 2020 and Terms and Definitions; FAO SOFO 2014; UN Forest Instrument; Geist and Lambin 2002; Mather 1992
Measurement of tree diameter, height, volume and growth belongs to which branch?
C. Forest mensuration
Mensuration (and inventory) provides the quantitative basis for management.
Further reading: See the manual sources: FAO FRA 2020 and Terms and Definitions; FAO SOFO 2014; UN Forest Instrument; Geist and Lambin 2002; Mather 1992
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