Agroforestry Quiz 1 for JRF/SRF Exam

Q2. Agroforestry is a form of?

• A) Multiple cropping
• B) Monoculture
• C) Organic farming
• D) Hydroponics

Q3. What is the area under forest land in India?

• A) 67 mha
• B) 50 mha
• C) 75 mha
• D) 80 mha

Q4. What is the optimum area under forest required as a percentage of total geographical area?

• A) 33%
• B) 25%
• C) 40%
• D) 50%

Q5. When was the Indian Forest Act enacted?

• A) 1927
• B) 1947
• C) 1980
• D) 1950

Q6. In which year was the Forest Conservation Act made?

• A) 1980
• B) 1975
• C) 1990
• D) 1965

Q7. Where is the Forest School established in India?

• A) Dehradun
• B) Bhopal
• C) Kolkata
• D) Chennai

Q8. The Van Mahotsav Day in India is observed in which month?

• A) July
• B) August
• C) June
• D) September

Q9. Which state in India has the highest forest area?

• A) M.P.
• B) Kerala
• C) Assam
• D) Rajasthan

Q10. Which forest type is found maximum in India?

• A) Tropical dry deciduous forest
• B) Mangrove forest
• C) Temperate forest
• D) Rainforest

Q11. Where is the National Research Centre for Agroforestry situated?

• A) Jhansi
• B) Delhi
• C) Mumbai
• D) Patna

Q12. Where is the International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) situated?

• A) Nairobi, Kenya
• B) New York, USA
• C) London, UK
• D) Tokyo, Japan

Q13. What is the most important Agroforestry practice?

• A) Acacia leucophloea + Cenchrus setigerus
• B) Rice + Wheat
• C) Corn + Soybean
• D) Apple + Pear

Q14. What is the oldest known agroforestry practice?

• A) Shifting cultivation
• B) Terrace farming
• C) Crop rotation
• D) Hydroponics

Q15. Cultivation of Trees + Crops is known as?

• A) Agri-Silviculture
• B) Horticulture
• C) Silviculture
• D) Aquaculture

Q16. Perennial hedges + crops is known as?

• A) Alley cropping
• B) Terrace farming
• C) Mixed cropping
• D) Monoculture

Q17. Fruit trees + crops is known as?

• A) Agri-horticulture
• B) Agroforestry
• C) Silviculture
• D) Aquaculture

Q18. Trees + fruit trees + crops is known as?

• A) Agri-silvi-horticulture
• B) Agroforestry
• C) Horticulture
• D) Silviculture

Q19. Trees + crops + pasture/animals is known as?

• A) Agri-silviculture
• B) Agroforestry
• C) Silviculture
• D) Horticulture

Q20. Trees + pasture/animals is known as?

• A) Silvi-pasture
• B) Agroforestry
• C) Horticulture
• D) Aquaculture

Q21. Fruit trees + honeybees is known as?

• A) Horti-apiculture
• B) Agroforestry
• C) Silviculture
• D) Aquaculture

Q22. Trees + fishes is known as?

• A) Aqua-forestry
• B) Agroforestry
• C) Silviculture
• D) Aquaculture

Q23. Forage trees + pasture is known as?

• A) Forage forestry
• B) Agroforestry
• C) Silviculture
• D) Horticulture

Q24. Trees + crops during initial years is known as?

• A) Energy plantation
• B) Agroforestry
• C) Silviculture
• D) Horticulture

Q25. Multiple combination of trees, fruit trees, vegetables, etc. is known as?

• A) Homestead
• B) Agroforestry
• C) Silviculture
• D) Horticulture

Q26. Trees on boundary + crops is known as?

• A) Boundary plantation
• B) Agroforestry
• C) Silviculture
• D) Horticulture

Q27. Taungya system means?

• A) Hill cultivation
• B) Terrace farming
• C) Mixed cropping
• D) Monoculture

Q28. The most common example of the taungya system is?

• A) Planting of Teak in Myanmar
• B) Rice cultivation in China
• C) Corn farming in USA
• D) Wheat farming in India

Q29. Which tree is known for nitrogen fixation?

• A) Leucaena leucocephala
• B) Acacia nilotica
• C) Eucalyptus globulus
• D) Pinus roxburghii

Q30. Which non-leguminous tree fixes nitrogen?

• A) Alnus nepalensis
• B) Pinus roxburghii
• C) Tectona grandis
• D) Mangifera indica

Q31. Which plant is used for bio-drainage?

• A) Eucalyptus tereticornis
• B) Mangifera indica
• C) Ficus benghalensis
• D) Tectona grandis

Q32. Which trees are most suitable for woodlots in India?

• A) Casuarina and Leucaena
• B) Tectona and Mangifera
• C) Pinus and Ficus
• D) Eucalyptus and Acacia

Q33. Which tree is known for producing fodder?

• A) Prosopis cineraria
• B) Mangifera indica
• C) Tectona grandis
• D) Ficus benghalensis

Q34. Which tree is known for fuel wood production?

• A) Albizia lebbeck
• B) Tectona grandis
• C) Mangifera indica
• D) Ficus benghalensis

Q35. Which tree is used for green manuring?

• A) Thespesia populnea
• B) Mangifera indica
• C) Tectona grandis
• D) Ficus benghalensis

Q36. What does shifting cultivation cause?

• A) Deforestation
• B) Soil enrichment
• C) Water conservation
• D) Increased biodiversity

Q37. Which tree is known as the miracle forest tree?

• A) Subabul
• B) Tectona grandis
• C) Mangifera indica
• D) Ficus benghalensis

Q38. Which is a fast-growing forest tree species?

• A) Eucalyptus sp.
• B) Tectona grandis
• C) Mangifera indica
• D) Ficus benghalensis

Q39. Which tree species is considered multipurpose?

• A) Albizia lebbeck
• B) Tectona grandis
• C) Mangifera indica
• D) Ficus benghalensis

Q40. What is the most appropriate and effective type of crop cultivation in forests?

• A) Intercropping
• B) Monoculture
• C) Terrace farming
• D) Hydroponics