APSC Forest Ranger Exam 2019
Forestry optional Question Paper PART 1 (Q1-Q50)
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1. As per the provisions of the Assam Forest Regulation, the forest villagers were established
(A) within the limits of a Reserved Forest
(B) for providing a source of labour
(C) without giving any heritable right over the allotted land
(D) All of the above
2. As per the provisions of rules made under Section 72(C) of the Assam Forest Regulation, any unauthorized occupant in any Reserved Forest
(A) can be ejected or ordered by the DFO to vacate forthwith
(B) can be ejected only after taking approval from the Government
(C) can be ejected with prior permission from the Government
(D) None of the above
3. As per the provisions of the Assam Forest Regulation, the number of days an adult Forest Villager is required to provide labour per annum at the prevailing rate of wages is
(A) 12 days
(B) 20 days
(C) 25 days
(D) None of the above
4. The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 has been promulgated for in
(A) preventing encroachment notified forest areas
(B) preventing illegal felling in notified forest areas
(C) regulating non-forest use of recorded forest areas
(D) None of the above
5. The Wildlife (Protection) Act was enacted in the year
(A) 1980
(B) 1988
(C) 1972
(D) None of the above
6. The total number of Schedules in the Wildlife (Protection) Act is
(A) 4
(B) 5
(C) 6
(D) 7
7. Under which Section of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, killing of any animal is prohibited?
(A) Section 9
(B) Section 17A
(C) Section 29
(D) Section 44
8. Ramsar Convention is an international treaty for conservation and sustainable use of
(A) wetlands
(B) hills
(C) evergreen forests
(D) arid regions
9. The region, which is defined as an area of uniform climatic conditions and having distinctly recognizable type of vegetation, known as
(A) biodiversity hotspot
(B) phytogeographical region
(C) climatic zone region
(D) seismic zone region
10. Out of the following, which one is not a greenhouse gas?
(A) Water vapour H₂O
(B) Methane (CH₂)
(C) Argon (Ar)
(D) Nitrous oxide (N₂O)
11. The National Tiger Conservation Authority was made a Statutory Authority during the year
(A) 2004
(B) 2005
(C) 2006
(D) 2007
12. The branch of Zoology concerned with the study of amphibians and reptiles is known as
(A) Herpetology
(B) Anthrozoology
(C) Cetology
(D) Entomology
13. The World Wetland Day is celebrated on
(A) 2nd February
(B) 2nd April
(C) 2nd July
(D) 2nd October
14. The ecological state of a species being unique to a defined geographic location, such as island, state, country or other defined zone, or habitat type is referred as
(A) Exotic
(B) Indigenous
(C) Endemism
(D) Rare
15. The Kyoto Protocol is international treaty adopted 1997 to reduce
(A) deforestation
(B) desertification
(C) greenhouse gas emission
(D) industrialization
16. CITES stands for
(A) Conservation of Internationally Threatened Species
(B) Convention of International Trade in Endangered Species of wild fauna and flora
(C) Convention of Internationally Threatened Economic Species
(D) Conservation, Interpretation, Trade of Economically Sustainable Species
17. Maximum V content is found in
(A) urea
(B) anhydrous ammonia
(C) sodium nitrate
(D) ammonium sulphate
18. Chlorosis in plants occurs due to
(A) high sunlight intensity
(B) low sunlight intensity
(C) absorption of yellow pigment from soil
(D) deficiency of Mg and Fe in the soil
19. Arrangement of leaves on branches of plants is known as
(A) Aphyllotaxy
(B) vernation
(C) venation
(D) phytotaxy
20. A large ecosystem on land having distinct type of vegetation and wildlife is called as
(A) Ecology
(B) Biome
(C) Biodiversity
(D) Biosphere reserve
21. Which of the following forests are found in heavy rainfall areas of Upper Assam? B
(A) Tropical Evergreen
(B) Tropical Deciduous
(C) Mountain Forests
(D) Tidal Forests
22. The authority to oversee the matters relating of management of zoos in the country is
(A) Zoo Controlling Authority of India
(B) Central Zoo Authority
(C) Zoo Management Authority of India
(D) None of the above
23. The Wildlife (Protection) Act in applicable to
(A) whole of India
(B) whole of India except J&K
(C) whole of India except A&N Islands
(D) None of the above
24. National Board of Wildlife is headed by the
(A) Prime Minister of India
(B) Union Minister of EF & CC
(C) Secretary to Government of India, MoEFACC
(D) None of the above
25. For any piece of land intended to be declared as Wildlife Sanctuary under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, the appointing authority of Collector is
(A) Central Government
(B) State Government
(C) PCCF&HoFF
(D) None of the above
26. Eco-Sensitive Zone of any National Park or Sanctuary is notified under the provisions of the
(A) Wildlife (Protection) Act
(B) Assam Forest Regulation
(B) Indian Forest Act
(D) None of the above
27. The Scheduled Tribes Traditional Forest and Other Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 is commonly referred as the
(A) Forest Rights Act
(B) Tribal Rights Act
(C) Tribal Land Act
(D) All of the above
28. The Forest Rights Act provides to recognise rights over forest lands only to those who had occupied land as on
(A) 15th August, 2006
(B) 31st December, 2006
(C) 13th December, 2005
(D) None of the abo
29. The Biological Diversity Act was enacted in the year
(A) 2000
(B) 2002
(C) 2006
(D) 2008
30. As per provisions of the Biological Diversity Act, the State Biodiversity Board is prescribed to have a maximum number of members, including Chairman,
(A) 11
(B) 12
(C) 13
(D) None of the above
31. The plants that grow on rock are known as
(A) hydrophytes
(B) mesophytes
(C) lithophytes
(D) parasites
32. Which one of the following is State Animal of Meghalaya?
(A) Tiger
(B) Serow
(C) Hoolock Gibbon
(D) Clouded Leopard
33. The State Tree of Assam is
(A) Dipterocarpus macrocarpus
(B) Mangifera indica
(C) Kayed assamica
(D) Mesua ferrea
34. The entire earth, as an ecosystem, is called as
(A) geosphere
(B) hydrosphere
(C) biosphere
(D) lithosphere
35. Which of the following plants is known as living fossil?
(A)Kayea assamica
(B) Ginkgo biloba
(C) Magnolia griffithill
(D) Nepenthes khasiana
36. Which of the following protected areas of Assam has Golden Langur?
(A) Kaziranga National Park
(B) Hoollongapar Gibbon Wildlife Sanctuary,
(C) Chakrashila Wildlife Sanctuary
(D) Dibra-Saikhown National Park
37. Which group of microorganisms has highest biomass in soil?
(A) Bacteria
(B) Actinomycetes
(C) Algal
(D) Fungi
38. The One-Hored Rhino falls under which of the following categories of IUCN Red List?
(A) Critically Endangered (CIQ))
(B) Endangered (EN)
(C) Vulnerable (VU)
(D) Near Threatened (NT)
39. Which of the following is a strictly herbivorous marine mammal?
(A) Dugong
(B) Gangetic Dolphin
(C) Sea Lion
(D) Whale
40. The Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation in Assam is located at
(A) Banabari, near Manas NP
(B) Panbari, near KNP
(C) Dhola, near Dibru-Saikhowa NP
(D) Gamani, near Nameri NP
41. Gmelina arborea belongs to the family
(A) Dipterocarpaceae
(B) Papilionacene
(C) Lauraceae
(D) Verbenaceae
42. The bambos are a member of group
(A) Trees
(B) Climbers
(C) Grasses
(D) None of the above
43. The number of floral species reported to be endemic to Assam by the Botanical Survey of India, an of now, is
(A) 88
(B) 95
(C) 102
(D) 110
44. What is the proportion of recorded forents to geographical area of India?
(A) 33%
(B) 23-57%
(C) 30-33%
(D) None of the above
45. Based on classification developed by Wildlife Institute of India, the number of Biogeographic Zones in the country is
(A) 10
(B) 8
(C) 20
(D) 12
46. The State Bird of Assam
(A) Parrot
(B) White-winged Wood Duck
(C) Bengal Florican
(D) Hornbill
47. The State Flower of Assam is
(A) Rose
(B) Lotus
(C) Sonaru
(D) Fox-tailed Orchid
48. The number of National Parks in Assam is
(A) 3
(B) 4
(C) 5
(D) 6
49. The number of Tiger Reserve in Assam is
(A) 2
(B) 3
(C) 4
(D) 5
50. The population of elephants, as per the Elephant Census, 2017, in Assam is
(A) 5353
(B) 4917
(C) 5719
(D) 5900
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