Tag: forest and wildlife laws - environmental ethics and resource use
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'Forest reaserch institute' of India is situated at
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Nainital
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Madras
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Calcutta
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Dehradun
The forest research institute is an institute of the 'Indian council of forestry research and education'. It is the institute related to the forestry research in India. It is the oldest forestry research institute, located at Dehradun in Uttarakhand. Thus, option D is correct.
How can you as an individual contribute or make a difference to the management of (a) forests and wildlife, (b) water resources and (c) coal and petroleum?
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Stop deforestation and poaching of wild animals
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Do not use alternative sources
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Use coal and petroleum
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Waste water
In Northern Indian plains, there is an increase in floods in recent times due to
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Soil erosion in the plains
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Soil conservation on the hills
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Deforestation in the plains
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Deforsation in the catchment area
Extensive planting of trees to increase forest cover is called as
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Afforestation
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Deforestation
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Social forestry
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Agroforestry
The process of planting of the trees is known as afforestation. In this method, many trees and planted to cover an area transforming it to a forest. The process of afforestation can help in preventing the increase the in the global temperature and soil erosion.
How are tribals dependent on forest?
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Tribals roam in forests for outing.
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Tribals gather food, fodder and fallen branches of trees from forests.
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Both A and B.
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None of the above.
Tribal which lives near or in forest area and takes many forest products for their use. For example, they take firewood as kitchen fuel. They hunt animals for food. They utilize many plants as food, fodder, herbs and medicines. They use fallen branches for making hut roof.
The branch of science dealing with development and utilisation of forests is
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Apiculture
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Silviculture
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Sericulture
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Horticulutre
Van Mahotsav is meant for
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Afforestation
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Deforestation
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Start of grazing season
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Commercial forestry
Van Mahotsav is an annual tree-planting festival in India, celebrated in the first week of July. This movement was initiated in the year 1950 by India's then 'Union Minister for Agriculture', Kulapati Dr.K M Munshi. The aim of this festival is to create awareness regarding the importance and preservation of the forest. People celebrate Van Mahotsava by planting trees or saplings in homes, offices, schools, colleges, and thus, called as afforestation.
Which deals with establishment, growth and reproduction of timber trees?
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Afforestation
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Silviculture
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Horticulture
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Agroforestry
Afforestation deals with the establishment of a forest in a barren land devoid of any trees. Siviculture deals with establishment, growth and reproduction of timber trees. Horticulture deals with the practice of garden cultivation and management. Agroforestry deals with growing trees or shrubs around or among crops or pastureland.
A forestation with the pin pose of environmental, aesthetic and economic development is known as ______________.
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Integrated afforest ion
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Scientific forest conservation
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Social forestry
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Integrated forest management
In the process of a forestation to check the desertification, which of the following groups of plants would be best used?
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Eucalyptus sp, Butea frondosa Ficus religiosa
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Delonix regia, Ziziphus sp, Tectona grandis
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Prossopis cineraria, Acacia nilotica, Acacia tortilis
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Polyalthia Longifolia Azadirachta indica, Aihizzia lebbek