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(Each Answer Should Be Limited To One Sentence)
A.Write the full form of the following acronyms :
1.CIFOR
2.IPCC
3.CITES
4.PSC
5.IDS
B.Fill in the blanks :
6.According to State of Forest Report 2013, the total forest cover of the country is ___________% of the total geographic area of the country.
7.Forests which are regenerated from seed are called______________________forests.
8.Scientific name of Sugar pine is • ________________________________________
9.Quarter girth formula used to estimate the timber volume is also known as_________________________rule.
10.Reaction wood which is formed on the upper side of the angiosperms is known as
11.Teak (Tectona grandis) belongs to family
12. The distance between ground level and Crown Point of a tree is called__________________________________________
13.The entire opening between two adjacent teeth in a saw is called_________________________________
14.The probability of committing a Type I error is‘ called________________________________
15.The scientific name of teak sketloniser is _____________________________________
16.The subdivision of Ecology which deals with the study of an individual organism, life history of an organism and its response to environment is called____________________________________
17.The term social forestry was coined by_______________________________________________
18.The type of flowering in bamboos in which either a few culms in a clump or a few clumps in a locality flowers is called_____________________
19.The type of mimicry where a palatable species adopts warning characteristics of typicalharmful one is called ___________________
20.Who started the vanamhotsava____________________________

C.Choose the correct answer :
21.Skewness is a measured of
(a)Central tendency (c ) Regression
22.During the diameter measurement of trees,it is counted as____________trees
(a)One (c ) Many
23.Local volume tables are generally based on
(a) One variable (c ) Two variables
(b)Dispersion (d) None of these
when the tree is forked above the breast height,
(b) Two
(d) None of these
(b)Three variables (d) None of these
24.With regard to seasoning, wood of Mangifera indica is an example of
(a) Highly refractory(b)Non refractory
(c )Extremely refractory(d)Medium refractory
25.The declaration of first Community Reserve in Kerala (Kadalundi-Vallikunnu) was in‘the year
(a)2001(b)2012
(c )2007(d)2005
26.The size of the standard nursery bed is
(a)1.2m x 12m(b)1.2m 12.2m1.2m x 12.2m
(c )1m x 10m(d)1.8m 12m1.8m x 12m
27.In alley cropping system the trees are planted on
(a) Hedge rows (b) Bunds
(c ) Alleys(d) None of these
28.__________is species first in importance in a mixed stand either by frequency, volume or silvicultural value, or the species to which the silviculture of a mixed forest is primarily directed.
(a) Accessory species(b)Principal species
(c ) Auxiliary species 29. World forestry day is celebrated on (d)Both (a) and (c )
(a) January 21(b)March 21March 21
(c ) March 3(d)December 19
30. World environment day is celebrated on
(a) January 5(b)June 5June 5
(c ) June 15• (d)March 21
(30 x 4 = 120)

PART II
(Answer the following questions shall be limited to one paragraph)
31.Describe the nursery management of Teak (Tectona grandis). .
32.Role of forests in climate change mitigation.
33.Describe the various forest types seen in Kerala.
34.Briefly explain the manufacture of plywood.
35.Describe the importance of mangroves. Briefly explain the major threats to mangrove ecosystem.
36.What is forest certification? Describe the forest certification scenario in India.
37.Target seedling concept
38.What arc the major causes of deforestation?