Category: Laws and Policies Mcqs

A.Pakistan’s mainstay is agriculture, which is dependent on canal irrigation. Sound management of watersheds should, therefore, constitute the basic objective of forest policy
B.Because of inadequate forest resources Pakistan must concentrate on developing new plantations.
C.The country is heavily populated and faces an energy crisis. Since there is little scope to increase the area of state forests, agro-forestry programmes should be of vital concern to meet fuelwood requirements.
D.Both (a) & (b)
E.None of these

A.1895
B.1896
C.1897
D.1898

A.1911
B.1912
C.1913
D.1914

A.Obtain optimum benefits from the forest resource on a sustainable basis
B.Fix short and long term goals and identify strategies to achieve those goals
C.Promote and ensure cooperation between government and private agencies have land use responsibilities that affect forestry activities directly or indirectly
D.All of the above

A.Revise the 1927 Forest Act to make it less punitive and more participatory in its approach
B.Consolidate and amend other laws to update and bring them into harmony with new policy demands and the national Conservation Strategy
C.Planted land use
D.All of the above

A.Damage done by people living in the vicinity of forests during activities they perform to meet their domestic needs and to keep their body and soul together
B.Damage done by both local people and outsiders to derive financial benefits and acquire riches over nights
C.Damage from natural causes such as fire, pests etc.
D.All of the above

A.1948
B.1949
C.1950
D.1951

A.To enumerate basic principles and goals for the conservation
B.And development of forest resources in the country to meet social, economic and ecological needs
C.Both (a) & (b)
D.None of these

A.Guzara forests
B.Communal forests
C.Chos Act area
D.Section 38 areas
E.All of the above

A.Introduce more efficient wood burning stoves
B.Encourage use of reconstituted wood over solid wood
C.Research and develop more efficient and suitable logging technology
D.Evolve technology for industrial uses of inferior and small sized woods
E.All of the above