Forest Nursery Management and Afforestation MCQs 2026

Site-species matching means

1. A planting any species anywhere ✓
2. B ignoring frost and drought ✓
3. C using only one exotic worldwide ✓
4. D choosing species suited to climate, soil and moisture of the site ✓

A forest nursery is

1. A an area where planting stock is raised under controlled care ✓
2. B a mature climax forest only ✓
3. C a timber depot only ✓
4. D a wildlife sanctuary only ✓

Afforestation means establishing forest on

1. A only clear-felled forest replanted same year ✓
2. B land that was not recently under forest ✓
3. C only thinning of poles ✓
4. D only pruning branches ✓

Reforestation restores tree cover on

1. A never-forested deserts only ✓
2. B recently harvested or cleared forest land ✓
3. C ocean surfaces ✓
4. D permanent glaciers ✓

The main product of a forest nursery is

1. A sawn furniture ✓
2. B finished plywood ✓
3. C healthy planting stock of desired species ✓
4. D charcoal bags only ✓

Seed procurement for nurseries should emphasize

1. A genetic quality, viability and proper collection timing ✓
2. B collecting only immature green cones always ✓
3. C ignoring mother tree quality ✓
4. D using dead empty seeds ✓

Seed viability means

1. A the color of the seed coat only ✓
2. B the weight of the bag only ✓
3. C the price in the market only ✓
4. D the ability of seed to germinate under suitable conditions ✓

Pretreatment of hard-coated seeds may include

1. A scarification, hot water or acid treatment as appropriate ✓
2. B freezing in liquid nitrogen always for all species ✓
3. C never any treatment ✓
4. D painting seeds with tar ✓

A seed bed in a nursery is

1. A a mature forest coupe ✓
2. B a timber truck ✓
3. C prepared soil where seeds are sown to raise seedlings ✓
4. D a boundary pillar ✓

Broadcast sowing spreads seed

1. A only in one hole per hectare ✓
2. B only into polybags by forceps always ✓
3. C never on beds ✓
4. D evenly over the bed surface ✓

Line sowing places seed

1. A randomly from aircraft only ✓
2. B only underwater ✓
3. C only on snowfields ✓
4. D in rows at controlled spacing ✓

Polybag nursery technique raises seedlings in

1. A bare rock crevices only ✓
2. B river beds without medium ✓
3. C individual polyethylene bags filled with potting mixture ✓
4. D empty air without soil ✓

A good potting mixture often includes

1. A only pure cement ✓
2. B only diesel ✓
3. C soil, sand and organic matter in suitable proportions ✓
4. D only crushed glass ✓

Pricking out refers to

1. A clear-felling a coupe ✓
2. B measuring only DBH ✓
3. C transplanting young seedlings from seedbed to wider spacing or containers ✓
4. D auctioning timber ✓

Hardening of nursery stock means

1. A keeping plants in permanent deep shade and luxury water forever ✓
2. B gradually exposing plants to field-like stress before planting ✓
3. C never reducing irrigation ✓
4. D adding maximum nitrogen daily forever ✓

Overwatering in nurseries commonly causes

1. A root diseases and damping-off problems ✓
2. B always stronger taproots ✓
3. C zero fungal risk ✓
4. D desert adaptation instantly ✓

Damping-off is

1. A a fungal disease killing seedlings at soil level ✓
2. B a type of thinning in mature stands ✓
3. C a working plan chapter ✓
4. D a chain survey method ✓

Nursery shading is used to

1. A increase scorching deliberately ✓
2. B remove all light forever ✓
3. C protect tender seedlings from excessive sun and heat ✓
4. D replace watering needs entirely ✓

Mycorrhizal inoculation in nurseries can

1. A always kill seedlings ✓
2. B improve nutrient uptake and outplanting performance for some species ✓
3. C replace the need for any water ✓
4. D turn hardwoods into conifers ✓

Culling in the nursery means

1. A discarding poor, diseased or deformed plants ✓
2. B planting all rejects in the best sites ✓
3. C selling only diseased stock ✓
4. D ignoring plant quality ✓

Plant percent or yield in nursery planning estimates

1. A only rainfall next year ✓
2. B how many plantable seedlings are obtained from seed sown ✓
3. C only timber royalty ✓
4. D only staff salaries ✓

The best time for planting in much of Pakistan's monsoon-influenced areas is often

1. A the peak of extreme drought only ✓
2. B midwinter freeze in alpine zones only for all species ✓
3. C any random day without moisture ✓
4. D around the monsoon when soil moisture is favorable ✓

Pit planting involves

1. A dropping seed from planes only ✓
2. B dibbling without any hole ✓
3. C digging pits and planting seedlings with proper soil packing ✓
4. D planting on concrete roofs only ✓

Root coiling in polybags is undesirable because it

1. A always improves wind firmness ✓
2. B can cause poor anchorage and growth after planting ✓
3. C increases taproot depth automatically ✓
4. D prevents all transplant shock ✓

Bare-rooted stock is

1. A always grown only in sealed glass jars ✓
2. B never used in forestry ✓
3. C identical to stump plants of mangroves only ✓
4. D lifted from beds without a soil ball around roots ✓

Stump planting uses

1. A only entire 20 m trees ✓
2. B only seeds on snow ✓
3. C only cones without embryos ✓
4. D trimmed seedling stumps as planting material for some species ✓

Spacing of plants in afforestation depends on

1. A a single universal number for all biomes ✓
2. B species, objectives and site conditions ✓
3. C only the color of polybags ✓
4. D only auction date ✓

Failure of afforestation is commonly due to

1. A perfect rainfall always ✓
2. B zero biotic pressure ✓
3. C drought, grazing, poor stock and inadequate aftercare ✓
4. D ideal nursery stock always ✓

Beating up in plantations replaces

1. A casualties in the first years after planting ✓
2. B all mature seed trees ✓
3. C only boundary pillars ✓
4. D only soil samples ✓

Shelterbelts are rows of trees planted mainly to

1. A reduce wind speed and protect fields and soil ✓
2. B increase wind erosion ✓
3. C remove all crops ✓
4. D drain the water table to zero ✓

Linear plantations along canals in Pakistan serve to

1. A produce wood and stabilize banks while using strip land ✓
2. B create alpine fir climax ✓
3. C establish mangroves inland ✓
4. D replace all agriculture ✓

Eucalyptus on waterlogged saline sites may be chosen because some species

1. A are native alpine climax firs ✓
2. B tolerate difficult sites and grow quickly for wood ✓
3. C produce chilghoza nuts ✓
4. D form true mangroves ✓

In arid afforestation, moisture conservation techniques include

1. A removing all mulch ✓
2. B maximizing runoff away from plants ✓
3. C planting on bare slickrock without basins ✓
4. D micro-catchments, mulching and proper pit design ✓

Community participation in afforestation improves

1. A protection and survival of plantations ✓
2. B guaranteed illegal cutting ✓
3. C zero local ownership ✓
4. D automatic failure ✓

A temporary nursery is

1. A a permanent research arboretum only ✓
2. B raised near the planting site for a short project period ✓
3. C always located overseas ✓
4. D never watered ✓

A permanent nursery is maintained to

1. A raise only one seedling ever ✓
2. B supply planting stock regularly over many years ✓
3. C avoid all seed sourcing ✓
4. D replace forest departments ✓

Seed orchards are managed to

1. A grow only firewood randomly ✓
2. B produce genetically improved seed ✓
3. C avoid all flowering ✓
4. D maximize inbreeding deliberately ✓

Clone banks or cutting nurseries propagate

1. A only sexually via seed always ✓
2. B only rocks ✓
3. C only fungi ✓
4. D selected genotypes vegetatively ✓

Grading of nursery plants sorts them by

1. A random color only ✓
2. B size and quality classes for planting standards ✓
3. C owner surname ✓
4. D truck number only ✓

Transport of seedlings should minimize

1. A root drying, heating and physical damage ✓
2. B all shade and moisture ✓
3. C careful packing ✓
4. D speed to the field when hot and dry without cover ✓

Jhum / shifting cultivation related planting differs from standard afforestation mainly by

1. A using identical working-plan high forest rules always ✓
2. B never involving people ✓
3. C being tied to rotational agriculture clearings rather than permanent forest estate goals ✓
4. D only mangrove ecology ✓

Enrichment planting adds

1. A desired trees into degraded or understocked forest ✓
2. B only weeds to gaps ✓
3. C concrete to streambeds ✓
4. D salt to nurseries ✓

Assisted natural regeneration combines

1. A total reliance on clear-fell monocultures only ✓
2. B banning all protection ✓
3. C removing all advance growth ✓
4. D protection and tending of natural seedlings with limited planting if needed ✓

Quality planting stock is characterized by

1. A etiolated weak shoots and coiled roots ✓
2. B fibrous roots, proper shoot-root balance and freedom from disease ✓
3. C severe damping-off lesions ✓
4. D wilted desiccated foliage ✓

Fertilization in nurseries should be

1. A balanced and not excessive to avoid soft lush plants ✓
2. B unlimited nitrogen daily forever ✓
3. C never monitored ✓
4. D only pure salt ✓

Weed control in nursery beds is essential because weeds

1. A always help seedlings ✓
2. B never host pests ✓
3. C compete for water, nutrients and light ✓
4. D increase germination of tree seed always ✓

Record keeping in nurseries tracks

1. A only cricket scores ✓
2. B only fuel receipts for homes ✓
3. C seed lots, sowing dates, yields and dispatches ✓
4. D only unrelated court cases ✓

Afforestation for watershed protection prioritizes

1. A maximum clear-felling ✓
2. B removing litter ✓
3. C bare soil to increase erosion ✓
4. D soil cover and suitable protective species over pure timber yield ✓

Farmers' nurseries support

1. A only state reserved forests far away ✓
2. B only export of logs ✓
3. C only mining ✓
4. D farm forestry and agroforestry planting by local growers ✓

The ultimate test of nursery and afforestation work is

1. A number of polybags counted in store only ✓
2. B length of the annual report ✓
3. C field survival and growth meeting objectives ✓
4. D color of nursery signboards ✓