Non-Timber Forest Products (NTFPs) MCQs 2026

Non-timber forest products (NTFPs) are

1. Aforest goods other than timber, such as resins, medicines, fodder and foods✓
2. Bonly sawn lumber✓
3. Conly plywood sheets✓
4. Donly railway sleepers✓

Resin tapping in Pakistan is classically associated with

1. AAvicennia marina mangroves✓
2. Bchir pine (Pinus roxburghii)✓
3. Calpine birch only✓
4. Ddate palm only✓

Pine resin is commercially important as a source of

1. Arosin and turpentine after processing✓
2. Bonly edible table salt✓
3. Conly Portland cement✓
4. Donly crude petroleum✓

Medicinal plants from Pakistan's forests are important for

1. Aonly plywood glue✓
2. Bonly kiln seasoning✓
3. Ctraditional and commercial herbal medicine✓
4. Donly fireline construction✓

Ephedra species in Pakistan have been noted for

1. Aproducing mangrove timber✓
2. Bfixing plywood veneers✓
3. Cmedicinal alkaloid (ephedrine-related) importance✓
4. Dreplacing deodar sleepers✓

Mushrooms and morels collected from forests are examples of

1. Aedible NTFPs✓
2. Bstructural softwood lumber✓
3. Cparticleboard furnish only✓
4. Dpressure-treated poles✓

Honey and beeswax from forest/farm trees are

1. Atypes of heartwood rot✓
2. Bimportant NTFPs supporting rural income✓
3. Cforms of kiln degrade✓
4. Dclasses of plywood✓

Fodder and grazing from forest lands are

1. Aidentical to sawn timber exports✓
2. Bmajor livelihood NTFPs for livestock keepers✓
3. Conly urban park tickets✓
4. Donly GIS shapefiles✓

Fuelwood is often classified among

1. Astrictly non-forest minerals✓
2. Bonly marine fisheries✓
3. Conly cement clinker✓
4. Dwoodfuel products closely tied to forest/tree resources✓

Sustainable NTFP harvest requires

1. Arates and methods that do not degrade the resource✓
2. Bmaximum stripping of all bark every year✓
3. Cuprooting all medicinal plants annually✓
4. Dignoring regeneration✓

Gums obtained from trees are

1. ANTFPs used in food, pharma and industry✓
2. Bsolid structural beams✓
3. Ctypes of crown fire✓
4. Dsatellite sensors✓

Lac and similar products historically relate to

1. Ainsect secretions on host trees used industrially✓
2. Bonly snow leopard pelts✓
3. Conly kiln schedules✓
4. Donly firebreaks✓

Collection of medicinal herbs by local communities can

1. Anever affect alpine vegetation✓
2. Breplace all need for cultivation✓
3. Cprovide income if regulated and sustainable✓
4. Doccur without any ecology knowledge safely always✓

Tannins from bark/fruits are NTFPs used in

1. Aonly GPS mapping✓
2. Bleather tanning and related industries✓
3. Conly cloud seeding✓
4. Donly metro signaling✓

Bamboos and canes, where available, serve as

1. Aonly conifer heartwood✓
2. Bonly mangrove pneumatophores✓
3. Conly mineral oil✓
4. DNTFP materials for crafts, construction and utensils✓

Sericulture linked to mulberry is related to forest/farm trees as

1. Aa bark beetle control method✓
2. Ba fire suppression foam✓
3. Ca GIS projection✓
4. Dan allied fiber/NTFP livelihood system✓

Over-tapping of resin can

1. Aalways double tree growth✓
2. Bsterilize the stand beneficially✓
3. Celiminate fire risk forever✓
4. Dweaken trees and increase pest/disease risk✓

Value addition of NTFPs includes

1. Aonly raw dumping at roadside✓
2. Bcleaning, grading, drying, packaging and processing✓
3. Cburning the product✓
4. Dhiding quality defects without standards✓

Women in rural Pakistan often play a key role in

1. Aonly operating sawmill headrigs✓
2. Bonly flying fire helicopters✓
3. Ccollection and local trade of many NTFPs✓
4. Donly drafting Forest Act sections✓

Mazri (Nannorrhops) leaves have been used for

1. Amatting, baskets and traditional handicrafts✓
2. Bdeodar furniture carving only✓
3. Cplywood core veneers only✓
4. Dkiln heat exchangers only✓

Wild fruits from forests contribute to

1. Aonly international plywood grades✓
2. Bonly reservoir sedimentation✓
3. Conly NDVI algorithms✓
4. Dfood security and local nutrition/income✓

Essential oils from aromatic plants are

1. Ahigh-value NTFPs when sustainably produced✓
2. Btypes of sapwood stain✓
3. Cclasses of fire triangle✓
4. DGIS raster formats✓

Unsustainable commercial collection of medicinal plants may cause

1. Aautomatic enrichment of all alpine flora✓
2. Bincreased genetic diversity always✓
3. Czero market demand forever✓
4. Dlocal extinction and loss of traditional resources✓

Certification and fair trade ideas for NTFPs aim to

1. Amaximize illegal exports✓
2. Bremove all quality grades✓
3. Cimprove sustainability and collector benefits✓
4. Dban community enterprises✓

Forest grazing as an NTFP use must be managed to

1. Amaximize bare soil on all slopes✓
2. Bexclude all rotational systems✓
3. Cavoid overgrazing and regeneration failure✓
4. Dignore carrying capacity✓

Mushroom harvest timing and methods should

1. Atake every immature button always✓
2. Bleave enough for reproduction and ecosystem function✓
3. Crake entire forest floor bare✓
4. Duse chemical sterilants on soil✓

NTFPs differ from timber in that they

1. Aare always worth less than gravel✓
2. Bare often collected more frequently by local people for diverse uses✓
3. Cnever enter markets✓
4. Drequire clear-felling of whole stands✓

Pine needles can be used as

1. Astructural I-beams✓
2. Bmulch, compost material and sometimes craft/fuel uses✓
3. Cmarine propeller shafts✓
4. Doptical fiber cores✓

Policy support for NTFPs should recognize

1. Atenure, access rights and sustainable harvest rules✓
2. Bonly timber royalties✓
3. Conly sawmill subsidies✓
4. Donly urban parking fees✓

Domestication/cultivation of medicinal plants can

1. Aincrease wild overharvest always✓
2. Beliminate herbal markets✓
3. Creplace all forest cover with concrete✓
4. Dreduce pressure on wild populations✓

Smoke-dried or properly dried medicinal herbs

1. Aalways lose all active compounds instantly✓
2. Bmust remain wet forever✓
3. Ccannot be transported✓
4. Dstore better and fetch better prices✓

Resin poling/tapping seasons are timed to

1. Aphysiological activity and yield considerations✓
2. Bmonsoon floods in mangroves only✓
3. Csnow leopard migration only✓
4. Dplywood press cycles only✓

NTFP-based enterprises help forests when they

1. Arequire clear-felling for every product✓
2. Bignore regeneration✓
3. Ccreate incentives to keep forests standing✓
4. Ddepend on illegal harvest only✓

Basketry materials from forest plants are

1. Astructural glulam beams✓
2. Bsatellite bands✓
3. Ccraft NTFPs supporting cottage industry✓
4. Dfire triangle sides✓

Overemphasis on a single commercial NTFP can

1. Aguarantee ecological balance always✓
2. Beliminate all market risk✓
3. Creplace inventory needs✓
4. Dcreate boom-bust pressure on that species✓

Scientific inventories of NTFP resources help to

1. Areplace community knowledge entirely without listening✓
2. Bset sustainable harvest levels✓
3. Cban all local use forever✓
4. Dmeasure only sawlog volume✓

Chilghoza cone collection should be managed so that

1. Aevery cone is taken every year without limit✓
2. Btrees are felled for easier picking always✓
3. Cenough seed remains for natural regeneration✓
4. Dfire is used to collect all seed✓

Spices and condiments from forest/farm trees (e.g., some fruits/barks) are

1. Aonly used as sawmill lubricants✓
2. BGIS map legends✓
3. Cmarketable NTFPs in local and export trade✓
4. Dtypes of crown fire✓

Integrating NTFP management into forest working plans

1. Ais irrelevant to rural livelihoods✓
2. Bmakes multi-product forestry more explicit✓
3. Capplies only to oceans✓
4. Dreplaces all timber objectives always✓

Chilghoza nuts are an NTFP from

1. ADalbergia sissoo✓
2. BAvicennia marina✓
3. CPopulus deltoides✓
4. DPinus gerardiana✓