NPTEL Assignment Questions PDF

Assignment - I Which of these is not a consumptive value? timber firewood non-timber forest products education Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: education 1 point Which of these is not a forest type found in India? Mediterranean dry Tropical dry...

Assignment - I Which of these is not a consumptive value? timber firewood non-timber forest products education Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: education 1 point Which of these is not a forest type found in India? Mediterranean dry Tropical dry Montane temperate Alpine Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: Mediterranean dry 1 point “Plant community, predominantly comprised of trees and other woody vegetation, usually with a closed canopy" is silvicultural definition of forests FAO definition of forests legal definition of forests ecological definition of forests Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: ecological definition of forests 1 point According to the Supreme Court, the word forest must be understood according to its biological meaning ecological meaning silvicultural meaning dictionary meaning Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: dictionary meaning 1 point Which of these is not a use value? direct value indirect value option value existence value Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: existence value 1 point According to the Supreme Court, the term forest land includes some area recorded as forest in the Government record according to ownership any area recorded as forest in the Government record according to ownership some area recorded as forest in the Government record irrespective of ownership any area recorded as forest in the Government record irrespective of ownership Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: any area recorded as forest in the Government record irrespective of ownership 1 point Tropical moist forests do not include broadleaved forests wet evergreen forests semi-evergreen forests moist deciduous forests Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: broadleaved forests 1 point The value of leaving use and non-use values for offspring’s or future generations is called altruistic value bequest value existence value option value Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: bequest value 1 point The term 'forest' originates from Latin foris meaning outside Greek foris meaning outside Latin foris meaning trees Greek foris meaning trees Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: Latin foris meaning outside 1 point The value derived from the knowledge of use of resources by others in the current generation is called altruistic value bequest value existence value option value Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: altruistic value Assigment - II Lithosere is an example of hydrosere xerosere psammosere halosere Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: xerosere 1 point Which of these depicts correctly the lithosere primary succession? Rock → Crustose lichen → Foliose lichen → Moss → Herbaceous stage → Shrub → Woodland → Climax Rock → Foliose lichen → Crustose lichen → Moss → Herbaceous stage → Shrub → Woodland → Climax Moss → Crustose lichen → Foliose lichen → Rock → Herbaceous stage → Shrub → Woodland → Climax Rock → Crustose lichen → Foliose lichen → Shrub → Herbaceous stage → Moss → Woodland → Climax Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: Rock → Crustose lichen → Foliose lichen → Moss → Herbaceous stage → Shrub → Woodland → Climax 1 point At compensation point, photosynthesis = respiration photosynthesis > respiration photosynthesis < respiration none of these Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: photosynthesis = respiration 1 point The study of life history / general features of forest crops with respect to environmental factors is called foresticulture monoculture silviculture silvics Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: silvics 1 point A climax caused by wildfires is an example of climatic climax edaphic climax disclimax catastrophic climax Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: catastrophic climax 1 point Net primary productivity is given by APAR + LUE APAR X LUE APAR - LUE APAR ÷ LUE Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: APAR X LUE 1 point Practical application of scientific, technical and economic principles of forestry comes under which branch of forestry ? forest management forest economics forest mensuration forest protection Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: forest management 1 point In the context of plant nutrition, boron is macronutrient micronutrient primary nutrient secondary nutrient Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: micronutrient 1 point Which of these is not a characteristic of pioneer species ability to grow on bare rocks ability to tolerate extreme temperatures large size short life span Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: large size 1 point The climax near Tindni village is being controlled by disturbance by cattle. This is an example of climatic climax edaphic climax disclimax catastrophic climax Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: disclimax Assignment -III Mechanical action of ocean waves is an example of chemical weathering physical weathering biological weathering none of the above Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: physical weathering 1 point Khadar is a type of black cotton soil alluvial soil saline soil red and yellow soil Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: alluvial soil 1 point In soil profile, C refers to organic surface layer topsoil layer subsoil layer substratum layer Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: substratum layer 1 point Regur is a term for black cotton soil alluvial soil saline soil red and yellow soil Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: black cotton soil 1 point Bangar is a type of black cotton soil alluvial soil saline soil red and yellow soil Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: alluvial soil 1 point Soil formation is dependent upon vegetation time climate all of the above Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: all of the above 1 point Thermal stresses lead to chemical weathering physical weathering biological weathering none of the above Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: physical weathering 1 point Carbonation is an example of chemical weathering physical weathering biological weathering none of the above Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: chemical weathering 1 point Cryofracturing is an example of chemical weathering physical weathering biological weathering none of the above Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: physical weathering 1 point Hydrolysis is an example of chemical weathering physical weathering biological weathering none of the above Yes, the answer is correct. Score: 1 Accepted Answers: chemical weathering