Forester Licensure Examination 2011 Forest Governance & Social Forestry Flashcards
On May 7, 1904, the Forest Act was enacted. It contained the forest policies of the Philippines.
a. The first statement is false while the second statement si true.
b. Both statements are true.
c. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
d. Both statements are false
c. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
Per DAO 200-00, an inventory of anahaw palms shall be undertaken at ________ intensity within titled private lands and at least _______ intensity within forest land.
a 100% - 50%
b. 50% - 100%
c. 40% - 60%
d. 60% - 40%
a. 100% - 50%
Primary forest makes efficient use of soil and climatic resources. Artificial plantations are liable to diseases and pests.
a. The first statement is false while the second statement si true.
b. Both statements are true.
c. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
d. Both statements are false
b. Both statements are true.
What Executive Order (EO) was issued by President Arroyo in 2003 directing the Professional Regulation Commission to effectively adopt the Code of Good Governance for the Professions in the Philippines?
a. EO No. 230
b. EO No. 220
c. EO No. 320
d. EO No. 200
b. EO No. 220
Other than illegal forest products, machinery, and equipment, what items are subject to apprehension, seizure, confiscation, and forfeiture per DENR AO No. 32-97?
a. Preserved wildlife
b. Conveyance
c. Firearms
d. Personal effects
b. Conveyance
Which of the following refer to a forest biome?
I. Broadcast forest classification unit.
II. Reflects the ecological characteristics of the vegetation.
III. Reflects the physiogomic characteristics of the vegetation.
a. I and III
b. I and II
c. I, II, and III
d. II and III
c. I, II, and III
Philippine Mahogany is the term used for lumber/timber of the Philippine Dipterocarp in the international market. This does not include lumber/timber from white lauan.
a. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is false while the second statement is true.
d. Both statements are true
a. The first statement is true while the second statement is false
If in case there are adverse claimants or any party alleging conflicting claims over identified CBFMA, the concerned parties should.
a. File their complaints before the DENR secretary.
b. File their complaints before the PENRO within 30 days from date notification.
c. File their complaints before the RED within 30 days from date of notification.
d. File their complaints in court.
c. File their complaints before the RED within 30 days from date of notification.
_______ is the maximum number of animal unit that a given grazing land is capable of supporting without significant damage to soil.
a. Optimum capacity
b. Carrying capacity
c. Maximum capacity
d. Grazing capacity
d. Grazing capacity
Fireline refers to a strip of about 10 meters wide on which all inflammable vegetation is cleared before the dry season to reduce fire hazard in plantations. On the other hand, firebreak refers to vegetation of less flammable species with dense foliage, planned closely, around 20 meter wide, which provide protection to fire sensitive stands.
a. The first statement is false while the second statement is true.
b. Both statements are true
c. Both statements are false
d. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
b. Both statements are true
Alienable or disposable lands refer to lands of the public domain that have been the subject of the present system of land classification and declared as not needed for forest purposes. These portions of the public domain include lands with 18% slope.
a. The first statement is false while the second statement is true.
b. Both statements are true
c. Both statements are false
d. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
b. Both statements are true
Buffer zones are established to serve as protective layer for the protected area. During the delineation of boundary, the team found that the proposed buffer zone is situated within a private property. As the protected area superintendent, what will you advice the DENR Regional Office which is in accordance to DAO 25 Series of 1992?
a. That the government explore the possibility of buying back land.
b. That MOA be forged between DENR and the owner of the private property.
c. That the proposed buffer zone be administered by the DENR Regional Office.
d. That the owner be told that is is part of the protected area and that it should be given back to the government.
a. That the government explore the possibility of buying back land.
The average annual deforestation rate in the early 1980s was recorded at ______ ha. per year.
a. 200,000
b. 250,000
c. 150,000
d. 300,000
c. 150,000
The Land Management Bureau is the country’s central mapping agency. LMB is one of the line bureau under the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.
a. Both statement are false
b. The first statement is false while the second statement is true.
c. Both statements are true
d. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
a. Both statement are false
It refers to the Act that regulate the practice of Forestry Profession in the Philippines.
a. RA No. 6239
b. RA No. 6969
c. RA No. 8749
d. RA No. 8371
RA No. 6239
Shifitng cultivation generally uses human energy and employ digging stick or hoe. Act. 274 refers to Kaingin law.
a. Statement 1 is false; statement 2 is true
b. Statement 1 is true; statement 2 is false
c. All statements are true
d. All statements are false
c. All statements are true
Which of the following was embodied in Act 274 of 1901?
a. Prosecution of illegal miners
b. Prosecution of illegal loggers
c. Prosecution of hunters of wildlife in protected areas
d. Prosecution of kaingeros and other forest occupants from forest lands.
d. Prosecution of kaingeros and other forest occupants from forest lands.
The years 1994-2003 has been declared by the United Nations as:
a. World Decade of Forest Communities
b. World Decade of Foresters
c. World Decade of Indigenous Peoples
d. World Decade of Women
c. World Decade of Indigenous Peoples
The development and behavior of a forest fire is dictated by heat transfer with is influenced by ______.
a. Temperature and wind only
b. Temperature and vegetation only
c. Existing climatic and physical condition
d. Vegetation and temperature only
c. Existing climatic and physical condition
Income generating activities managed by the Integrated Social Forestry participants within the Integrated Social Forestry Communities is referred to as ______.
a. Marketing strategies
b. Community livelihood assistance programs
c. Upland livelihood enterprises
d. LIvelihood activities
c. Upland livelihood enterprises
Per DAO No. 50, in case 2 or more parties are requesting for the same forest products, who of the following has the highest priority?
a. Regional projects
b. LGUs which have jurisdiction over where said forest products was taken.
c. DPWH whose projects cater to the benefits of the greater number of people
d. Needy victims of natural calamities
c. DPWH whose projects cater to the benefits of the greater number of people
In CBFM areas within watershed reservation, extraction of forest resources is allowed. priority is given to which of the following?
I. Non-timber species
II. Commercial timber
III. Lesser-used species
a. I and III
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. I, II, and III
a. I and III
It refers to the mixture of woody perennial with cultivated crops pastures, and other agricultural enterprises.
a. Silvipasture
b. Agrisilviculture
c. Agribusiness
d. Agroforestry
d. Agroforestry
Extinctions may be caused by isolation, loss of fitness to react to environment change and which of the following?
a. Biotechnology
b. Genetics
c. Inbreeding
d. None of these answers
c. Inbreeding
Who can certify that based on the submitted project description, the project should NOT be covered by the Environmental Impact Statement System?
a. Regional office
b. CENRO
c. EMB
d. DENR
c. EMB
The country has total land area of 40 million hectares . The total land area is equivalent to about 40,000 square kilometers.
a. The first statement is false while the second statement is true.
b. Both statements are true
c. The first statement is true while the second is false.
d. Both statements are false
d. Both statements are false
________ is the stage of fire suppression wherein after a fire has been controlled, it is essential that all burning objects are extinguished.
a. Mopping-up
b. Back burning
c. Backfiring
d. Complete burning
a. Mopping-up
The traditional practice of shiting cultivation is generally considered sustainable. This is due to the practice of cropping mix and rotation.
a. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
b. Both statements are false.
c. The first statement is false while the second statement is true.
d. Both statements are true.
a. The first statement is true while the second statement is false.
In coordination with other members, who shall be in charge of a semi-annual monitoring of harvesting activities in areas issued with resource use permits?
a. PENRO
b. Regional Office
c. LGU
d. CENRO
b. Regional Office
Which refers to Environmental Impact Assessment?
I. It is the process of predicting the likely environmental consequences of implementing projects
II. It is a sectoral analysis of projects
III. It designs appropriate preventive, mitigating, and enhancement measures for the project.
a. I, II, and III
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. I and IIi
d. I and III
A program launched by DENR which replaces short term contract reforestation in collaboration with forest occupants and is governed by DAO 23 (1993)
a. Forest Land Management Program
b. Coastal Management Program
c. Community Forest Program
d. Community-based Forest Management
a. Forest Land Management Program
A forest management program launched in 1989 which includes reforestation, agroforestry, rattan plantation establishment, assisted natural regeneration, and timber stand improvement.
a. Community forestry program
b. Community-based forest management
c. Forest land management program
d. Integrated social forestry program
a. Community forestry program
Fire can kill plants and animals but it is also extremely beneficial. Which of the following are the beneficial effects of fire?
I. Source of forest regeneration
II. Aids in nutrient recycling
III. Hastens change in biodiversity
a. I, II, and III
b. I and II
c. II and III
d. I and III
b. I and II
______ serves as the focal agency to implement the National Year of the Forests?
a. Protected Areas and Wildlife Bureau (PAWB)
b. Forest Management Bureau (FMB)
c. Environmental Management Bureau (EMB)
d. Ecosystem Research and Development Bureau (ERDB)
b. Forest Management Bureau (FMB)
All farmlots within the ISF model site shall be developed as much as practicable as agroforestry farms per DAO 90-54. The main responsibility for the development of an agroforestry farm lies with the CSC holder.
a. All statements are false
b. The first statement is false; the second is true
c. All statements are true
d. The first statement is true; the second is false
c. All statements are true
This refer to land of public domain that has been reserved as such by law to preserve its natural conditions, maintain its hydrologic quality and restrict public use in the interest of national welfare and security.
a. National park
b. Watershed reservation
c. Military reservation
d. Wilderness area
d. Wilderness area
The Community Forestry Program can be implemented in civil military reservations. Community-based forest management activities can be implemented within watersheds.
a. All statements are true
b. Statement 1 is false; statement 2 is true
c. Statement 1 is true; statement 2 is false
d. All statements are false
c. Statement 1 is true; statement 2 is false
Per DAO 96-29, what will be the penalty of PO for non-compliance with the term of agreement despite the lapse of 6 months from date of notification?
a. Suspension for at least 6 months to not more than 1 year
b. Suspension to at least 1 years to not more than 2 years
c. Suspension for at least 2 months
d. Cancellation of agreement
a. Suspension for at least 6 months to not more than 1 year
This project was undertaken by DENR to rehabilitate and/or reforest 15,000 ha of open and denuded areas in 8 major watershed in the country through contractual reforestation and benefiting 7,500 families.
a. Low income upland communities project
b. Community forestry program
c. National Reforestation project
d. Forest Land Management Program
a. Low income upland communities project
Controlled grassland burning is a pasture management tool that may be used to ______
I. Eliminate undesirable weeds and brushes
II. Stimulate forage growth
III. Improve forage quality
a. I, II, and III
b. II and III
c. I and II
d. I and III
a. I, II, and III