Quiz Con_ma'am Gab Flashcards

1
Q

An instrument used for determining the height of standing tree from observations taken at some distance from the tree.
a. Hydrometers
b. Hypsometers
c. Calipers
d. Dendrometers

A

b. Hypsometers

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A stream that holds water during wet portions of the year.
a. creek
b. ephemeral
c. underground stream
d. intermittent

A

d. intermittent

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3
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There are two known pine species in the Philippines, the Benguet Pine and Mindoro Pine. The leaves of the former are characterized by:
a. Single needle per fascicle
b. 2 needles per fascicle
c. 3 needles per fascicle
d. 4 needles per fascicle

A

c. 3 needles per fascicle

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4
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What silvicultural system is applicable for a dipterocarp forest?
a. Seed tree and plant
b. Shelterwood
c. Clearcut and plant
d. Selective harvesting

A

d. Selective harvesting

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5
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Which of the following is a micronutrient?
a. Boron
b. Oxygen
c. Magnesium
d. Calcium

A

a. Boron

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6
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A concept of multiple-use forestry, the tagline of which is “there is a place and time for every activity”
a. Dana-McArdle’s Concept
b. Saplaco’s Concept
c. Pearson’s Concept
d. Balangue’s Concept

A

c. Pearson’s Concept

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7
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The smallest diameter class allowed to be cut as part of the annual allowable volume in Region 8
and Palawan is:
a. 40 cm dbh
b. 70 cm dbh
c. 60 cm dbh
d. 50 cm dbh

A

d. 50 cm dbh

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8
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What is that act of freeing a young stand of desirable trees not past the sapling stage from the
competition of undesirable trees that threaten to
suppress them?
a. Salvage cutting
b. Improvement cutting
c. Release cutting
d. Liberation cutting

A

c. Release cutting

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9
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A grazing method where livestock are stalled separately from the grazing area and herbage is cut and carried to the animals for feeding.
a. Continuous grazing
b. Soiling
c. Rotational grazing
d. Zero grazing

A

d. Zero grazing

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10
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It is a market structure where there are few firms involved. However, each firm can influence the price of its product and also the sales of other firms.
a. Oligopsony
b. Oligopoly
c. Pure competition
d. Monopoly

A

b. Oligopoly

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11
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DBH is measured at a height of ______ above the ground.
a. 1.4 meters
b. 1.3 meters
c. 1.5 meters
d. 1.6 meters

A

b. 1.3 meters

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12
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How many seedlings will Ka Pilo have to raise if he wants to plant his 4.2 ha land using 3m x 2m spacing and a 10% stock reserve for replacement in case of mortality?
a. 6,650
b. 7,001
c. 4,070
d. 7,700

A

d. 7,700

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13
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If the Philippines has 6 M ha of degraded and unproductive forest lands and only 70,000 ha on
the average are rehabilitated by the government every year. How many years will it take the government to rehabilitate the 6 M ha?
a. 90 yrs
b. 89 yrs
c. 85 yrs
d. 86 yrs

A

d. 86 yrs

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14
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The first Director of the Bureau of Forestry
a. David H. Brown
b. George P. Ahern
c. Arthur S. Fisher
d. John M. McDevitt

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b. George P. Ahern

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15
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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. 220
b. EO No. 230
c. EO No. 320
d. EO No. 200

A

a. EO No. 220

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16
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Which of these species does not belong to the Philippine Mahogany?
a. tiaong
b. bagtikan
c. palosapis
d. almon

A

c. palosapis

17
Q

The most common grass species found in Philippine rangelands.
a. Themeda triandra
b. Capillepedium parviflorum
c. Imperata cylindrica
d. Chrysopogon aciculatus

A

c. Imperata cylindrica

18
Q

This law, which was approved on 10 October 1991, prescribes that there shall be collected charges on each
cubic meter cut in forestland, whether belonging to the first, second, third or fourth group, equivalent to 25% of the actual FOB market price based on species and
grading.
a. RA 7611
b. RA 7161
c. RA 1761
d. RA 6171

A

b. RA 7161

19
Q

This Executive Order signed by Pres. Benigno S. Aquino on February 1, 2011 “declares a moratorium on the cutting
and harvesting of timber in the natural and residual forests and creating the anti-illegal logging task force:”
a. EO No. 21
b. EO No. 22
c. EO No. 23
d. EO No. 24

A

c. EO No. 23

20
Q

It is otherwise known as the “Ecological Solid Waste management Act of 2000.”

A

RA No. 9003

21
Q

In the computation of annual allowable cut for areas other than Palawan and Region 8, the harvestable volume is determined as:
a. 50% of the volume in the 60 cm dbh plus 100% of 70 cm dbh and up
b. 50% of the volume in the 60 cm dbh plus 50% of 70 cm dbh and up
c. 100% of the 60 cm dbh and up
d. 50% of the volume in the 50 cm dbh plus 100% of 60 cm dbh and up

A

a. 50% of the volume in the 60 cm dbh plus 100% of 70 cm dbh and up

22
Q

In pursuance to the NIPAS Act of 1992 to protect, conserve and preserve representative samples of
biological diversity, DENR Memorandum Circular No. 19
Series of 1994 adopted this species as the banner species for Region 8:
a. Mancono
b. Narek
c. Salago
d. Philippine Eagle

A

a. Mancono

23
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Forester Montero developed his two-hectare land into a fuelwood plantation. He planted exactly 4,000 seedlings of kakawate. What was the spacing he used?
a. 2.0m x 2.0m
b. 2.5m x 2.0m
c. 1.5m x 3.0m
d. 1.5m x 2.5m

A

b. 2.5m x 2.0m

24
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A forest ranger wants to determine the height of a bagras tree. At a horizontal distance of 30 m and using an abney hand level, he took readings to the tree top and base of - 10.5 and -32.6 degrees, respectively. The height of the tree
is:
a. 15.51 m
b. 19.19 m
c. 24.75 m
d. 13.63 m

A

d. 13.63 m

25
Q

Except in Palawan and Samar, what is the cutting cycle for second growth dipterocarp forests per DAO
No. 1992-12?
a. 25 years
b. 40 years
c. 45 years
d. 35 years

A

d. 35 years

26
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If the map is 1:20,000, what is the actual length of a river on the ground if it measures 0.14 cm on the map?
a. 18m
b. 20 m
c. 22 m
d. 28 m

27
Q

Under DAO No. 46, Series of 1992, what species was delisted from the list of premium hardwood species?
a. Vitex parviflora
b. Instia bijuga
c. Samanea saman
d. Leucaena leucocephala

A

c. Samanea saman

28
Q

About 1.4 million species of animals and plants are known to science but there are believed to be at least three times this number waiting to be discovered. If 50% of the unknown were discovered and named, what is the total number of animal and plant species known to science?
a. 5.6 M
b. 3.5 M
c. 4.2 M
d. 2.1 M

29
Q

What is the volume of 7-meter Apitong logs with big end
diameter of 45 cm and small end diameter of 28.5 cm
using the government scaling formula
a. 1.04 m3
b. 0.45 m3
c. 0.75 m3
d. 0.40 m3

A

b. 0.45 m3

30
Q

It refers to the Act that regulates the practice of Forestry profession in the Philippines.

A

RA No. 6239