UPSC Forestry Previous Year Questions (PYQs) – Year Wise & Topic Wise

Forestry

Important features and scope

1. Short notes on Shifting cultivation and Taungya system (20M, 200W, CSE 2003)

Various types of forestry plantations such as social forestry, agro forestry, and natural forests.

1. Describe the objectives of social forestry. Write down the plant species suitable for social forestry. (10M, CSE 2024)
2. Explain various concepts of agroforestry systems and discuss their roles in livelihood security in rural India. (15M, IFoS-2023)
3. Classify agroforestry systems and explain in detail importance of social forestry in Indian context. (20M CSE 2023)
4. Describe the ecological benefits of agroforestry systems and also substantiate the efforts of the Government for promoting agroforestry in the country. (10M, IFoS-2022)
5. Social forestry and various schemes related to social forestry. (10M, 150W, CSE 2021)
6. What do you understand by agroforestry? Discuss various types of agroforestry systems in India with the help of examples. (20M, CSE 2021)
7. Explain various concepts of agroforestry and discuss their benefits towards sustainable development. (8M, IFoS 2021)
8. What are the characteristics of suitable tree species for non-conventional forestry? (8M, IFoS 2020)
9. Agroforestry and Agrostology (CSE 2020)
10. Write the scope and needs of Agroforestry in India. (10M, 150W, CSE 2020)
11. Agroforestry systems in Indo-Gangetic plains. (10M, CSE 2019)
12. Describe the types and benefits of non-conventional forestry systems. State the characteristics of suitable tree species for non-conventional forestry. (20M, CSE 2018)
13. What is the importance of agroforestry and social forestry in the changing environment? (150W, 8M, IFoS-2017)
14. Describe the role of a forestation in minimising environmental pollution. (20M, CSE 2017)
15. Briefly describe the various types of forestry plantations like social forestry, agro forestry and natural forests. What methods are employed for propagation of forest plants? (20M, CSE 2016)
16. How does social forestry differ from agro-forestry? Enlist suitable plants in each category. (10M, IFoS-2015)
17. Agroforestry and Agrostology (10M, CSE 2015)
18. Differentiate and elaborate Agro forestry and Agrostology (10M, CSE 2015)
19. What is agro-forestry? State the different components of agro-forestry system. (10M, IFoS-2014)
20. Short notes on social forestry (10M, 150W, CSE 2013)
21. Differentiate Agro forestry and social forestry (10M, CSE 2011)
22. Short notes on Scope of agro-forestry (20M, 200W, CSE 2001)
23. Short critical notes on Role of Agro-forestry in energy production (20M, 200W, CSE 1999)
24. Discuss agro-forestry is a promising alternative to the traditional cropping pattern. (60M, CSE 1998)
25. Short notes on Agro forestry (20M, 200W, CSE 2007, 2005, 1997)
26. Agro-forestry (200W, CSE 1995)
27. Short critical notes on shelter-belt plantation (20M, 200W, CSE 1994)
28. Agro Silvi-pastorial system (200W, CSE 1992)
29. Shelterbelts. (200W, CSE 1990)
30. Agroforestry (200W, CSE 1989)

Propagation of forest plants.

1. Describe various methods for propagation of forest plants. (10M, CSE 2022)
2. What is propagation? Give advantages of micro-propagation with reference to plantation plants (10M, IFoS-2018)
3. Briefly describe the various types of forestry plantations like social forestry, agro forestry and natural forests. What methods are employed for propagation of forest plants? (20M, CSE 2016)
4. Cloning technology for propagation of forest tree species. (10M, 200W, IFoS-2016)
5. Explain the advantage of micropropagation in popularizing the extension forestry. (8M, 150W, IFoS-2015)
6. What is agro-forestry? Discuss the micro and macro propagation of tree species for agro-forestry system. (10M, IFoS-2014)
7. Propagation of forest plants / tress (200W, 20M, CSE 2008)
8. Tissue culture technology in agriculture. (200W, 20M, CSE 2008)

Forest products, Agro forestry and value addition

1. What do you mean by Forest products? Write about the value-added products from forest. (20M, CSE 2024)
2. What are non-wood forest products? How to they help local community development in terms of economy and employment? (10M 150W CSE 2023)
3. Describe various components of agroforestry and state the benefits of agroforestry also. (10M, CSE 2022)
4. Discuss the value addition of forest products. (10M, CSE 2021)
5. Discuss the application of agro-forestry for socio-economic development. (10M, IFoS 2020)
6. Differentiate social forestry and Agroforestry (20M, CSE 2019)
7. Discuss the importance of agro-forestry, social forestry and natural forests in supplementing the income of the farmers. (15M, IFoS-2019)
8. Describe the utility of forest products in increasing farmers’ incomes. (20M, CSE 2017)
9. Describe Agro forestry and Agrostology (10M, 150W, CSE 2016).
10. Agro-forestry and its benefits. (10M, 200W, IFoS-2016)
11. How does in situ humus formation help in success of natural forest plantation on hills? (10M, IFoS 2015)
12. How agro-forestry plantation is helpful to the farmers? (20M, CSE 2014)
13. What is subsistence agroforestry system? Describe Taungya cultivation (15M, 200W, CSE 2012)
14. Short notes on Value addition in agriculture (12M, 150W, CSE 2012)

Conservation of forest flora and fauna

1. Discuss various steps for long term conservation of forest flora and fauna. (10M, CSE 2022)
2. Classify the natural resources and suggest the conservation strategies. (10M, IFoS 2020)
3. Role of forestry in carbon sequestration.