Kerala PSC Forest Ranger Question Paper

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Here I am providing details about the Forest Ranger Exam conducted by Kerala PSC:

Eligibility
Candidates must have a Bachelor Degree in Science or Engineering from any recognzied University with one of the following subjects:
Agriculture, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Application/Computer science, Engineering
(Agriculture/Chemical/Civil/Computer/Electrical/Electronics/Mechanical), Environmental Science,
Forestry, Geology, Horticulture, Mathematics Physics, Statistics, Veterinary Science, Zoology.

Age Limit: 19 to 28 Years

Method of recruitment
Direct recruitment

Scale of Pay
20,740-36,140

Physical Standard
For Male Candidates
Height – 168 cms
Chest – 81 cms(Normal)
Chest expansion -5 cms

For Female Candidates
Height – 157 cms

As you want to get the syllabus for Forest Ranger Exam conducted by Kerala PSC, so here I am giving the following syllabus:

Syllabus Forest Ranger Exam Kerala PSC
1. Forest Ecology and Biodiversity World forest resources, Forest types of India and Kerala. Basic concepts of ecology and ecosystems, forest community structure, vegetation dynamics — succession, retrogression, pioneer and climax communities. Fauna and flora in forests, animal and plant biodiversity in relation to ecological niches,
endemism, rarity of species, conservation of biodiversity.

2. Silviculture Site factors, reproduction methods, pure and mixed stands, even and uneven aged stands, site quality, stand density indexes, silvicultural characteristics
of stands and trees, stand development, biology of stand growth. Regeneration techniques. Sowing vs. planting, forest nurseries. Site preparation. Tending and intermediate cutting. Methods and application of thinning. Silvicultural systems. Silviculture of trees. Plantation forestry in India. Choice of species. Fertilization in plantations. Clonal plantations.

3. Agroforestry and Social Forestry Tropical deforestation, rising demands of füelwood, fodder and timber. Classification of agroforestry systems. Agroforestry for wasteland
development, woodlots and biofuel plantations. Agroforestry for soil and water conservation. Micro-site enrichment by trees. Adverse effects of trees on soils. Choice of species in agroforestry. Crown and root architecture, tree management - thinning, lopping, pollarding, pruning. Social forestry. Multipurpose trees. Agroforestry and social forestry for climate change mitigation and adaptation. Phytoremediation.

4. Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management Hydrological cycle. Energy and water balance equations. Hydrological processes. Paired watersheds. Surface water, run off and hydrograph. Soil water energy concept, movement, availability. Watershed management.
Water harvesting. Forest treatment and water yield.

5. Tree Seed Technology Seed production areas. Seed collection. Fruit and seed handling, Seed processing. Seed storage, Harrington’s rule of thumb. Seed dormancy. Treatments for breaking dormancy. Seed dressing and pelleting. Seed testing, viability tests. Deterioration of seeds. Concept of seed vigour. Cryopreservation - genetic conservation. Seed Act and seed law enforcement.

6. Forest Mensuration, Inventory and Yield Prediction
Diameter, girth, height, and basal area measurements. Volume
measurements of standing trees, logs, branchwood. Volume tables.
Determination of growth of trees. Increment - CAI and MAI. Stump and
stem analysis. Tree stem form - Metzgr’ s theory. Forest Inventory. Point
sampling. Growth and yield prediction, crown competition factor, yield
tables.

7. Forest Management, Policy and Legislation
Principles of forest management. Sustained yield principle and its
limitations. Rotation - factors influencing length of rotations. Normal forest,
regular and irregular forests. Working plans. Joint forest management.
Forest policies in India, Forest Laws and Acts, The Wildlife (Protection)
Act 1972, Forest (Conservation) Act 1980, Environment (Protection) Act
1986. International Treaties like CITES, CBD, RAMSAR. The Biological
Diversity Act, 2002.

8. Forest Protection
Injury to forest due to fires, causes and character of forest fires, fire
prevention, fire suppression and fire control policy and objectives. Injury to
forests due to man, lopping, cutting for fuelwood, encroachment, illegal
felling. Forest weeds and weed management, management of woody
climbers, parasites and epiphytes.

9. Forest Entomology and Nematology
Pest problems in forest nurseries. Biology and control of important insect
pests of economically important tree crops. Insect vectors of tree diseases.
Risk in the use of pesticides in forest ecosystems. Newer methods of control,
pheromones, antifeedants, hormone mimics, chitin inhibitors and biocontrol
agents. Integrated pest management. Insect pests of felled trees and storage
yards and their control. Termite problems. Forest nematology - nematode
management.

10. Forest Pathology
Losses due to forest tree diseases - root, stem and foliar diseases of major
species - etiology, symptoms, mode of spread, epidemiology and
management (chemical, biological, cultural and silvicultural practices).
Nursery diseases. Timber decay and its management. Beneficial fungi -
Mycorrhizal association of forest trees - edible mushrooms.

11. Remote Sensing and GIS in Forestry
Aerial and space remote sensing; Aerial photographs, Photointerpretation;
Satellite remote sensing, Indian Remote Sensing Programme; Visual and
digital image processing - vegetation mapping using satellite imagery; Forest
cover monitoring and damage assessment; GIS and conventional
cartography. Spatial and non-spatial data.

12. Logging and Utilization of Timber
Logging in India and other countries, felling and conversion - implements
used. Season and method of felling. Safety measures in logging. Reduced
impact logging. Converted wood. Transportation of timber and firewood.
Extraction methods. Girdling. Modem methods of harvesting and
transportation. Marketing and sales. Storage, management of depots. Non
wood forest produces.

13. Ecotourism and Urban Forestry
Ecotourism potentials of Kerala — management of eco-parks and
ecotourists. Economics of ecotourism. Forest recreation. Principles and
practices of landscaping - landscape ecology. Urban forestry, Management
of urban forest. Arboriculture.

14. Tree Breeding
Tree breeding. Quantitative inheritance. Hardy-Weinberg law - genetic drift.
Methods of breeding - heterosis breeding in trees. Types of genetic
interactions - additive and dominance theories. Provenance testing and ecogeographic
surveys. Plus tree identification - establishment of seed orchards.
Clonal propagation - second generation seed orchard.

15. Wood Science and Technology
Formation of wood - sapwood and heartwood, hardwood and softwood.
Physical and mechanical properties of wood. Chemistry of wood. Seasoning.
Defects in timber Uses of wood. Primary conversion - sawing, veneering and
chipping. Composite wood. Improved wood. Pulp and paper manufacturing.
Wood bio-deterioration. Wood preservation. Fire retardant chemicals

16. Wildlife Sciences
Animals in relation to man - free living, captive, domesticated and feral
animals. Habitat use concept. Role of wildlife management in conservation.
Wildlife management techniques. Wildlife census. Wildlife damage control -
capture, telemetry. Healthcare. Utilizational categorization of captive
wildlife - taming and training of captive wildlife. Central Zoo Authority.
Utilization of captive wildlife. Management of zoological gardens, deer
parks and safari parks.

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Syllabus of the Following examination covers following topics:

Forest Ecology and Biodiversity
Silviculture
Agroforestry and Social Forestry
Forest Hydrology and Watershed Management
Tree Seed Technology
Forest Mensuration, Inventory and Yield Prediction
Forest Management, Policy and Legislation
Forest Protection
Forest Entomology and Nematology
Forest Pathology
Remote Sensing and GIS in Forestry
Logging and Utilization of Timber
Ecotourism and Urban Forestry
Tree Breeding
Wood Science and Technology
Wildlife Sciences

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Contact Details
Kerala Public Service Commission,
Thulasi Hills, Pattom Palace P.O.,
Thiruvananthapuram 695 004
Kerala
Tel: 0471- 2447201
Fax: 0471-2448988
E-mail: kpsc@keralapsc.org

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