Lumbering Season

Q. Lumbering activity is usually carried out in the _______.

1. Summer
2. Winter
3. Autumn
4. Spring

Q. When does the lumbering season start?

1. Late autumn and early winter
2. Mid winter
3. Late winter and early spring
4. Late spring and early summer

Q. Which of the following are the reasons for carrying out lumbering during the winter season?

1. The sap from the trees stops flowing making it easier to cut.
2. The felled logs could be easily collected on the frozen grounds and taken to the river banks.
3. It is difficult to cultivate crops in winters and so lumbering is done as an alternative activity.
4. Winters are very cool and hence people involved in the lumbering activity do not sweat as much and therefore expend less energy.

Q. When is the timber transported to saw mills?

1. It is done in summer as the lumber would be dry and easy to transport.
2. It is done in winter, by sliding the logs over the ice sheets.
   
3. It is done in autumn as the fallen leaves provide a smoother surface to roll the logs.
   
4. It is done in spring as the ice melts in rivers, and the logs can be floated downstream.

Q. Why is lumbering done in winters?

1. Because trees are fully developed in winters.
2. Because trees get uprooted by the snow storms.
3. Because it is easy to haul the log pile in winter.
4. Because the workers are free only in winter.

Q. In which of the following season the lumbering activities are carried out?

1. Spring.
2. Summer.
3. Winter.
4. Rainy.