Main watershed regions and their problems are:

Related Mcqs:

1. Government of Pakistan has realized the importance of watershed management and an extensive watershed development programme is being implemented in:

   A. Northern part of the country
   B. Azad Jammu and Kashmir
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

2. Watershed regions of Pakistan is/are:

   A. Which are sufficiently homogeneous in themselves
   B. But distinct from each other in two major characteristics i.e., land form and climate, the factors which mainly determine the framework for watershed management
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

3. The main problems faced in implementing community forestry are:

   A. Villagers feel apprehensive of the programme, which they feel is another version of taking away their land by the government
   B. Programme needs community’s voluntary cooperation and cannot be imposed on it
   C. Programme should be based on the trust and confidence on both sides
   D. Alternate employment opportunities made available locally reduce pressures on forests
   E. All of the above

4. Watershed management planning phases is / are:

   A. Reconnaissance Survey
   B. Local or watershed level survey
   C. Watershed inventory
   D. All of the above

5. Tarbela dam is being silted at ______ acre feet per year while Mangla is being silted at a rate of _____ acre feet per year due to misuse of their watershed area:

   A. 109000, 42,000
   B. 110000, 43000
   C. 115000, 44,000
   D. None of these

6. At present ______ population is living in the watershed areas and are converting forest into agriculture land for food production:

   A. 50-80%
   B. 55-85%
   C. 60-90%
   D. 65-95%

7. The Watershed is:

   A. It is a Land body which drains into a stream system
   B. Its an other name of catchment watershed
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

8. Cropping methods in watershed areas are:

   A. Land consideration: Land is divided into small pieces of different owners
   B. Land classification: Should be done according to (i) Permeability (ii) Percentage of cover (iii) Type of vegetation cover
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

9. What are the helping factors of Watershed Management?

   A. To cope with country’s energy crises
   B. Appropriate funds must be allocated
   C. Alternatives must be provided to the local community
   D. Evolve a long watershed policy for conserving the country’s watershed
   E. All of the above

10. What is the object of watershed management?

    A. An increase in agricultural production which maintains the quantity of affordable food available to majority of population
    B. Increasing or maintaining standard of buying of growig population
    C. Increasing Gross National Product and employment opportunities in all areas of nation
    D. Reduce siltation in the major reservoirs like Tarbela & Mangla Dams
    E. All of the above