Watershed and Range Management

A. This is a relatively small
B. But highly complex upland plain
C. Some smaller water shed development projects are included in the region
D. All of the above

A. It includes the catchments of Kohat, Toi Kurran, Zhob-Gomel and small streams of the Quetta District
B. Since most of the catchments are poorly vegetated, there is a high degree of surface run-off from the land during the rain
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these

A. It includes Hub, Parli-Kud, and Dasht river catchments
B. It comprise the land berween the Makran range and the Arabian sea
C. Most of the coastal zone is desertic or grass-land much oversued as pasture
D. All of the above

A. The region is not in itself a water producing area
B. In the north, several large tributaries join the Indus
C. The Jhelum Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej flow in to it from the east and the Kabul, Swat, Kurram and Gomel descend from the western ranges
D. All of the above

A. The people living in these areas have small holding
B. The average size being less than even 2 acres
C. They have too little education and lack the requisite skills to improve their lot
D. All of the above

A. To introduce watershed and soil conservation practices in Pakistan are about a 100 years old
B. Several organization dealing with soil and water conservation and watershed management are involved
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these

A. World Food Organization
B. UNDP
C. The World Bank
D. All of the above

A. Creation of public awareness of the problem
B. The use of incentives
C. Introduction of small scale rural uplift scheme
D. Training and education
E. All of the above

A. Although the mountain main can see that the ground on which he is living is gradually slipping from under his feet, every other day he comes across land-slips, land-slides, disappearance of once fertile agricultural land, scarce vegetation even becoming s
B. He would see village after vanishing around him, but prefers to adopt a casual care-free attitude.
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these

A. Due to a variety of measures such as terracing, plantations and restricted grazing
B. The traditional freedom of the inhabitants is curbed in the uplands and they become reluctant to accept offers of improvement
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these