Watershed and Range Management

A. Policies: Develop system for effective periodic closure of range lands, to rehabilitate them and ensure sustainable livelihoods to range dwellers
B. Measures: Enforce existing land reform laws where absentee holdings of large tracts of range land are the impediment to proper management
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these

A. The term “Range” refers to a vast area supporting natural vegetation
B. It is suitable for grazing and browsing by livestock
C. Its application of scientific knowledge on rangelands and related resources for obtaining maximum feed for a variety of livestock on sustained basis
D. All of the above

A. Goats
B. Sheep
C. Cattle
D. Buffaloes
E. All of the above

A. 1.5 million
B. 2 million
C. 2.5 million
D. 3 million

A. 50 to 55
B. 55 to 60
C. 65 to 70
D. None of these

A. From alpine pastures in the northern mountains to temperate
B. Mediterranean ranges in the western mountains
C. Arid and semi-arid desert ranges in the Indus plain
D. All of the above

A. 50
B. 60
C. 70
D. None of these

A. 3000 m
B. 4000 m
C. 5000 m
D. 6000 m

A. Alpine scrub type consisting of moist deciduous Apline scrub, dry sone alpine scrub, moist Alpine pasture, dry Alpine plateau pastures, dwarf juniper scrub, and dwarf Rhododendron scrub forest
B. Most Alpine scrub comprises dry alpine scrub and moist alpine scrub
C. Alpine forests contain Alpine fir birch forest, Rhododendron forest and high level bluepine forests
D. All of the above