A watershed may be just be small depression of the land or it may comprise whole sub-continents as for the large river basins of the earth:

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. To provide a sound planning base for the forestry, wildlife, watershed and rangeland sub-sectors, there will be undertaken:

   A. Periodic physical/mapping surveys
   B. Implementation of a programme for the improvement of statistics relating to forests and wildlife which includes a remote sensing laboratory and Geographical Information System (GIS)
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

3. The importance of watershed management was realized when Pakistan signed Indus Water Treaty with India through which right of water of ______ was given to India while Pakistan has the right on river Indus and Jhelum:

   A. Chenab
   B. Ravi
   C. Sutlij
   D. All of the above

4. 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%

5. These are generally, but not always, developed above the birch zone and in patches, sometimes extensive, within it, probably conditioned by edaphic and biotic factors, in Kashmir, Gilgit, Chitral and Hazara. This type ascends normally to ______ or more above the sub-alpine forests and climate must be similar but more severe than in sub-alpine forests:

   A. 140 m
   B. 150 m
   C. 160 m
   D. 170 m

6. Under which system mature trees are scattered over the whole area of the forest and felling should proceed annually over the whole area of the estate?

   A. Selection system
   B. Irregular Shelterwood system
   C. Uniform system
   D. None of these

7. The Cholistan and Thar deserts comprise ______

   A. Duneland
   B. Consisting of ridges of sand
   C. Drifted and piled up by wind
   D. All of the above

8. Watershed planning approaches is / are:

   A. Management of a catchment to provide maximum benefit for man implies utilization of the planning process
   B. Identification of the existing conditions of a catchment in terms of physical, social and economic consideration with subsequent development of management plans to attain short and long term goals is prerequisite to maintaining productive watersheds
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

9. What is the strategy for watershed management?

   A. The importance of integrating the resource bae and sound land use within the web of the catchments making up Pakistan rivers
   B. The production of quality water at the right time & place is a extremely important function of uplans
   C. There is little r public investment o projects related to dams, irrigation, canals and road construction except for governmental funded project
   D. All of the above

10. 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