Except in the _______ most of the rangelands are located in the arid and semi-arid areas:

Related Mcqs:

1. About ______ percent of the country is arid to semi-arid:

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

2. In Pakistan about ________ area is arid or semi arid and agriculture is not possible without irrigation:

   A. 40%
   B. 50%
   C. 60%
   D. 70%

3. The disadvantage of ploughing in arid and semi-arid zones is:

   A. Loss of soil water
   B. Soil particles became smaller
   C. Soil organisms are exposed
   D. All of these

4. The desert rangelands of ______ are within the reach of monsoon rainfall:

   A. Thal
   B. Cholistan
   C. Thar
   D. All of the above

5. Improvement of rangelands and forage productions are:

   A. It is essential to protect and improve rangelands through integrated extension services and approaches
   B. Initiate provincial integrated rangelands, fodder and livestock improvement programmes
   C. Coordinate range management research with research on livestock improvement feed and marketing
   D. Establish owner-grazier associations to devise and ensure regulated rotational grazing
   E. All of the above

6. Forest policies in the past were meant to promote forestry and improve rangelands; watersheds, research and education were ineffective due to the main reasons:

   A. No proper mechanism existed for implementing policy directives
   B. Provinces felt no follow to comply with national policies because forestry is a provincial responsibility
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

7. Migration flows: Some projects are undertaken to stop the movement of people from nural areas to urban areas / and:

   A. Rural industry projects
   B. Electrification of rural areas
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

8. A country where _____ per cent of the total aea consists of moutains, gullied foot hills, arid waste and deserts, can never achieve the desired progress unless major part of this usable waste is harnessed to the advantage of its people:

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

9. D.G. Khan tract is typical of very arid:

   A. Sub-mountainous area
   B. Sub-tropical area
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

10. Plants grow sparsely in arid regions of the world:

    A. Only because of high temperature
    B. Because no seeds fall near the soil
    C. Because of several environmental factors combining together
    D. Because the soil is sandy