Realising the need for the conservation of National Resources, the Government of Pakistan with the assistance of the World Conservation Union (IUCN) framed a National Conservation Strategy ________.

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1. Realising the need for a better management policy for wildlife, a high powered Wildlife, a high powered Wildlife Enquiry Committee, constituted by the Government of Pakistan presented their (draft) report in 1970, following which all the provinces and administrative unit promulgated their own Wildlife Act within administrative units promulgated their own Wildlife Act within a span of two years _______

   A. 1974 and 1975
   B. 1975 and 1976
   C. 1976 and 1977
   D. None of these

2. The Sind Wildlife Protection, Preservation, Conservation (Conservation and Management) Ordinance, _______ .

   A. 1970
   B. 1971
   C. 1972
   D. 1973

3. The regulations towards the management of wildlife in the subcontinent date back to _____ . When the policy guidelines were given for the conservation of natural resources:

   A. 1894
   B. 1896
   C. 1898
   D. 1900

4. Endangered habitats or wildlife species could also be identified completely or partially outside the protected areas. Conservation programmes should therefore be addressed to:

   A. Involvement of local communities. Work to be undertaken outside the protected area system, hence heavily based on community-led and managed activities, and awareness building
   B. Educational programmes to reach the students at grass root level
   C. Reduced hunting be the message to be conveyed to different offices
   D. Promotion of non-chemical control of agricultural pests
   E. All of the above

5. Conservation programmes for the future may include:

   A. Habitat evaluation and management
   B. Rehabilitation of the habitats
   C. Minimising the rate of deforestation and desertification
   D. All of the above

6. Community participation in the conservation and management of biodiversity is:

   A. Active participation of local communities in the management
   B. Conservation of biodiversity both in protected areas declared as such
   C. The areas outside the protected area system must be ensured
   D. All of the above

7. Management of terrestrial resources deals primarily with ________.

   A. The manipulation of food, cover
   B. Water either directly or through coordination measures
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

8. The aims and objectives of the new forest policy in the field of conservation of protected areas are:

   A. Conserve all endangered and endemic species of wild fauna and flora in particular by ensuring the survival of the critical ecosystems that support such wildlife
   B. Arrange periodic surveys of the country’s wildlife and its habitats to monitor ecological changes
   C. Encourage private sector in captive breeding of wild animals, in particular the endangered species
   D. All of the above

9. Use of Media such as _______ can go a long way to convince the people regarding the important role vegetation plays in soil and water conservation and improvement of the landscape:

   A. T.V.
   B. Radio
   C. Film
   D. Strips
   E. All of the above

10. Soil conservation can best achieved by having:

    A. Wind screens
    B. Good plant covers
    C. Restricted human activity
    D. Low rainfall