Side effect of heavy and constant grazing is that the:

Related Mcqs:

1. Constant grazing and browsing in an area may ultimately result in the formation of:

   A. Dense forest
   B. Grassland
   C. Bushy vegetation
   D. Desert

2. The possible beneficial effect of the grazing animals is:

   A. Addition of their excreta to the soil
   B. Eradication of weeds
   C. Removal of wild plants
   D. Removal of wild animals

3. The grazing animals can change the type of vegetation by:

   A. Bringing in plant pathogens
   B. Selective grazing
   C. Cross pollination
   D. Bringing the seeds of other plants

4. Grazing systems in Balochistan and Sulaiman mountain range are:

   A. Spring – summer nomadic transhumance
   B. Winter nomadic transhumance
   C. Sedentary nomadic
   D. All of the above

5. _______ is the oldest known practice used by man to manipulate range vegetation for livestock grazing:

   A. Range burning
   B. Water spreading
   C. Sand dune fixation
   D. None of these

6. Alpine pastures, Trans-Himalayan ranges and Himalayan forest grazing lands have a large number of:

   A. Rivers
   B. Perennial springs
   C. Seepage water for livestock
   D. All of the above

7. Land in Koshistan is used for livestock grazing:

   A. Dryland farming
   B. Wildlife habitat
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

8. Himalayan forest grazing lands cover:

   A. Siran
   B. Kaghan
   C. Neelam
   D. Jhelum
   E. All of the above

9. Vegetation of Trans-Himalayan grazing land can be divided into:

   A. The foothill ranges
   B. Dry temperate ranges
   C. Valley depression grazing land
   D. Alpine pastures
   E. All of the above

10. Trans-Himalayan grazing lands include:

    A. Landscape and environment
    B. Land use
    C. Range types
    D. All of the above