Soil conservation is the process where:

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1. 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 ________.

   A. 1992
   B. 1993
   C. 1994
   D. 1995

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

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

3. Terracing is an affective method of soil conservation:

   A. Desert areas
   B. Hilly areas
   C. Plains
   D. Riverine areas

4. Soil conservation can best achieved by having:

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

5. Soil conservation means:

   A. Prevention of spread of desert
   B. To check soil erosion by wind and rains
   C. To check soil erosion by afforestation
   D. All of these

6. 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

7. Removal of top soil by soil erosion result in the loss of soil:

   A. Nitrites
   B. Nitrates
   C. Nitrogen
   D. Nitric and nitrous acids

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. 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

10. 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