The deserts of Pakistan is:

Related Mcqs:

1. 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

2. Deserts plants have longer root system because:

   A. High temperature of soil encourages root growth
   B. Low temperature at night encourages root growth
   C. Those plants adapted to produce long system can survive better in desert
   D. Roots grow in search of water

3. Which of the following prevents afforestation in deserts:

   A. Goat and grazing animals
   B. Local resident
   C. Unfertility of soil
   D. Low rainfall

4. 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

5. It is estimated that ______ square km land has been converted to unproductive deserts in the last 50 years:

   A. 3.7 million
   B. 3.8 million
   C. 3.9 million
   D. 4 million

6. The Namib and the Kalahari deserts in:

   A. Southern Africa
   B. Northern Africa
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

7. The biggest desert belt running from the Atlantic to _______ , including Sahara and some other samaller deserts such s the Arabian Desert (Arrub-al-Khali):

   A. China
   B. India
   C. Australia
   D. Iran

8. The deserts of the world are discontinuously distributed in a pair of parallel belts lying about ______ North and South of the equator.

   A. 25
   B. 30
   C. 35
   D. 40

9. National forest policy for Pakistan – The needs and principles in the case of Pakistan are:

   A. Pakistan’s mainstay is agriculture, which is dependent on canal irrigation. Sound management of watersheds should, therefore, constitute the basic objective of forest policy
   B. Because of inadequate forest resources Pakistan must concentrate on developing new plantations.
   C. The country is heavily populated and faces an energy crisis. Since there is little scope to increase the area of state forests, agro-forestry programmes should be of vital concern to meet fuelwood requirements.
   D. Both (a) & (b)
   E. None of these

10. 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