The grazing animals can change the type of vegetation by:

Related Mcqs:

1. The desert vegetation has been destroyed by incessant pressure of grazing by millions of:

   A. Goats
   B. Sheep
   C. Camels
   D. Cattle
   E. All of the above

2. _______ 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. Vast Indus food plains have been cleared of natural vegetation to grow crops. Very little wildlife habitat has been left. Only the animals like ______ and the wild hare occur in these areas:

   A. Jackal, Mangoose
   B. Jungle Cat, Civet Cat
   C. Sclay Ant Earter, Desert Cat
   D. All of the above

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

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

7. Side effect of heavy and constant grazing is that the:

   A. Upper layers of soil are loosened and are eroded
   B. Lower layers are made more compact and root respiration is interfered with
   C. Lower compact layers make root penetration difficult
   D. All of the above

8. In desert grasslands, which type of animals are relatively more abundant?

   A. Diurnal
   B. Arboreal
   C. Aquatic
   D. Fossorial

9. Important plants in the Kohistan ranges forest grazing lands are:

   A. Trees/Shrubs: Acacia nilotics, A. Senegal, Barleria acanthoides, Calotropis procera
   B. Grasses: Aristida adscensionis, A. Nutabilis Cenchrus ciliaris, C. Biflorus
   C. Forbs: Aerva tomentosa, Cassia holosericea, Convolvulus glomeratus, Crotolaria biforia
   D. All of the above

10. Trans-Himalayan grazing lands spread over northern mountains in:

    A. Dir
    B. Chitral
    C. Swat
    D. Gilgit
    E. All of the above