A. The people living in these areas have small holding
B. The average size being less than even 2 acres
C. They have too little education and lack the requisite skills to improve their lot
D. All of the above
Related Mcqs:
- Efforts made to improve the watersheds in Pakistan is /are:
A. To introduce watershed and soil conservation practices in Pakistan are about a 100 years old
B. Several organization dealing with soil and water conservation and watershed management are involved
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these - Migration flows: Some projects are undertaken to stop the movement of people from nural areas to urban areas / and:
A. Rural industry projects
B. Electrification of rural areas
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these - Forest policies in the past were meant to promote forestry and improve rangelands; watersheds, research and education were ineffective due to the main reasons:
A. No proper mechanism existed for implementing policy directives
B. Provinces felt no follow to comply with national policies because forestry is a provincial responsibility
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these - The areas laying above an altitude of about ______ and below zone of perpetual snow constitute alpine pastures:
A. 3000 m
B. 4000 m
C. 5000 m
D. 6000 m - At present ______ population is living in the watershed areas and are converting forest into agriculture land for food production:
A. 50-80%
B. 55-85%
C. 60-90%
D. 65-95% - Except in the _______ most of the rangelands are located in the arid and semi-arid areas:
A. Himalayan forest grazing areas
B. Pothwar scrub ranges
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these - The desert range areas are generally ploughed with a disc, followed by a cultivator, the general characteristics of an ideal seedbed are:
A. Very firm below seeding depth
B. Well pulverized and mellow on top
C. Not cloddy or puddled
D. Free from plant competition
E. All of the above - Reseeding is not likely to be successful on areas receiving less than ______
A. 300 mm
B. 400 mm
C. 500 mm
D. 600 mm - With the construction of Thal irrigation canal, about _____ sand dunes have been converted into highly productive cultivated areas:
A. 1 m ha
B. 2 m ha
C. 3 m ha
D. 4 m ha - Cropping methods in watershed areas are:
A. Land consideration: Land is divided into small pieces of different owners
B. Land classification: Should be done according to (i) Permeability (ii) Percentage of cover (iii) Type of vegetation cover
C. Both (a) & (b)
D. None of these
The correct answer to the question: "The socioeconomic condition of the people in watersheds areas are:" is "All of the above".
