Watershed’ is preferred in U.S. Literature, and ‘Catchment’ is more common in _______ terminology:

Related Mcqs:

1. Government of Pakistan has realized the importance of watershed management and an extensive watershed development programme is being implemented in:

   A. Northern part of the country
   B. Azad Jammu and Kashmir
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

2. The Tarbela catchment erosion has been measured at the rate of _____ meter:

   A. 2 to 4 kg/sq
   B. 3 to 5 kg/sq
   C. 4 to 6 kg/sq
   D. None of these

3. The cutting of trees from the forests of hill near a catchment area:

   A. Will have no effect on causing floods in plain
   B. May cause flood in plains in rainy season
   C. Will have no effect on climatic condition of that area
   D. Will benefit the mankind for more area for cultivation

4. Watershed management planning phases is / are:

   A. Reconnaissance Survey
   B. Local or watershed level survey
   C. Watershed inventory
   D. All of the above

5. Main watershed regions and their problems are:

   A. The northern mountain region
   B. The uplands of northern Punjab
   C. The western mountain region
   D. The southwest Boluchistan plateau
   E. All of the above

6. Tarbela dam is being silted at ______ acre feet per year while Mangla is being silted at a rate of _____ acre feet per year due to misuse of their watershed area:

   A. 109000, 42,000
   B. 110000, 43000
   C. 115000, 44,000
   D. None of these

7. 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%

8. Watershed management is:

   A. The management of watershed area to achieve certain objectives of management
   B. The objective can be conservation of soil and water, regulation of stream flow regime, flood control, reduction of sediment, ground water recharge etc.
   C. Both (a) & (b)
   D. None of these

9. 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

10. Managing watershed in forest area is / are :

    A. Practices for soil protection and flood control
    B. Practices for increasing water yield
    C. Both (a) & (b)
    D. None of these