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- A. 40%
- B. 50%
- C. 60%
- D. 70%
Explanation: About 60% of Pakistan is arid or semi-arid, where crop production generally requires irrigation because rainfall is insufficient.
Correct answer: 60%- A. Chenab
- B. Jhelum
- C. Indus
- D. Ravi
Explanation: Mangla Dam is constructed on the Jhelum River in Azad Jammu and Kashmir.
Correct answer: Jhelum- A. Jhelum
- B. Chenab
- C. Indus
- D. Ravi
Explanation: Tarbela Dam is built on the Indus River in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Its reservoir is central to Pakistan’s irrigation and hydropower system.
Correct answer: Indus- A. None of these
- B. 110000, 43000
- C. 115000, 44,000
- D. 109000, 42,000
Explanation: The cited watershed-management estimate gives annual siltation of approximately 109,000 acre-feet for Tarbela and 42,000 acre-feet for…
Correct answer: 109000, 42,000- A. Both (a) & (b)
- B. Azad Jammu and Kashmir
- C. Northern part of the country
- D. None of these
Explanation: Pakistan’s watershed-development work has focused on the northern mountainous areas and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where steep terrain and…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. Pakistan Forest Institute
- B. Forest Schools
- C. Both (a) & (b)
- D. None of theseStream History Documentaries
Explanation: Pakistan’s watershed regions are grouped as relatively homogeneous units, while differing mainly in landform and climate.
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. Which are sufficiently homogeneous in themselves
- B. But distinct from each other in two major characteristics i.e., land form and climate, the factors which mainly determine the framework for watershed management
- C. None of these
- D. Both (a) & (b)
Explanation: A watershed region should have internal similarity but should differ from other regions in major controlling features.
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. The northern mountain region
- B. All of the above Get Executive Coaching
- C. The western mountain region
- D. The southwest Boluchistan plateau
- E. The uplands of northern Punjab
Explanation: Pakistan’s watershed problem areas include the northern mountains, northern Punjab uplands, western mountains and the southwest…
Correct answer: All of the above Get Executive Coaching- A. The inland Indus Basin above Attock with Swat-Chitral and Gilgit tributary catchments
- B. Both (a) & (b)
- C. The inland in Jhelum Basin upstream of Mangla
- D. None of these
Explanation: The northern mountain watershed region covers the Indus Basin above Attock, including Swat, Chitral and Gilgit catchments, as well as the…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. This is a relatively small
- B. But highly complex upland plain
- C. Some smaller water shed development projects are included in the region
- D. All of the aboveDownload Interactive Maps
Explanation: The northern Punjab uplands form a small but complex upland plain, where several smaller watershed-development projects are undertaken.
Correct answer: All of the aboveDownload Interactive Maps- A. Both (a) & (b)
- B. Since most of the catchments are poorly vegetated, there is a high degree of surface run-off from the land during the rain
- C. It includes the catchments of Kohat, Toi Kurran, Zhob-Gomel and small streams of the Quetta District
- D. None of these
Explanation: This region includes the Kohat, Toi-Kurram, Zhob-Gomal and Quetta catchments.
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. It includes Hub, Parli-Kud, and Dasht river catchments
- B. All of the above
- C. Most of the coastal zone is desertic or grass-land much oversued as pasture
- D. It comprise the land berween the Makran range and the Arabian sea
Explanation: The coastal watershed belt includes the Hub, Porali-Kud and Dasht catchments between the Makran Range and the Arabian Sea.
Correct answer: All of the above- A. The region is not in itself a water producing area
- B. All of the above
- C. The Jhelum Chenab, Ravi and Sutlej flow in to it from the east and the Kabul, Swat, Kurram and Gomel descend from the western ranges
- D. In the north, several large tributaries join the Indus
Explanation: The Indus Plain produces little water within itself but receives major rivers from both sides, including the eastern tributaries and…
Correct answer: All of the above- 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
Explanation: Watershed communities commonly depend on very small holdings, often averaging under two acres, and face limited education and skills.
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Both (a) & (b)
- B. Several organization dealing with soil and water conservation and watershed management are involved
- C. To introduce watershed and soil conservation practices in Pakistan are about a 100 years old
- D. None of theseFind Geological Maps
Explanation: Watershed and soil-conservation work in Pakistan has a long history, extending roughly a century, and involves several agencies concerned…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. Creation of public awareness of the problem
- B. All of the above
- C. Introduction of small scale rural uplift scheme
- D. Training and education
- E. The use of incentives
Explanation: Public awareness, incentives, rural uplift schemes, and training or education are all complementary approaches for gaining local support…
Correct answer: All of the above- A. Although the mountain main can see that the ground on which he is living is gradually slipping from under his feet, every other day he comes across land-slips, land-slides, disappearance of once fertile agricultural land, scarce vegetation even becoming s
- B. He would see village after vanishing around him, but prefers to adopt a casual care-free attitude.
- C. Both (a) & (b)
- D. None of these
Explanation: Land-slips, declining farmland, disappearing villages, and reduced vegetation are visible signs that can make mountain communities aware…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. Both (a) & (b)
- B. The traditional freedom of the inhabitants is curbed in the uplands and they become reluctant to accept offers of improvement
- C. Due to a variety of measures such as terracing, plantations and restricted grazing
- D. None of theseGet Executive Coaching
Explanation: Terracing, plantations, and grazing restrictions can improve upland watersheds, but they may also limit traditional freedoms and create…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. Most of the projects implemented in the watersheds involving soil and water conservation measures
- B. Both (a) & (b)
- C. The major benefits are derived largely by the people living in the plains
- D. None of these
Explanation: Small-scale rural uplift schemes commonly accompany watershed measures such as soil conservation and water management.
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)- A. The inhabitants of the upland areas usually do not have the required known-how for conceiving, planning and implementing the watershed management program
- B. It would be appropriate that vocational training centers are set up in suitable localities
- C. Both (a) & (b)
- D. None of theseFind Geological Maps
Explanation: Watershed programmes require local people to understand how to plan and implement conservation work, while vocational centres can supply…
Correct answer: Both (a) & (b)