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:
About _______ people in this country living from Himalayas to the coast of Arabian sea depend on livestock for their bread and butter and are engaged in its herding and rearing:
AThe term “Range” refers to a vast area supporting natural vegetationOption A
BIt is suitable for grazing and browsing by livestockOption B
CIts application of scientific knowledge on rangelands and related resources for obtaining maximum feed for a variety of livestock on sustained basisOption C
Range land rehabilitation policies and measures are:
APolicies: Develop system for effective periodic closure of range lands, to rehabilitate them and ensure sustainable livelihoods to range dwellersOption A
BMeasures: Enforce existing land reform laws where absentee holdings of large tracts of range land are the impediment to proper managementOption B
ANeeded to permit appropriate decision making in the plan development phaseOption A
BSuch as rehabilitation of severely eroded lands, protection of sensitive areas, improvement of water yield, reduction in flooding and / or siltation, etc.Option B
AManagement of a catchment to provide maximum benefit for man implies utilization of the planning processOption A
BIdentification of the existing conditions of a catchment in terms of physical, social and economic consideration with subsequent development of management plans to attain short and long term goals is prerequisite to maintaining productive watershedsOption B