Watershed Management Mid - I, September - 2014

1.Run off time is affected by the _____________ of the watershed
  • size
  • shape
  • physiography
  • climate
Answer: B
2.One of the categories of watersheds is
  • sub water shed
  • super water shed
  • main water shed
  • mega water shed
Answer: A
3.watershed management is comprehensive integrated approach of _____ management
  • land
  • climate
  • vegetation
  • drainage
Answer: A
4.soil erosion can be controlled by
  • rain water management
  • rain gauging
  • deforestation
  • acid rains
Answer: A
5.Brush wood dam is _____________ type of used to check the erosive forces
  • impervious
  • pervious
  • semi Pervious
  • none
Answer: B
6.An essential requisite for watershed management is factural assessment of
  • land
  • soil
  • ecological regimen of area
  • all of them
Answer: D
7.Narrow tranches built along contours for collecting overland flow and increasing soil moisture are known as
  • hedging
  • bending
  • gradoni
  • furrowing
Answer: C
8.one of the imortent aspects of viii five year plan is emphasis on
  • reservoirs
  • rural technology
  • elimination
  • water shed
Answer: D
9.water shed management concept would help the county in reviving the good environment through modern _______________ measures
  • economical
  • unscientific
  • traditional
  • classical
Answer: A
10.watershed is an area encompassed by___________________ divide of a stream
  • glacier
  • surface water
  • under ground water
  • soil vegetation
Answer: B
11.water shed management involves several disciplines suchasss_____________________
Answer: Administrative aspects / planning /programming /and implementing
12.ploughing along the slope ,increases______________ and decreases________________.
Answer: Run off, soil moisture
13.watershed is a synonym of ___________________
Answer: Catchment or Basin of a river
14.The chief objective of the watershed management is ______________________.
Answer: Conserving soil and water /rain water harvesting or recharging
15.India opted for watershed concept for ____________________.
Answer: Rejuvenating the green foliage
16.Deforestation leads to __________________________.
Answer: Soil erosion /silting of reservoirs
17.Systemic soil samples ,this analysis are required for____________________.
Answer: Evolution of erosion or determination land damage
18.______________ proves to be a good conservation technique when plates are grown.
Answer: Trenching
19._______________ dam is constructed with loose rocks upto a depth of 4.5 m .
Answer: Rock fill
20.Land management is done for _________________.
Answer: Minimize run off and erosion