NPTEL Natural Resources Management Week 3 Assignment Answers 2024

1. Which of the following best describes Integrated Natural Resource Management (INRM)?

(a) A method focusing solely on maximizing agricultural production.
(b) A system that integrates multiple aspects of natural resource use to achieve sustainable management and meet various goals.
(c) A concept focused only on the conservation of forests and water resources.
(d) A process that prioritizes commodity production over ecosystem management.

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2. Which of the following statements is NOT true about Forest Landscape Restoration (FLR)?

(a) FLR aims to regain ecological integrity and enhance human well-being in deforested or degraded forest landscapes.
(b) FLR is supported by foresters and international bodies, such as the Global Partnership on Forest Landscape Restoration.
(c) FLR focuses exclusively on the reforestation of small patches of land rather than entire landscapes.
(d) FLR operates at the landscape scale to achieve its goals.

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3. The social equity component of the IWRM framework emphasizes ____________.

(a) Equal access to water for all users, particularly marginalized and poorer groups, to sustain human well-being.
(b) Maximizing economic returns from water resources.
(c) Ensuring that industrial and agricultural users have the highest priority for water access.
(d) Allocating the majority of water resources to urban areas to support development.

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4. Which agency’s input is specifically required for the development of the INRMP?

(a) Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
(b) Fish and Wildlife Service.
(c) Department of Agriculture.
(d) National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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5. Assertion (A): An INRMP establishes specific natural resources management goals, objectives, and time frames for proposed actions. Reason (R): INRMPs ensure no net loss in the capability of military installation lands to support the military mission while managing natural resources.

(a) Both A and R are true, and R is the correct explanation of A.
(b) Both A and R are true, but R is not the correct explanation of A.
(c) A is true, but R is false.
(d) A is false, but R is true.

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6. What is the primary problem faced by the farmers in Kudi village, Madhya Pradesh?

(a) Over-fertile soil
(b) Low population density
(c) Uneven and scarce rainfall distribution
(d) Abundant infrastructure

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7. What was the main focus of the land management study at Chandan open strip mining project?

a) Forest conservation
b) Coalmine soil reclamation
c) Biodiversity preservation
d) Water management

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8. What is the purpose of the different zones within the Sundarban Biosphere Reserve?

(a) To restrict all human activities
(b) To manage and protect different types of land and resources
(c) To promote urban development
(d) To allow unrestricted tourism

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9. In a seasonal calendar, what is typically represented on one axis?

(a) Key events
(b) Natural resources
(c) Months of the year
(d) Community demographics

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10. Which ranking method is primarily focused on prioritizing problems based on community voting?

(a) Direct Matrix Ranking
(b) Wealth Ranking
(c) Preference Ranking
(d) Pair-wise Ranking

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11. Which organization took the initiative for watershed management in Kudi village?(Select all that apply)

(a) NCHSE
(b) Rajiv Gandhi Watershed Mission
(c) Watershed committees
(d) None of the above

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12. Select the correct sequence of phases of learning cycle of INRM.

a) Exploratory → Evaluation → Implementation
b) Exploratory → Evaluation → Implementation → Updation
c) Exploratory → Reflective → Implementation → Evaluation
d) Exploratory → Reflective → Implementation → Evaluation → Updating

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13. Which of the following are objectives of social mapping in PRA? (Select all that apply)

(a) To learn about social structures and institutions in the village
(b) To determine the economic status of each household
(c) To identify the locations of different ethnic groups
(d) To map out resources available in the village

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14. In IWRM framework, “ensuring equal access for all users (particularly marginalized and poorer user groups) to an adequate quantity and quality of water necessary to sustain human well being” is

a) Economic efficiency
b) Social equity
c) Ecological sustainability
d) Water user group

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15. Which of the following statement is/are true about INRM research process framework?

a) Moves from training to social learning.
b) Makes use of very limited range of technologies.
c) No disciplinary activities are merged.
d) Focuses on a complex methodology for successful implementation.