NPTEL Natural Resources Management Week 4 Assignment Answers 2024

1. According to CBNRM principles, what is the primary hypothesis regarding resource value and sustainable use?

(a) Sustainable use will occur if resources are centrally managed and regulated.
(b) Sustainable use is likely if the resource is valuable and landholders have exclusive rights to use, benefit from, and manage it.
(c) Resources should be left untouched to ensure conservation.
(d) Sustainable use is only possible through technological interventions.

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2. How does CBNRM aim to promote democracy and good governance in local institutions?

(a) By centralizing decision-making processes.
(b) By involving external experts to manage local resources.
(c) By enabling communities to generate income through sustainable use of natural resources.
(d) By eliminating local participation in resource management.

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3. Which of the following is NOT a direct benefit of CBNRM?

(a) Investment in rural infrastructure through project funding.
(b) Direct cash dividends from partnerships.
(c) Capacity building.
(d) Employment opportunities with community-based organizations.

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4. Why might some natural resources present a time-related challenge for CBNRM?

(a)They require complex legal frameworks for management.
(b)They take a long time to mature, meaning decisions made now will have impacts only in the future.
(c)They are difficult to measure in terms of economic benefits.
(d)They are located in ecologically degraded areas.

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5. Assertion (A): Traditional leadership plays a minimal role in CBNRM.
Reason (R): CBNRM aims to re-establish community ownership over natural resources, often conflicting with modern political structures.

(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 a significant effect of improper urban growth with inadequate drainage systems in a watershed?

(a) Increased groundwater recharge
(b) Decreased erosion
(c) More flood situations
(d) Enhanced agricultural production

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7. Which of the following is different from other?

(a) Percolation tanks
(b) Recharge pits
c) Recharge shafts
d) Gully plug

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8. A major disadvantage of gully bag check dams is/are:

(a) Useful for soil moisture conservation
(b) Reduce the velocity of runoff
(c) Flow rate might slow down after settling of sediment in course of time
(d) No design of trench is required it uses existing gully drainage pattern

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9. Which GIS-integrated flood model is known for its use in hydrologic modelling?

(a) MIKE Flood
(b) SWAT
(c) HEC-HMS
(d) SWMM

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10. Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of terraces?

(a) Continuous series of earth embankments
(b) Suitable for hill slope cultivation
(c) Useful in hard rock and loose sandy soil
(d) Made by cutting and filling across the hill slope

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11. Which of the following are direct benefits of CBNRM?

(a) Investment in rural infrastructure.
(b)Maintenance of natural resources.
(c) Capacity building.
(d) Employment opportunities with private sectors.

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12. Which factors contribute to river bank erosion? (Select all that apply)

(a) Increased velocity of streamflow
(b) Reduced runoff due to deforestation
(c) Climate change
(d) Increased built-up areas by construction

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13. Statement (i): CBNRM aims to create the right incentives for groups of resource users within defined jurisdictions to use natural resources sustainably
Statement (ii): The groups should be able to define itself, whether it is a whole village or a group of resource users and its members should agree to cooperate to manage resources depending on their contribution

a) (i) is true, (ii) is true
b) (i) is true, (ii) is false
c) (i) is false, (ii) is false
d) (i) is false, (ii) is true

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14. Pick the incorrect statement regarding Gully plug or check dam.

a) Useful for soil moisture conservation
b) Unsuitable for hilly and mountainous region
c) Helps in settling down of sediments
d) Reduce the velocity of runoff