Biodiversity loss
Biodiversity loss is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 3 past MPSC questions (2013, 2018, 2023). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations.
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खालीलपैकी हरितक्रांती संबंधी कोणती टीका बरोबर आहे ? / Which of the following criticisms of the first Green Revolution is/are correct ?
(a)जल प्रवाहांचे प्रदूषण / Polluting waterways
(b)हवेचे प्रदूषण / Polluting air
(c)कृषी क्षेत्रातील कामगारांस होणारी विषबाधा / Poisoning agricultural workers
(d)उपयुक्त कीटकांचा व इतर वन्यजीवांचा न्हास / Killing beneficial insects and wildlife
The Green Revolution led to heavy pesticide and fertilizer use, causing waterway pollution, poisoning of workers, and destruction of beneficial wildlife, while direct air pollution was minimal compared to industrial sources.
खालील विधाने पहा : / Observe the following statements :
(a)अ. घातक कचरा मृदेमध्ये टाकल्यामुळे जैवविविधता कमी होते. / A. There is loss of bio-diversity due to dumping of toxic waste into soil.
(b)ब. नद्यामध्ये वारंवार पूर येण्यामागे वृक्षतोड कारणीभूत आहे. / B. Deforestation is responsible for frequent floods in river.
(c)क. फ्रांसिस्को मेंडझा यांच्या ऊर्जा क्षेत्रातील कार्यामुळे त्यांना 'अॅमेझॉन गांधी' म्हणून संबोधतात. / C. Fransisco Mendez was known as 'Amazon Gandhi' due to his work in energy field.
Dumping toxic waste reduces soil biodiversity, and deforestation causes increased surface runoff leading to frequent river floods. Francisco Mendez (Chico Mendes) was an environmentalist, not an energy expert, associated with the Amazon rainforest.
जर जागतिक तापमान 2° से. वाढले तर पृथ्वीवर खालीलपैकी कोणते परिणाम होण्याची शक्यता आहे?
(a)वार्षिक पूर
(b)कीटकामुळे होणारे आजार जसे मलेरिया
(c)शेती विभागात बदल
(d)प्राणी आणि वनस्पतींच्या बऱ्याच प्रजाती नष्ट होतील
An increase in global temperature by 2°C triggers severe ecological consequences including annual floods, vector-borne diseases like malaria, agricultural shifts, and mass species extinction.