Environmental degradation
Environmental degradation is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 5 past MPSC questions across 5 exam years between 2013 and 2025. Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.
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पुढील कोणते विधान योग्य आहे ? Which of the following statements is/are correct ?
(a)अ. आता पर्यंत आपण केवळ सुधारलेल्या राष्ट्रांच्या गरजा पुरविल्या. / a. So far we have been meeting the needs of developed countries only.
(b)ब. सध्याच्या आपल्या विकासाच्या मॉडेलने आपल्या पर्यावरणाचा ऱ्हास झाला. / b. Our present model of development has degraded our environment.
Neither statement is considered universally correct in the standard context of sustainable development introductory definitions; development models have affected environment, but meeting needs of developed countries only is historically restrictive, leading to 'Neither' as the correct answer.
कोणता इंधन स्रोत सर्वात अधिक विनाशकारी सिद्ध झाला आहे ? Which energy source has proved to be the most destructive ?
Fuel wood (लाकूडफाटा) or traditional biomass usage historically and cumulatively caused massive deforestation, habitat destruction, and indoor/outdoor pollution, often cited in environmental literature as profoundly destructive on a localized and global ecological scale when overused.
हरितक्रांतीच्या काळात खालीलपैकी कोणता/कोणते पर्यावरणवर झालेले परिणाम बरोबर आहेत ? Which of the following impacts on environment during the Green Revolution is/are correct ?
(a)जलसिंचनाच्या चुकीच्या पद्धती / Faulty irrigation practices
(b)जमीनीत वाढते क्षारांचे प्रमाण / Increase of salt in soil
(c)शेती योग्य चांगल्या जमीनीचा नापिक झाल्या / Abandonment of some of the best farming lands
(d)भूमजल पातळी खाली जाणे / Groundwater levels have retreated
Faulty irrigation practices during the Green Revolution led to soil salinization, depletion of groundwater levels, and abandonment of degraded agricultural lands.
पुढील कोणते विधान योग्य आहे/त ? (a) आता पर्यंत आपण केवळ पुढारलेल्या राष्ट्रांच्या गरजा पुरविल्या. (b) सध्याच्या आपल्या विकासाच्या मांडलेने आपल्या पर्यावरणाचा ह्नास झाला. Which of the following statement is/are correct ? (a) So far we have covered only to the needs of advanced Nations. (b) Our current development model has degraded our environment.
(a)आता पर्यंत आपण केवळ पुढारलेल्या राष्ट्रांच्या गरजा पुरविल्या. / So far we have covered only to the needs of advanced Nations.
(b)सध्याच्या आपल्या विकासाच्या मांडलेने आपल्या पर्यावरणाचा ह्नास झाला. / Our current development model has degraded our environment.
Neither statement is universally true or accepted as a blanket absolute in economic development discourse; development models have diversified and catered to domestic needs alongside advanced nations.
औद्योगिक क्रांतीमुळे निसर्गाची लूट झाली कारण _________. / The industrial revolution led to the plundering of nature because _________.
The industrial revolution caused the plundering of nature due to population growth, urban expansion, and massive resource demands.