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Soil degradation

Soil degradation is a Economy concept from the MPSC syllabus, tested in 2 past MPSC questions (2018). Below are those real questions with their correct answers and explanations, plus the concepts worth being comfortable with first.

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2
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1 · 2018–2018
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Consequences of intensive chemical agricultureAgricultural practices in India

Real questions that test this

खालीलपैकी कोणते परिणाम हरितक्रांती संबंधी बरोबर आहेत ?

(a)वर्षामागून वर्षे एकच तृणधान्य पिकविल्यामुळे जमिनीची सुपीकता कमी होत गेली.

(b)जमिनीची सुपीकता घटल्याने कडधान्ये व भाजीपाला पिकविणे अवघड झाले.

(c)एकपीक पद्धतीमुळे पिकांची रोगास प्रतिकार क्षमता घटली.

1)फक्त अ
2)फक्त अ आणि ब
3)फक्त अ आणि क
4)वरील सर्व बरोबर✓ Correct

Continuous cultivation of single cereal crops reduced soil fertility, made pulse/vegetable cultivation difficult, and lowered pest resistance due to monoculture.

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

1)फक्त अ / Only a
2)फक्त ब आणि क / Only b and c
3)फक्त अ, ब आणि ड / Only a, b and d
4)वरील सर्व बरोबर / All of the above✓ Correct

Faulty irrigation practices during the Green Revolution led to soil salinization, depletion of groundwater levels, and abandonment of degraded agricultural lands.

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