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MPSC Rajyaseva 2018 CSAT — Question 4

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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.

🏛️ The Maharashtra angle

Groundwater depletion and soil salinity are major issues in parts of Maharashtra due to intensive cash crop irrigation.

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