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MPSC Rajyaseva 2020 GS Paper 1 — Question 32

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Habitat destructionBiodiversity threats

वस्तीस्थान नष्ट होणे खालीलपैकी कोणत्या उपक्रमामुळे होऊ शकते ? Habitat destruction can happen due to which of the following activity ?

(a)निर्वनीकरण / Deforestation

(b)दलदलींचे पुनःप्रापण / Reclamation of Marsh

(c)जमिनीच्या वापरात होणारे बदल / Change of land use pattern

(d)उदरनिर्वाह शेती / Subsistence farming

1)फक्त (a), (b) आणि (d) / Only (a), (b) and (d)
2)फक्त (a), (b) आणि (c) / Only (a), (b) and (c)✓ Correct
3)फक्त (a) / Only (a)
4)वरील सर्व / All the above

Habitat destruction is caused by human activities such as deforestation, reclamation of marshlands, and changes in land use patterns. Subsistence farming alone on a small scale is less impactful compared to large-scale commercial or developmental land conversions, though options a, b, and c directly lead to massive habitat loss.

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Western Ghats habitat fragmentation due to land-use changes is a key regional concern.

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