Factors Leading to Land Degradation and Different Ways to Conserve Land

Q. Which of the following factors are responsible for land degradation in India?

1. Overgrazing
2. Mineral Processing
3. Afforestation
4. Overirrigation

Q. Which among the following statement(s) is/are true about land degradation?

1. It is caused by multiple factors including extreme weather conditions and human activities.
2. Due to the combined pressures of agricultural and livestock production, land degradation has accelerated in the 20th century.
3. Desertification is not a form of land degradation.
4. It affects the entire human race in the form of food insecurity, climate change, environmental hazards, loss of biodiversity, etc.

Q. Which among the following is not a factor that has led to land degradation?

1. Overgrazing
2. Afforestation
3. Mining
4. Overirrigation

Q. Which of the following methods will not help in land conservation?

1. Afforestation
2. Control on Overgrazing
3. Reclaiming mining land
4. Dumping excavated land around mining areas

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The human activity that is responsible for loss of biodiversity is

1. urbanisation

2. afforestation

3. establishment of biosphere reserve

4. respiration

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What are the steps taken by business enterprises for environmental protection?

Q. Which among the following are the ways to conserve land as a resource?

1. Reclaiming culturable wasteland
2. Planting shelterbeds
3. Deforestation
4. Treatment of industrial waste