Question

Mark the incorrect statement among the following.

• A. Biofertilizers increase the soil fertility.
• B. Chemical fertilizers do not cause land degradation.
• C. Chemical fertilizers are costly.
• D. Fertilizers cause pollution.

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

Chemical fertilizers do not cause land degradation.

Land turns infertile due to adverse side effects of the chemical fertilizers. Plants lose their capacity to resist pest and insects and become susceptible to many sorts of diseases. The user needs to spray insecticides quite frequently, which increases their expenditure and causes many health hazards to the human beings and environment. Chemical fertilizer increases the pH of the soil. It reduces quality and quantity of produce.

Thus, the correct answer is option B.