Question

What is soil pollution?

• A. It is the decrease in the quantity of soils either due to human sources or natural sources or by both.
• B. It is the decrease in the quality of soils due to human sources only.
• C. It is the decrease in the quality of soils either due to human sources or natural sources or by both.
• D. It is the decrease in the quality of soils due to natural sources only.

Answer 1

The correct option is C It is the decrease in the quality of soils either due to human sources or natural sources or by both.

Soil pollution is ‘the decrease in the quality of soils either due to human sources or natural sources or by both’. It results in the increase of soil erosion, lack of humus, decrease in soil micro-organisms, plant nutrients, etc.